Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , as has already been discussed in Chapter 3 , it unfortunately is the case that religion can become a powerful ally of thuggery , violence , aggression , intolerance and denial of human rights . |
| 2 | There are times when a little extra speed can make a big difference to how your mail is received by overseas clients or family and friends abroad . |
| 3 | Two examples from Victoria , Australia , show how coordinated legislative and voluntary sector action can have a substantial impact on public behaviour . |
| 4 | The Commonwealth and , indeed , the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association can play a major role in that . |
| 5 | The ambitious soldier can expect a similar progression , from Commander of the Bath when he becomes brigadier , to KCB when he reaches lieutenant-general and GCB when he eventually storms the summit of military life . |
| 6 | Recording technology can be used to produce extended , unique , individual visions ( Mike Oldfield 's Tubular Bells ) ; and , with the advent of ‘ portable studios ’ , a musician can produce a complete piece on tape at home , then teach it to the band , just like a bourgeois composer , rather than entering into collaborative work . |
| 7 | Under Ord 37 , r9 the defendant can make a written offer to the plaintiff tendering a sum in satisfaction of the plaintiff 's claim on the basis that he will not suffer the disease or deterioration claimed and identifying the disease or deterioration in question and agreeing to the court making an award of provisional damages . |
| 8 | Although the pilot study demonstrates that a domain-specific dictionary can make a significant contribution to the recognition of a same-domain document , it is not necessarily the case that this effect will be repeated in other domains . |
| 9 | If you can not reach rocky shore then the salt marshes around the coast can offer a wide range of interest in their plant and bird life . |
| 10 | She does not wish to conceal this news as she strongly believes that the mind can play a great part in overcoming such a complaint and she asks everyone to join her in positive thinking to help her to fight the illness . |
| 11 | The number of tadpoles in a particular pond can have a dramatic effect on the food supply . |
| 12 | Other small birds like the house sparrow can follow a similar format but have squarer crowns to the head . |
| 13 | The price of a car in East Germany can be a significant proportion of a lifetime 's earnings , and the wait for the car can last a significant part of that lifetime . |
| 14 | The leisure and hospitality industry can offer a wide range of careers which can develop individuals and give them qualities which can be applied to many different business disciplines . |
| 15 | We hope that this book will help those contributing to a Compact to understand the issues at stake , be alert to potential pitfalls , be sensitive to the needs and concerns of constituent members , and , in the end , develop a creative structure through which Partnership between Education and Industry can provide a positive future for young people . |
| 16 | If so , then decorating a sheet of mirrored glass with a few pressed flowers and framing the result can transform a useful household item into a unique and extremely attractive decorative feature . |
| 17 | FIG. 1 The spatial Prisoners ' Dilemma can generate a large variety of qualitatively different patterns , depending on the magnitude of the parameter , b , which represents the advantage for defectors . |
| 18 | A good hooker can reach a wide audience . |
| 19 | No such illusion can survive a sober contemplation of the 7-point gap between the Tory share of the popular vote and ours . |
| 20 | Each garment piece can have a different knitting method and different stitch pattern allocated to it . |
| 21 | In the meantime visitors to the wheel can see a major exhibition on milling through the ages . |
| 22 | Alright , so although the institutional setting can have a direct effect alright , it 's much more likely that the effect will be indirect , right , through , through high prices , and in order for , farmers to er , reap the benefits of support , they need to maximize their yields , and that 's what farmers have done in this country . |
| 23 | Such information is not obtainable for samples in solution , but for optically active species the use of circularly polarized light can give a circular dichroism spectrum ( see Section 6.10 ) . |
| 24 | Leaving an outside light on after dark can discourage a potential burglar . |
| 25 | Ideas about baby feeding and weaning are constantly changing and actual practice can have a profound effect on child health . |
| 26 | Your inner critic can become a useful friend . |
| 27 | They may be made redundant or their marriage may break up ; even the loss of regular overtime can have a disastrous effect on someone living to the limits of his or her income . |
| 28 | They may be made redundant or their marriage may break up ; even the loss of regular overtime can have a disastrous effect on someone living to the limits of his or her income . |
| 29 | The real test ahead is whether the policy review can generate a coherent body of distinctive ideas that afford electors positive incentives to vote Labour . |
| 30 | If this is indeed the case , it would explain why a small dose of a remedy can effect a major change in the clinical condition of patients . |