Example sentences of "can a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Only by retaining an experienced independent consultant can a farmer make first a judgement about which way to go and secondly an objective purchasing decision .
2 How can a farmer in the south of Lothian pay his land-dues to one overlord and his church-dues to another ?
3 How can a culture permeated by possessive individualism restore the fraying bonds of community ?
4 How can a sweat shirt come from a garden ?
5 How can a sweat shirt come from a garden ?
6 Can a cleaner on the shopfloor really be expected to know and understand the complex set of aims that a major corporation sets itself ?
7 Can a parent be denied contact with his child ?
8 And can a parent become involved if they are dissatisfied with the homework programme of the school ?
9 How far can a defect of natural justice be cured by an appeal within the administrative hierarchy or by a rehearing by the original body ?
10 What more can a member wish for ?
11 What gifts can a wife take in ?
12 Can a name-change make all the difference ?
13 how can a thigh bone erm be strong and light at the same time ? , not in the bloody
14 In other words , can a computer imitate the process the archaeological expert carries out by eye when he constructs his standard typologies ?
15 So how can a computer want ?
16 In what sense can a curator responsibly sign the acquisition declaration knowing full well that there is no guarantee that a floppy disc or tape will be readable in a few years even if pampered with executive class conservation treatment — acid-free packing , humidity- and temperature-controlled environment , and low ambient light levels ?
17 ‘ But how can a Jew be Tsar ? ’
18 Can a heart rise and sink at the same time ?
19 Conversely , music that is ill-chosen or ill-performed can actually be a hindrance to commitment , as can a service or preaching which is poor .
20 How can a country which is so deeply intolerant of sexual differences in real life offer so raucous a welcome to such creatures ?
21 How , we may ask , can a country like Egypt , by no means the poorest or most vulnerable in the Third World , find itself in this position ?
22 But when hot money chases hot pictures , can a crash be far away ?
23 On the assumption that the relevant legislation is not satisfied , what course of action can a minority shareholder who is not a director ( owning say 20% of the share capital ) take to redress the situation when new shares have been systematically issued to existing directors without first being offered on a pro rata basis to all members ?
24 2 What strategies can a nurse use to relieve a patient 's anxiety on admission to hospital ?
25 Seldom can a chancellor have been given so much advice , some of it sought , some of it gratuitous — and , as is the way with this subject , much of it conflicting .
26 Seldom can a chancellor have been given so much advice , some of it sought , some of it gratuitous — and , as is the way with this subject , much of it conflicting .
27 Even in that jungly light I see something does n't add up : can a corpse have half a nose and two fingers busted off at the first joint ?
28 Can a revolution dispense with repeated affirmation of the new order ?
29 Can a revolution dispense with rhyme ? ’
30 Hamer 12-String Bass Can a 12-string bass have any practical place in the real world ?
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