Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [vb infin] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | c ) How many centimetre squares can fit in the whole square ? d ) Finish this sentence : 1 metre square holds … |
| 2 | Downstairs there 's a breakfast room and guests can relax in the cosy bar . |
| 3 | Whether such brave ideas can thrive in the rough tide of freedom alongside economic want and nationalist fervour remains to be seen . |
| 4 | You addressed a visible problem but bear in mind that awful things can happen in the clearest of ponds if you do not use a test kit on a regular basis . |
| 5 | Nobody has convincingly worked out how such a distortion might occur , but the notion that odd things can happen in the solid state is firmly entrenched in many minds . |
| 6 | These things can happen in the best of families , and among the many pictures of the Rassendylls at home , you can see that five or six of them have the same blue eyes , the same nose , and the same red hair . |
| 7 | A combination of the two features can result in the remarkable ability to fly in near zero wind conditions . |
| 8 | Passengers can travel in the three coaches featured in The Darling Buds of May on most days in this period . |
| 9 | The role that community languages can play in the efficient functioning of speech therapists working with bilingual children is also significant . |
| 10 | All normal deaf children can develop in the oral system . |
| 11 | Conclusive evidence that the bare and to infinitives can not be treated as meaningless variants is provided however by Jespersen 's observation that there are some cases where both forms can occur in the same context . |
| 12 | Fries argues that preventive activities can result in the delayed onset of morbidity and chronic disease . |
| 13 | It is clear that the main prisons in which they are held are no longer overcrowded and that if they choose to do so , these prisoners can participate in the full range of activities . |
| 14 | In sunlight , VOCs can react in the lower atmosphere with nitrogen oxides to generate photochemical smog . |
| 15 | Groups can register in the usual way when they arrive , each individual completing a separate registration form . |