Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The radioactive gas occurs naturally in parts of Britain , and concentrations can build up in houses .
2 Some table easels can double up as carriers for wet canvases .
3 Some table easels can double up as carriers for wet canvases .
4 There will be a general introduction to image processing technology every morning , and visitors can receive up to £50 worth ( 15 minutes ) of independent advice on the supply and feasibility of document image processing systems .
5 A speech therapist will carry out formal and informal assessments of the child 's verbal expression and comprehension as well as advise on language activities parents can carry out at home ( Bishop 1984 ; Reynell 1977 ; Wheldall et al .
6 Lone parents can earn up to £15 a week before their income support is reduced .
7 Shares would normally be redeemed out of distributable profits , but the Act does allow for redemption out of a fresh issue of shares , and private companies can redeem out of capital ( ss 171 – 172 Companies Act 1985 ) .
8 The need for a husband and wife to have some part of the evening alone should be discussed openly and accepted as being important , for this is another ‘ danger ’ period when tensions can build up between in-laws .
9 PUNTERS can clean up with Spring in the feature Worthington Best Bitter Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster tomorrow .
10 YOU MAY sneer — God knows , my upper lip has been twitching like the pelvis of Elvis throughout this re-birth — but it is odd how bands can trundle on for decades , blithely ignored , while Madness were thrust back into a critical firing line .
11 First time buyers can borrow up to 95% of the valuation or purchase price ; product fee is £150 .
12 Hundreds of thousands of workers can expect up to £65 each after many firms failed to bring in the new 20p tax rate introduced in last April 's Budget .
13 Health board workers can withdraw up to £100 each on production of their pay slip , their bank card and identification .
14 From here guests can look out over Lake Como .
15 And in rather chilly summers they eat less , so plants can get out of hand .
16 If bills are counted as liquid , then the banks can purchase up to £1 million of extra bills and still create the full £9 million of credit .
17 On the other hand , a reduction in costs can come about through elimination of waste .
18 but I ca n't , it 's no good doing it now because you see erm dogs can get in at present and
19 A rug or old blanket should be placed in the cage , so that the dogs can lie down in comfort .
20 But families can join in with exercise too .
21 The straight lines of an oblong pool suit a formal garden , where curves can look out of place
22 Drinking on your own or to drown your sorrows can get out of hand .
23 Adai can come back to Earth after Gog is dead — after I am dead , perhaps .
24 Turning a full cellar of Gospel Green cheeses can take up to 2hr and each cheese must be turned every day .
25 Top goalkeepers can earn up to £50,000-a-year from manufacturers for wearing their gear , including built-in bonuses for Cup runs and television appearances .
26 This chapter presents a model for transformational change that HRD practitioners may suggest to managers facing this difficult task , and it provides useful information that practitioners can pass along to managers to help them develop the understanding of the process that is so critical to success .
27 As Hill demonstrated , Miltonic ideas which scholars can trace back to antiquity were commonplaces to seventeenth-century radical groups such as the Levellers and Ranters .
28 Its great clumps of rough , hairy stems can grow up to 6ft tall .
29 Pupils can go on to play in groups of four .
30 Secondary education is compulsory up to the age of 16 , and pupils can stay on at school for up to three years longer .
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