Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] can [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just to be dubbed a ‘ best buy ’ in a range of rival tumble driers , answering machines or camcorders can lead to a rush to the store by discerning customers . |
| 2 | Parts of the course have much in common with medical science ; thus veterinary graduates specialising in anatomy , biochemistry or physiology can contribute to a general understanding of the structure and function of the living body ; veterinary pathology can help to increase our knowledge of cancer , heart disease and other syndromes common to a variety of species . |
| 3 | Closed circuit TV or videotape can present to a large class visual stimuli in close-up that would otherwise be impossible to show except to individuals , as well as include out-of-school experience from schools broadcasts and specially recorded field work . |
| 4 | So while school or college-leavers can benefit from a relatively standardised approach , there are others whose training programme needs to be structured closely around their specific backgrounds and individual requirements , otherwise a large element of everyone 's input is going to be little more than an wasteful duplication of effort . |
| 5 | With the system , a government official in , say , Zambia or Paraguay can punch in a 19-column set of data on local tax and interest rates , together with other factors important in planning a new dam or factory . |
| 6 | The likes of Newbridge , Newport , Pontypridd and Bridgend can challenge for a while , but eventually class will tell . |
| 7 | Throughout the summer the warm weather and increased activity of both pond fish and plants can lead to a number of problems in ornamental ponds . |
| 8 | This life style may be unsuitable for some women and boredom can lead to a couple 's failure to complete an assignment , even to breakdown of their marriage . |
| 9 | Even outside these types of confrontation , the very differences in language and traditions can lead to a breakdown in communication . |
| 10 | If the mechanisms which Kandel has uncovered for the short-term processes of habituation and sensitization can serve as a model for short-term memory , what have they to say about long-term memory ? |
| 11 | The attitude of kindness should become habitual and develop into the ‘ I and Thou ’ relationship of Buber 's existential philosophy ; so that the subject and object can join in a transcendent meeting , defeating the isolation of the usual you and me relationship which contains no warmth and is a mere hailing as of two ships at a distance from one another . |
| 12 | There may be a notice board which has them all written down , so that residents and staff can see at a glance what 's on today . |
| 13 | So that the social , the social idea in the towns and people can gather in a market place and do what they will without too much trouble , but nevertheless and immediately you try to restrict , we , we run into trouble , but we must protect the people and that 's the purpose for the trading standards . |
| 14 | It 's a lot of fun , and people can excel at a variety of skills . |
| 15 | Wide roads lead to a new bridge crossing the water and traffic can proceed at a fast pace without a halt . |
| 16 | Those who work in schools and colleges can suffer from a sense of inadequacy or guilt which is quite absurd in its baselessness . |
| 17 | Backpackers should make sure they 're in good shape , though , as the scale of the climbs and descents can come as a shock to UK walkers . |
| 18 | Bukharin replied : ‘ It is obvious that only the real process of exchanges of substances between town and country can serve as a firm and stable basis for the influence of the town to be decisive . ’ |
| 19 | There is also a strong element of liberal education and students can choose from a range of social science and arts courses offered by other departments in the University . |
| 20 | Sinners , prostitutes , and thieves can understand in a second the power of that argument . |
| 21 | The longer the lapse of time the less your chance of success , but ferrets can live for a considerable period within a burrow system — as much as three weeks . |
| 22 | But genes can act at a distance ; extended phenotypes can extend a long way . |
| 23 | At 59 , he will be the oldest coach in the First Division , but Willey can draw on a wealth of experience . |