Example sentences of "can [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the less elaborate you can be the better . |
| 2 | often it involves a long chase in which the relationships between the record company personnel , the artist and the manager can be the deciding factor . |
| 3 | The shape of the inner depends on the design of the tent , but to all but lightweight buffs it can be the deciding factor of your purchase . |
| 4 | So they can be the deciding factor in what your programme 's going to be , so it pays to keep them in good trim . |
| 5 | WITH JUST A LITTLE THOUGHT AND PLANNING , YOUR GARDEN CAN BE THE PERFECT PLACE TO ENTERTAIN FRIENDS ON WARM EVENINGS . |
| 6 | Challenging though the course is , the lessons are laid out well for the beginner and the tests can be the fill-in type or multi-choice . |
| 7 | Prams can be the traditional spring chassis carriage , a carrycot on wheels type or the versatile three-in-one chassis that can take a reversible pushchair seat or a carrycot . |
| 8 | Both can take new consorts but only their daughter can be the new Everqueen . |
| 9 | The man who tipped Wayne McCullough for Olympic gold well in advance of the Barcelona Olympics is convinced that flyweight Damaen Kelly can be the new McCullough . |
| 10 | The man who tipped Wayne McCullough for Olympic gold well in advance of the Barcelona Olympics is convinced that flyweight Damaen Kelly can be the new McCullough . |
| 11 | That s when one can be the straight man and the other can have a go at him . ’ |
| 12 | You can be the Prime Minister or a dustman and it 's still the most important thing in the world . |
| 13 | It can be the sheer sensuous pleasure in the feel of what you are wearing : how it drapes , the coolness or heat of the material , the weight of the necklace , the crashing of the bracelets . |
| 14 | Some people might say advertising reflects society , but I think it can be the other way round . |
| 15 | Now I can be constipatied constipated and I can be the other way . |
| 16 | On the criteria we 've been talking about today , so find yourself a partner that you have n't worked with today somebody erm if you go in the same group that Kathy 's in because then if it comes up to four o'clock Kathy wants to go then you can be the other partner you 've got half an hour to put on one sheet of paper clearly and concisely what we 've done on communications . |
| 17 | Now I can be constipatied constipated and I can be the other way . |
| 18 | One way of playing it is for the person who gets back first to get one point and it can be the first team to ten . |
| 19 | Looking comfortable centre stage can be the first step to getting your name up in lights . |
| 20 | A simple start like this can be the first goal of change . |
| 21 | If Nordstrom can be the first to offer an interactive service , it could put the retailer well ahead in a new high-tech retailing race . |
| 22 | For instance , " Who can be the first to tell me which chapter is about dinosaur eggs ? " and so on . |
| 23 | You can be the first men to go there — but not to the South Pole ! |
| 24 | the winner can be the first Brownie to find an egg |
| 25 | added : ‘ A company should develop the counselling skills of its managers so they can be the first step in the process of diagnosis . |
| 26 | This base can be the rear seat rail , or another rail fitted above the seat , but if so , no more than 2in above the seat or it would also need to be curved to avoid discomfort . |
| 27 | They can kill , and injecting drugs with a shared needle or syringe can be the fastest way to get HIV — even if you only do it once . |
| 28 | This is extended so that for any given phrase there is a probability distribution over the objects that can be the immediate constituents . |
| 29 | In speechreading confidence can be the key factor . |
| 30 | Even if all rural houses are not prohibitively priced , they can be expensive relative to the income levels of local inhabitants , and this can be the key factor that determines whether an individual family can afford to purchase a home . |