Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On curtains , cushions , tiebacks , blinds , lampshades and even tablecloths , trimmings can create a tailored look that will give a special finish to enhance any room . |
| 2 | Now even teenagers can get a direct mail delivery of their own Check it Out ! publication . |
| 3 | The Hargreaves Report ( ILEA 1984 ) showed that schools can achieve a great deal on their own and that they can outweigh parental lack of interest . |
| 4 | Such delaying tactics can have a serious impact on the supplier 's working capital cycle and cashflow management ; * the working capital and cashflow implications of large orders obtained . |
| 5 | Your readers can get a free fact-file on monitors by writing to the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths , 35 Belgrave Square , London SW1X 8QB . |
| 6 | This week Daily Mirror readers can buy a tremendous collection of 84 bulbs for pounds £11.99 , including VAT , packing and postage , instead of the normal £15.45 . |
| 7 | The magazine also singled out Darlington as a place where drinkers can enjoy a wide selection of different beers , as many breweries have pubs in the town . |
| 8 | If there is a market in index futures , such traders can take a short position by selling futures , thereby impounding their information about bad news into the futures price . |
| 9 | Goblins can acquire a great variety of weaponry as they travel about , either looted or traded with other Orcs and Goblins . |
| 10 | It can be argued that only believers can give a proper account of their religion . |
| 11 | Community Health Councils , the health watchdog bodies now formally established in every area , and local voluntary organizations can play a key role in pressing for users ' views to be heard . |
| 12 | The latest move is the introduction of a scheme to test whether computers can handle a standard version of Cobol , a language used by business . |
| 13 | Nowadays , computers can play a crucial role in this . |
| 14 | But in Darlington there is a paucity of green space within the town centre where cooped-up employees can go to bask in the sun , or where shoppers can rest a few minutes . |
| 15 | The arts can have a liberating effect on people , encouraging them to change from being passive and dependent to being creative and active . |
| 16 | Total abstinence from any sweeteners can cure a sweet tooth permanently — which is much better in the long term . |
| 17 | He also emphasises the need to take into account the costs of relationships , and the possibility that in some instances , apparently supportive relationships can have a negative impact on well-being . |
| 18 | Nimbus claims manufacturers can assemble a complete workstation on a single circuit board using the NIM6000M at a fraction of the cost of a Sparcstation 2 . |
| 19 | This relationship entails that speakers can exercise a great deal of choice in the way they encode their meanings ; for example , even if questions ( i.e. requests for information or for action ) occur in a text , there is no guarantee that they will be realized syntactically as interrogatives ; there is no simple isomorphic relationship between function and form . |
| 20 | It is here of course that the precise order in which voters place candidates can have a decisive effect on the destination of the last seat(s) . |
| 21 | A DoH spokesman said the new guidance will clarify where inspectors can play a legitimate role . |
| 22 | She said : ‘ Scots can spot a shabby sell-out when they see it even when couched in sham patriotic language . |
| 23 | To begin with the quality of the font designs can have a substantial effect ; not all versions of Times look as good as they ought to . |
| 24 | Fan assisted cabinets have a very rapid recovery following an air change , whereas plate evaporator designs can take a long time to return to the correct storage temperature . |
| 25 | As has been mentioned previously , dogs which have been mistreated and passed through a number of other homes can represent a particular problem . |
| 26 | Indeed , one of the main factors leading to the demise of classical behaviourism was the discovery that animals can learn a motor behaviour — which way to run in a maze to get some food — without the need for either associative learning or overt trial-and-error experimentation . |
| 27 | Since very small , light animals can fall a long way without being hurt , it 's quite likely that it survived in the forest world under the tree and had the second most interesting experience any tree frog has ever had . |
| 28 | ‘ The supporters can play a big part . |
| 29 | Working towards incompatible goals can cause a great deal of psychological stress . |
| 30 | Theatre , film , television and books can play a vital part in the process , providing a psychological service within our cultural heritage . |