Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] can [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now I 'm in the voucher scheme I feel safer knowing that the council has looked at the people it employs , and if there 's any difficulty I can go to Joan [ the manager ] . ’ |
| 2 | To complicate matters he was diagnosed as having reflex epilepsy as a youngster , a condition which can lead to concussion if he sustains head injuries . |
| 3 | The greatest good we can do to people is to treat them with compassion , courtesy and respect . |
| 4 | If the investor is to syndicate , the management and its advisers should try to play some part in the selection of additional investors ; if an additional director is to be appointed by the syndicate , that director ought to be selected for the experience and talent he can bring to Newco . |
| 5 | It sees the practical development of its work as taking place mainly at local level , and to this end encourages the formation of autonomous local groups which can respond to needs in their own area . |
| 6 | At a time of an election when MPs at least pretend to listen to voters , object strongly and question the legality of a law which can lead to people who have paid all their poll tax being taken to court for refusing to pay non-payers ' debts . |
| 7 | Hepatitis B is a disease affecting the liver which can lead to death through liver cancer or liver cirrhosis . |
| 8 | disciplinary rules and procedures and the types of circumstances which can lead to suspension or dismissal ; |
| 9 | But transferred votes can not be counted in assessing proportionality , and quotas themselves can contribute to anomalies : a quota of 25% , for example , will suffice to win 33.3% of the seats in a three-member constituency . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , well , in that case you can go to bed and sleep easy . ’ |
| 11 | Version 7 has mouse support , pull-down menus and dialogue boxes — within five minutes you can get to grips with most of the commands you need . |
| 12 | There is a physical limit on the amount of goods I can carry to Q.T. Days and other events . |
| 13 | Such flexibility of response is obviously the basis of intelligence , but also , as the earlier example of the mating problems of captive chimpanzees shows , the foundation of the instinctual lability which can lead to perversion , inhibition and , in man at least , to neurosis , insanity and civilization . |
| 14 | Have lots of engrossing things you can fall to doing if you are abandoned . |
| 15 | There are many people in Hungary nursing stab wounds in the back who can testify to Mr Pozsgay 's first-class conspiratorial skills , but few have caught him wielding the knife . |
| 16 | This is great news because everyone knows there are lots of things one can do to animals in the name of medical progress that one ca n't ethically do to people . |
| 17 | The right way to increase the resources we can devote to science is through economic growth . |
| 18 | If you are a student you can subscribe to NSS for a massive discount on the normal price . |
| 19 | was going out of this area to the providers of er of capital , for opportunities within this area we can go to London for example be many bankers there who will be being approached by companies within the northern region , north west region asking them for money to support them in their in their ventures . |
| 20 | Still , as Sidcombe stuffed us twice this season they can go to hell . |
| 21 | Thus , a deterministic view of US actions combines with historical evidence to form the basis of a fear of inevitable US intervention which , while clearly not without a rational foundation , encourages a hyper-sensitivity to potential threats which can lead to over-reaction and over-compensation in policy-making . |
| 22 | The worse word you can say to authority is , I can cope , because they leave you to cope ! |
| 23 | Through the Spirit we can put to death the deeds of the ‘ flesh ’ ( by which he means unredeemed human nature , alienated from God , Rom. 8:13 ) . |
| 24 | Where the licensee holds a residential or restaurant licence it can lead to disqualification of the licensee . |
| 25 | Many solicitors ' firms participate in the TransAction scheme , set up by the Law Society [ the solicitors ' professional body ] to reduce the delays which can lead to breaks in property chains , and make the conveyancing process run more smoothly . |
| 26 | This means we begin to develop symptoms which can lead to illness . |
| 27 | Her weight shot up during both pregnancies , first to 16 then to 18 stone and her doctor worried about the risk of pre-eclampsia , a sudden rise in blood pressure which can lead to babies being born prematurely and cause complications for the prospective mother , too . |
| 28 | By putting an emphasis on these complex carbohydrates , there is less room for the fatty and sugary foods which can lead to weight problems , and which push valuable nutrient-rich foods out of the diet . |
| 29 | From the Grange you can walk to Calke Park where deer and sheep wander in magnificent surroundings . |
| 30 | So , for example this one here , very close to Keith and Trevor this one here , the best possible thing we can give to Matthew . |