Example sentences of "[conj] can [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These pass on tips about jobs or lodgings , or can give a firm base of support once a migrant has crossed the border . |
| 2 | " Is there no law that can disband a private army before it gets into uniform " one leader writer thundered . |
| 3 | And , since there is no limit to the number of hypotheses that can fit a given body of data , what reason have we to suppose that we are capable of producing , and finding plausible , an hypothesis that is on the right lines ? |
| 4 | The local radio is another useful means of advertising that can reach a wide audience of potential customers . |
| 5 | At this stage , you know , we do n't have in our situation because we 're very poor any kind of gifts that can give a valid expression even as a token of the tremendous support you 've all given us over many many years and decades in Britain that has been a source of inspiration . |
| 6 | We need to coordinate and further organize a better system of training we need a service that can give a quick response for those seeking guidance or information . |
| 7 | First , there are those that can tolerate a wide range of ecological conditions , for example the centipede Lithobius forficatus , the millipede Polydesmus angustus , a number of earthworms , slugs , and several woodlice . |
| 8 | When records are randomly distributed among the available addresses , the probability of 0 , 1 , 2 , … , x records being allocated to any given address that can hold a single record can be calculated as follows : |
| 9 | NIGEL Clough knows perhaps better than anyone how England are flirting with a losing game that can become a terminal habit . |
| 10 | I take in my opinion the size , scale of settlement that is being pursued by erm North Yorkshire is of sufficient size , erm my experience erm are twelve fifty to fifteen hundred new settlement is sort of of a size that can sustain a reasonable balance of community facilities , I think in looking at the new village and in the context of P P G thirteen its highway implications , we see from table one of er Mr Curtis 's supplementary statement that public transport , I E bus and train , in terms of journeys to work to the Greater York area amounts to about eight percent of all journeys made , now I think if we were to follow Mr Curtis 's view through and put all development on the periphery of York , if we put two hundred to the North , two hundred to the East , two hundred to the South and so on and so forth , the contribution that those , that new housing can make to improving the public transport system , will be very small , if you concentrate your developments in a new settlement , or or maybe two new settlements which is another point , erm you have a better opportunity to provide a public transport system which would not only serve that new village , but also settlements in the surroundings , and I think you will find that the percentage of people in the new village who are reliant on public transport as a means of getting to work is greater that what you find in the Greater York area at the present time . |
| 11 | Everything from a simple word processor that can drive a basic page printer to a complete document production system , such as Xerox 's Documentor , is being labelled as desktop publishing . |
| 12 | Aggressive corals such as the large polyp forming Euphylia bubble corals ( Plerogyra species ) and large carpet anemones ( Stoichactis species ) have stings that can cause a painful rash if carelessly handled , giving some idea of the powerful weapons they possess . |
| 13 | Prams can be the traditional spring chassis carriage , a carrycot on wheels type or the versatile three-in-one chassis that can take a reversible pushchair seat or a carrycot . |
| 14 | The techniques we have looked at are more effective with some types of material than others and we want materials that can take a sensible place in our scheme of work . |
| 15 | Elsewhere in the country , there are groups of farm buildings laid out on a courtyard plan that can undergo a complete change of use with virtually no visible alterations to the external appearance . |
| 16 | Caterham tends to compete , he says , with the ‘ hot hatches ’ such as the Golf GTI , a huge surprise considering that a Golf has four comfortable seats and can carry a respectable amount of luggage while the Seven arrives at a buyer 's door in several cardboard boxes , has two seats , no doors or luggage space to speak of and , in the words of one reviewer , ‘ is likely to blow your teeth out at much over 80 mph ’ . |
| 17 | It is known from case studies , however , that some of these unknown causes are genetic in origin , and can carry a high rate of recurrence . |
| 18 | But is this so , even in a context , which we assume throughout , in which the parent or guardian has been fully informed and can make a rational decision ? |
| 19 | Can read single or double entry tables and can make a simple comparison with the data obtained . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , I would predict that we will see Ray 's name in the records books before long , though , perhaps not until he turns the grand old age of 60 in another three or four years and can make a new charge up the age-group ladder . |
| 21 | Despite variations , however , the day care facilities are enormously important and can make a tremendous difference to the lives of the mentally disordered . |
| 22 | Indeed , printmaking can help to sharpen our sense of design and drawing skills and can give a welcome diversion from other work . |
| 23 | Notwithstanding this provision , it is often of some reassurance to a purchaser from the husband if the wife is joined as a party to the contract or to a separate consent to sale form ; this confirms that she knows that vacant possession is to be given and the land charge is to be cancelled and can contain a specific release by the wife of her rights in the property as from the date of sale . |
| 24 | So many thousands of differences have been hybridized and bred for that it has become well nigh impossible to find a variation that has not been tried before , but which is new , and can reap a rich reward for the nursery that is first on to the market with it . |
| 25 | It is an environment filled with jargon and acronyms and can represent a closed shop to all but those closely involved in their particular areas . |
| 26 | Alcohol is also very high in calories and can contribute a great deal to a person 's weight . |
| 27 | This can vary water by water , but often the last two or three hours of daylight are crucial and can bring a short burst of action after all else has failed . |
| 28 | It reflects the tenor of discourse and can convey a whole range of rather subtle meanings . |
| 29 | Taken at face value the words found sinister and can convey a false impression like some sort of second-rate horror movie . |
| 30 | It possesses a large number of small but very sharp teeth and can inflict a painful bite if given half a chance . |