Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [verb] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So said Freud , it 's no wonder that people believe in religion , because religion can provide you with a lot , with a lot of gratification , but the fundamental psychological explanation for this , says Freud , is that these feelings that religion gratifies in adult life , are transferences of feelings that we all had in infancy . |
| 2 | In a new job , a few quick drinks after work can provide you with a great deal of information and understanding . |
| 3 | The best speech synthesisers are capable of producing speech of such high quality that only an expert can distinguish it from a recording of a human being 's speech ; less sophisticated synthesisers are becoming so cheap that they can now be bought for attaching to ordinary micro-computers . |
| 4 | However , if the scheme is viewed as one that does not tax interest on savings , then more consumption in the future can be financed from a given volume of savings and those seeking a target future consumption can meet it with a lower level of current savings . |
| 5 | When Kirk Douglas became a target for a drunkard in a bar who 'd seen Douglas as the boxer in Champion , Kirk merely slammed his hand on the bar and shouted , ‘ Anyone in this bar can lick me in a fight , ’ and the drunkard backed off . |
| 6 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |
| 7 | He is living proof that an individual congressman with energy and knowledge can turn himself into a foreign-policy entrepreneur . |
| 8 | And that 's what 's happening at the moment , because we 're not sitting down and saying , I mean , this is my worry about oh we might do this there , that 's why I want it tightened up because at the end of the day we start , we have various modules at a later date , two , three years time whatever we might decide to sling out but it should really be designed , worked upon so that the incoming person can use it as a basis given their limitations |
| 9 | Techniques for going up and down stairs , through doors and in narrow spaces should be properly demonstrated by a mobility expert so that pupils guiding a blind friend can do it in a safe , efficient way . |
| 10 | Given that the image already exists on paper , a scanner can capture it as a bitmap which can then be manipulated by a suitable graphics package . |
| 11 | A widower can become something of a ‘ cause ’ to those living in the same street or block of flats , whereas a widow , although not shunned , may be to some extent avoided by all but the most caring individuals in the early days of her bereavement . |
| 12 | Available at a small charge and with special supervision given , the spa can provide you with a healthy breakaway in Amsterdam . |
| 13 | No matter how complex your lift problem , or the extent of your budget , a syumpathetic lift specialist with the range of technical solutions and the necessary understanding and experience of the hotel environment can provide you with a satisfactory solution . |
| 14 | Obviously , if a bus service is withdrawn the local authority can replace it with a subsidised service and thus fill any gap . |
| 15 | This widening can extend itself to a complete entry into the consciousness of cosmic mind , into unity with the universal life , even into a oneness with universal matter . |
| 16 | Er last years 's were reported er under the er Chairman 's action procedure to the committee and I 'm sure the county secretary can assist you with a copy of a schedule which was in fact a statutory background paper . |
| 17 | Malignant melanoma can show itself by a change in the look of a skin mole . |
| 18 | Costs were high because injuries to a male can easily be crippling or fatal , whereas serious injuries to his companion can leave him without an essential partner in combating rival coalitions . |
| 19 | But whereas the mum-to-be would normally have found themselves admitted for a spell in hospital for monitoring , the centre can do it in a day . |
| 20 | The NIF can be triggered under the following circumstances : demand in the commercial paper market has temporarily dried up , say , as the result of the failure of other borrowers or changes in regulatory conditions ; or , the corporate is having financial problems ( although the bank can protect itself with a ‘ material adverse change ’ clause ) . |
| 21 | So neither incorrigibility nor indubitability can provide us with an alternative form of foundationalism . |
| 22 | Leaving their nest-holes they have some way to go before the sea can provide them with a refuge . |
| 23 | This is the reason that the ‘ equal-value amendment ’ was passed , which means that a woman seeking equal pay can compare herself with a man doing work of similar value , and not the more stringent condition of a man who is actually doing exactly the same work . |
| 24 | If escape seems a negative reason to go on a journey , travel can transform it into a positive one . |
| 25 | Treatment can cost anything from a few hundred pounds to up to £15,000 in exceptional circumstances . |
| 26 | Properly interpreted and monitored , the quarter mill map can prevent anything from a stray into controlled airspace to a fatal accident . |
| 27 | Further to my telephone conversation with your assistant , I am now writing to ask if Aspinwall & Co can help us with an important project related to the above . |
| 28 | Anyone with a suitably equipped IBM or compatible computer can convert it to a Multimedia PC |
| 29 | Anyone with a suitably equipped IBM or compatible computer can convert it to an MPC by adding a sound card , CD-Rom drive and Microsoft 's Windows 3.1 software ( upgrade kit prices start from around £600 ) . |
| 30 | No manner of election can entitle him to a siege which is not vacant . |