Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some words can go in more than one category : put them in the category of the simplest error , or the one that offers the simplest way in to teaching . |
| 2 | Once a bat has detected a moth it has the advantage , because bats can fly much faster than moths . |
| 3 | With certain flavours , however , it has been found that habituation can generalize perfectly well when latent inhibition fails to do so . |
| 4 | ‘ As you 'll see , it 's a great pile of belongings I have to carry with me , and the hare can travel easier inside than outside us . ’ |
| 5 | A large pine table , with a collection of different chairs , is the focal point of the dining area , illustrating perfectly that a mix of furniture designs can work well together provided they are made from roughly the same colour wood . |
| 6 | Thus the parents can reward more often than punish which will offset any of the avoidance side-effects of punishment that the restraint method may create . |
| 7 | An advantage of this system is that work can commence much earlier than in the traditional system because much of the design work will take place at the same time as the actual construction . |
| 8 | The group can expend not more than £100,000 . |
| 9 | You should always seek veterinary advice without delay in this case because the condition of a young puppy can deteriorate very rapidly if it becomes dehydrated . |
| 10 | The coarse grist can take as long as six months , by which time many plants that are intended to benefit will have long since gone . |
| 11 | Such philosophical arguments can go on endlessly as is the nature of philosophy . |
| 12 | The water-soluble vitamins , B and C are particularly at risk and levels can fall even further if food is kept hot . |
| 13 | Indeed , the ILEA , precisely because its schools operate in such widely differing circumstances , has published a ‘ league table ’ of 16-plus examination results adjusted for intake factors , which shows that schools with a disadvantaged intake can do relatively better than a school with an advantaged intake . |
| 14 | Unless sent by an air courier , an ocean bill of lading can take as long as a week to arrive by air mail . |
| 15 | E2L teachers can contribute greatly here if they work closely with subject teachers in developing an appropriate curriculum and content . |
| 16 | Trained keyboard users can type much faster than humans write by hand , but speech is much faster than either of these for the majority of people . |
| 17 | Two spayed females disputing a territorial boundary can caterwaul as dramatically as any ‘ rutting toms ’ . |
| 18 | It is our experience that from appointment to completion , the sale of a company can take as long as six months or , perhaps , longer . |
| 19 | Further evidence comes from detailed observational studies of adult-child interactions which have suggested that infants are able to synchronise gross motor activity with the intonational contours of adult conversation ( Condon and Sander 1974 ) and that imitation of an adult 's facial expression can occur as early as three days after birth ( Meltzoff and Moore 1977 , 1983 ) . |
| 20 | While this study is limited to one university and deals with a relatively small intake of mature students over a period of six years it does demonstrate that non-standard entry mature students can do particularly well when compared with other students . |
| 21 | Women can move as fast as men in weighing up situations rapidly . |
| 22 | Powered by a 550bhp Perkins engine and fitted with an advanced suspension system , Warrior can move cross-country faster than any other armoured vehicle currently in service with the British Army . |
| 23 | BELOW Making a detailed scale drawing of a vertical section can take as long as excavating the feature in the first place . |
| 24 | However , the latest amendments to the Building Regulations require much higher standards of insulation than ever before and have also belatedly recognised the problems that over-insulation can cause as far as condensation is concerned — both inside the house itself and also within the building 's structure . |
| 25 | But the 10-barrel John Hickey plant can knock out more when the occasion demands . |