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

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1 Excessive variety of rhythm can produce lack of memorability ( Example 7 ) :
2 The Edinburgh side can go top on goal difference ahead of Dunfermline if they win by at least two goals .
3 The Edinburgh side can go top on goal difference from Dunfermline if they win by at least two goals .
4 Schools can make use of video or educational broadcasts , to extend study to the wider world .
5 Such careful spraying can go hand in hand with long-established techniques such as crop rotation , and planting resistant varieties .
6 From the fruits of this investment can stem finance for health and the social services .
7 Obviously where no party to the contract is acting as a businessman , ( eg sale of a secondhand car between two natural persons by way of private treaty ) the contract can not be a business contract ( as defined above ) , neither party can incur " business liability " , and both parties can exclude liability without reference to the section .
8 Shock methods can provoke instability in society , that is why we will continue to correct reforms in the interests of the majority of the population , ’ said first deputy prime minister Mikhail Myasnikovich .
9 No department can spend money without Treasury approval .
10 ‘ The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department can establish cause of death within two days .
11 The services are aimed at reducing the risks of Legionnaires ' Disease and Sick Building Syndrome and are supported by the Group 's specialist knowledge of the ways in which regular maintenance can prevent contamination of water and ventilation systems .
12 By arranging housing visits six to eight weeks before the transfer , the employee can find property for rent , sign the necessary agreements and return home knowing that the property will be ready on the date of transfer .
13 CUB reporters in primary and secondary schools in the North-East can make news with School Scoop .
14 By covering the Education-Training-Employment continuum , Compacts can provide coherence to Training Agency initiatives in Education and Employment ( TVEI and YTS ) .
15 Why is it that hearing loss can play havoc with self-confidence ?
16 Visitors can take part in canoeing , sailing , climbing and horse riding and the Treloar students would like to provide the centre with three new stables and a store room , to double the size of the existing stable block .
17 No one from Northern Ireland can take part in conference debates or vote on conference resolutions .
18 I think erm that sometimes the fact that children have moved to a school where they have a timetable which has got subjects written down on a piece of paper , and the fact that they bring homework back with them and parents can see work in exercise books , sometimes that acts as a kind of reassurance to parents that something is going on which they recognise as education .
19 A National Network Co-ordinator can provide information about Body Positive Groups around the country .
20 But even superstitious southerners can tell illness from health , and besides , the yellowing of that disease hardly gleams with imperishable health like gold .
21 A relaxation of the ligaments in your spine combined with the effect of your changing shape on your posture can give rise to backache .
22 In the same way , publicity campaigns and advertising and television documentaries can disseminate knowledge about safety , and attempt to change attitudes and behaviour in a positive way .
23 Printing is another activity in which the teacher can create opportunity for attention to particular ideas .
24 Obstructions , such as high ground , between you and the transmitter can cause loss of reception .
25 Also , any obstruction such as high ground between you and the transmitter can cause loss of reception .
26 Since the images are slightly different , particularly for nearby objects , a comparison of the two versions can give information about distance .
27 LEFT Objects such as these 10th century bone and antler combs , pins , spindle whorls and textiles can provide information about manufacturing industries and technology .
28 Occupational therapists can help advice about equipment , adaptations to clothing or to the lavatory .
29 One perceptive and one judging process can develop side by side , provided one remains subordinate and auxiliary to the other .
30 Freud takes these points from Le Bon , commenting that contradictory ideas can exist side by side in the unconscious mental life of people , as is seen in children and neurotics .
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