Example sentences of "[coord] can [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These pass on tips about jobs or lodgings , or can give a firm base of support once a migrant has crossed the border . |
| 2 | Caterham tends to compete , he says , with the ‘ hot hatches ’ such as the Golf GTI , a huge surprise considering that a Golf has four comfortable seats and can carry a respectable amount of luggage while the Seven arrives at a buyer 's door in several cardboard boxes , has two seats , no doors or luggage space to speak of and , in the words of one reviewer , ‘ is likely to blow your teeth out at much over 80 mph ’ . |
| 3 | It is known from case studies , however , that some of these unknown causes are genetic in origin , and can carry a high rate of recurrence . |
| 4 | But is this so , even in a context , which we assume throughout , in which the parent or guardian has been fully informed and can make a rational decision ? |
| 5 | Can read single or double entry tables and can make a simple comparison with the data obtained . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , I would predict that we will see Ray 's name in the records books before long , though , perhaps not until he turns the grand old age of 60 in another three or four years and can make a new charge up the age-group ladder . |
| 7 | Despite variations , however , the day care facilities are enormously important and can make a tremendous difference to the lives of the mentally disordered . |
| 8 | Indeed , printmaking can help to sharpen our sense of design and drawing skills and can give a welcome diversion from other work . |
| 9 | Notwithstanding this provision , it is often of some reassurance to a purchaser from the husband if the wife is joined as a party to the contract or to a separate consent to sale form ; this confirms that she knows that vacant possession is to be given and the land charge is to be cancelled and can contain a specific release by the wife of her rights in the property as from the date of sale . |
| 10 | So many thousands of differences have been hybridized and bred for that it has become well nigh impossible to find a variation that has not been tried before , but which is new , and can reap a rich reward for the nursery that is first on to the market with it . |
| 11 | It is an environment filled with jargon and acronyms and can represent a closed shop to all but those closely involved in their particular areas . |
| 12 | Alcohol is also very high in calories and can contribute a great deal to a person 's weight . |
| 13 | This can vary water by water , but often the last two or three hours of daylight are crucial and can bring a short burst of action after all else has failed . |
| 14 | It reflects the tenor of discourse and can convey a whole range of rather subtle meanings . |
| 15 | Taken at face value the words found sinister and can convey a false impression like some sort of second-rate horror movie . |
| 16 | It possesses a large number of small but very sharp teeth and can inflict a painful bite if given half a chance . |
| 17 | The forty-six acre site has more petrol pumps than any other forecourt in Europe and can seat a whole coachload in the ladies . |
| 18 | As Fisher ( 1990 ) has already pointed out the community care reforms are being designed as if everyone who is to receive services feels equally happy about that fact , and can express a reliable opinion about their own need for care , and the success of the service in meeting their needs . |
| 19 | The ripples spread out from the point where the stone is dropped and can affect a great area of the pond and perhaps even the whole of it . |
| 20 | Melanin producing cells in our bodies are activated by ultraviolet light from the sun and can have a protective effect . |
| 21 | How you look at someone , the attention you give them and your body language are all means of communication and can have a strong effect upon the recipient , even if he only perceives it on a subconscious level . |
| 22 | Showers are more invigorating than calming and can have a stimulating effect on your skin … and your mood . |
| 23 | Octaves should be avoided in serial music for two reasons : first , they cause a note to sound out strongly as a tonal centre , disturbing the atonal equilibrium ; secondly , in a succession of ‘ atonal ’ intervals the octave sounds weak and can cause a defective void in the harmonic flow . |
| 24 | All this , I argued , is at least suggestive about how we can have some form of access to the superficial form , say of our walking ( i.e. to the gross sequence of movements , if not to the nerves ) , and can impose a new walking ‘ strategy ’ to which we will then in due course ( after an analogue of compilation ) again lose access . |
| 25 | The solvents persist for many years , and can take a long time to be degraded or removed ; the good news is that , unlike some other forms of pollution , spillages of volatile organochlorines are apparently becoming rarer as awareness of the consequences of poor practice increases . |
| 26 | It is also capable of considerable agility and can take a delightful part in ‘ woodwind dialogues ’ in which little phrases are tossed about and discussed in turn by the different woodwind voices . |
| 27 | These new leathers absorb much less water and can withstand a hydrostatic head of 150cm ( the acceptable lower limit for a waterproof fabric ) , yet still breathe . |
| 28 | The majority of students become acclimatised to these sensations after a few flights , but every instructor is aware that some students are particularly sensitive to these feelings and can develop a total abhorrence of stalling and pitching manoeuvres . |
| 29 | The long allophone of /Ε/ , however , can not be low , but varies between mid and higher-than-mid realizations and can develop a centring glide . |
| 30 | Cost-benefit analysis attempts an answer to such questions , and can provide a helpful stimulus in comparing alternative courses of action , but it is costly and ultimately based upon value assumptions that are not always made clear to those who read the reports ( Self 1972:288 — 9 ) . |