Example sentences of "can [be] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 However , their use to the d-i-yer can be worth the £50–£100 investment .
2 ‘ With the bikes we can be on the road in 15 minutes .
3 This , a particularly wide and extraordinarily far-reaching implication , obviously lurks within the interstices of the decision in Corbett Ormrod J. was no doubt acutely aware of what a decision in favour of Miss Ashley could be construed as meaning , even if in fact it were limited , it can be on the arguments advanced above , to its particular and very u usual facts .
4 The systematic model of teaching illustrates how influential correctly used objectives can be on the whole teaching process from planning to assessment , and demonstrates the need for extreme care in choosing them .
5 So not only can a back bencher shout the odds for the fur trade , the police , the bookies or whoever in exchange for money but worse , the chairman of the Home Affairs Committee can be on the payroll of a private security firm without anyone thinking there might be the tiniest conflict .
6 Some LEAs are in the process of major reorganization themselves , so that heads can be on the receiving end of a stream of directives and initiatives that contradict and countermand each other quicker than they can be assimilated .
7 Once you have a theme you can be on the lookout for souvenirs on holiday , or provide people with inspiration for presents .
8 Such complications ( be they direct or indirect ) can be on the supply side or the demand side .
9 Or else you can be on the way back from from from Europe and suddenly find , Oh I 'm sorry that plane 's not leaving tonight Mister would you mind going and spending the night in the holiday hotel in so and so and so and so .
10 And you must also have , have that , naturally , before you can be on the committee .
11 ‘ Do n't you know how treacherous conditions can be on the Scottish mountains in the middle of winter ?
12 It can be on the plates in readiness , and then Jean and I will do the rest .
13 For many years to come , there will be greater dependence on a good interchange than there can be on the prospect of direct services between Scotland , the north of England and Wales , and the channel tunnel and beyond .
14 The force need not be applied on the victim 's body : it can be on the clothes he is wearing : Day ( 1845 ) 173 ER 1042 .
15 These can be on the scale of several tens of kilotonnes — for example , the C4 and C5 steams which can be used for such things as petrol additives .
16 I now turn to the adoption minutes of city hall and now it is a process of in that city hall did not endorse a recommendation from the finance panel , the budget that came from finance panel erm so we are in the slightly unusual position of having to debate the proposals of finance panel as we were recommended to do by city hall , erm that means as I understand it that er the chair of city hall will now present the annual budget statement erm and since he is going to do that in a form of an amendment er that seven other unusual features about the way in which we would normally do it which would mean that there would be er a budget statement and where there would then be the the formal proposals and amendments themself , erm so what I would propose is to try and make sure that everybody has , has maximum opportunity to have their say erm because no two amendments can be on the floor at one time er to take what the leader of the council said first of all erm then to allow the other two leaders to present their budget alternatives as it were , without it be , this is just not did n't take it at that point if they do n't want to .
17 But to present the full scenario and then vote er on the the different items er so that voting is done on items on the amendment before we then proceed er if you want to we just have to go to amendments to that because of course no two amendments can be on the floor at the same time .
18 ‘ I 'll guide you upstairs so you can be with the others , ’ Bryce said .
19 Can , can I make a suggestion to you on this point and that is that rather than worrying about the date of the document itself which makes sense just to put January or something like that , what you actually keep a careful record of and this can be with the issue and such like , is the date from which that procedure is required to be worked to , which would be the issue date as opposed to any date that it was typed or agreed or anything like that .
20 ( v ) Pupils should be taught about the different functions of written language : that writing can be for the writer alone ; it can be addressed to a known reader ; or it can be written for a large and unknown audience .
21 In such circumstances a useful task can be for the patient to draw up a list of pros and cons of the two alternatives .
22 The search can be for the ‘ lost object ’ , i.e. , ‘ good ’ management ; ‘ good ’ relations ( cf.
23 Caterham is as ready as it can be for the single European market , which is of critical importance since 60% of its production is exported .
24 We all know how beneficial a moisturising routine can be for the skin but how often do we think about moisturising our hair ?
25 Just how important the selection of the right host can be for the cuckoo has been demonstrated by Nick Davies and Mike Brooke in a series of ingenious experiments .
26 The Bassano exhibition is also an impressive reminder of how important such events can be for the life of Italian cities .
27 Grieving can be for the loss of any person , idea or object giving meaning and significance to our lives .
28 The deposits can be for the following terms : overnight , 1 week , or 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 or 12 months .
29 Lol , a former council brickie , said : ‘ Boxing has been wonderful for me and it can be for the kids too .
30 I know people say well oh it 's , of course it 's changed ownership , well things change ownership and it can be for the better as well for the worst ca n't it ?
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