Example sentences of "[conj] can [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That a computer can be taught to work like that has always been a controversial proposition ; even today there are observers who believe that it is impossible to build a machine ( at least with current programming techniques ) that can plan even remotely as well as a human . |
| 2 | He can raise the issue by voicing his own increasing doubts about the achievability of the goal and can check very quickly whether he is trampled underfoot in the rush to agree , or scoffed at for his lack of understanding . |
| 3 | It is very tall and can sit as still as a statue . |
| 4 | Pilots , and even instructors , often believe that they have good judgement and can land accurately anywhere because they can manage on their own site . |
| 5 | An average polar bear stands almost four feet tall at the shoulder , weighs 1,500 lbs and can run as fast as 25 miles an hour . |
| 6 | Creating a game from a film costs hundreds of thousands of pounds and can take as long as making the movie . |
| 7 | Settlement can be a drawn out affair and can take as long as six months or more from the time your debt became overdue . |