Example sentences of "[art] [noun] can [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | The Sheffield United winger , Alan Roberts , is on the verge of moving to Fourth Division Lincoln City if the clubs can agree on a fee . |
2 | But the sentence can function as a satisfactory communication without either the hearer perceiving , or the speaker intending to convey , anything concerning the sex of the person referred to . |
3 | The researchers can dip into a collection that ranges from the early days of photography to current events . |
4 | By displaying the hierarchical and relative structure of the classification the user can search at a subject level over and above the strict document level . |
5 | Think too about drainage from paved areas at the bottom flight ; in wet weather the steps can act as a small waterfall . |
6 | The trimmings can go into a stock for the beet soup . |
7 | Who is going to be responsible for physically dividing the space so that the sub-tenant can operate as a separate entity ? |
8 | The reason for this is so that the recipient can see at a glance what the letter is about . |
9 | A starfish on the reef can crawl across a clam , fasten its tube feet on either side of its gape and slowly wrench the valves apart to feed on the flesh within . |
10 | The Angharad can cope with a lot more than this ! |
11 | If the caption does become detached the finder can see at a glance what it is . |
12 | What we already know of the Titfords can serve as a model : Charles the Cheesemonger in the late 18th century had 13 children , seven of whom died in infancy ; his grandson , Benjamin the Silversmith , had reduced the number of offspring to five , and would live to see all but one reach adulthood . |
13 | On busy Saturdays particularly near Christmas the playground can turn into a playground if the school is situated near a popular shopping centre or major football ground . |
14 | The Italians can turn on a fivepenny-piece . |
15 | Each should respect the other 's strengths : that the teacher can intervene in a positive way to prevent the acquisition of bad learning and reading habits and to ensure that broad aims and objectives are , as far as it is possible to ensure , reached ; and that the librarian , working in a permissive non-authority setting , can by indirection and suggestion , using the child 's natural behaviour and personally chosen interests , foster the development of activities and skills from which learning and motivation arise . |
16 | The teacher can act as a narrator , telling the story thus far . |
17 | The council has lost the opportunity to demonstrate that the Community can respond to a crisis and give its policies on fisheries some credibility . |
18 | Since the enzyme can function as a modification methylase at 30°C in vivo it must be assumed that this accomplished by the low level of in vitro activity that is observed . |
19 | The catamaran can work to a depth of 25 metres , excavating 250–300 cubic metres an hour . |
20 | What the textbook can summarise in a page of results — life is cellular , cells have water and carbon , cells divide to multiply — our methods with the child 's own work , with his own hands , with his own microscope and his own laboured arithmetic may take six weeks of classroom effort . |
21 | To revert to the early Christian analogy between the physical universe and a tune , the singer can survive without a song . |
22 | It is a superb sight with fields of dazzling Tulips , Narcissi and Hyacinths extending as far as the eye can see in a variegated patchwork of brilliant regimented blocks . |
23 | And before most ministerial committees an equivalent official committee meets and goes over the points , so that the meeting can proceed without a hitch to an agreed conclusion , provided none of the ministers wishes to interject a personal note . |
24 | For example , in the situation shown at cell ( 5,7 ) in Figure 6.2 the stream is moved back one cell towards the source , without altering any of the 1s and 0s , until the stream can move in a different direction . |
25 | He explains : ‘ Summer holidays in a French village can be great fun , but the place can turn into a different proposition in the depths of winter , when you are far from friends and family , especially if you do n't speak the language . ’ |
26 | The trader can appeal to a magistrates ' court against the notice and obtain compensation if there has been no contravention . |
27 | Accepting then that the material making up the mantle can behave as a viscous liquid , this raises an interesting possibility . |
28 | Adding the gravel after the water can result in a little clouding , but if you have washed it well this soon clears , while the water is heating up . |
29 | As soon as this happens the oligonucleotide can act as a primer for DNA polymerase and is extended to form a new double stranded molecule . |
30 | The mulberry can grow to a very great age , and some of those planted over 380 years ago can still be found . |