Example sentences of "[noun pl] it can [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It can develop as fast as a Charolais if fed appropriately and under ideal circumstances it can achieve similar weights within the same time span , especially if breeders are selective in their choice of stock .
2 In certain serious blood disorders it can invade other parts of the body , such as the lungs or central nervous system , with severe , if not fatal , consequences .
3 Box , for example , would be quite out of place in its usual role of low , closely clipped regular border hedging , but in higher , mounded plantings it can represent distant hills or mountains .
4 From its exports it can earn foreign currency , and begin to pay off its huge debts .
5 At certain points it can reach 10 feet but a few feet is more normal .
6 Abdominal pain and diarrhoea can also be produced by too much caffeine , and in children it can produce hyperactive behaviour .
7 However , if too much phosphorus gets into lakes and rivers it can encourage excessive growth of the microscopic plant life , called algae , and other water plants .
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