Example sentences of "thing that can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The simplest thing that can go wrong is the failure of one mechanism such as a pump , valve or thermostat . |
| 2 | He told The Scotsman the other day , ’ the only thing that can stop us is the Labour party . ’ |
| 3 | But you must think my displeasure the heaviest thing that can befall you . |
| 4 | To get back to that post-prandial scene , there is , I believe , just one thing that can jolt one out of one 's seat ; a bitter almond . |
| 5 | Conversation dries up , strain and tension increases and relatives will say that they know that the only thing that can break this living and extended nightmare is the death of the person whose bed they are sitting round , but ‘ What a dreadful thought to have . ’ |
| 6 | They are not going to say a thing that can help Portland in any way whatsoever . |
| 7 | It 's about ordinary people in an ordinary world and the most special thing that can happen to anybody is to fall in love , and the worst is to fall out of love . |
| 8 | The vital role of the parents is to do all they can to ensure that the loss or diminution of love and friendship , will be the worst thing that can happen to their children if they transgress the legal and moral codes that control the society in which they will be living . |
| 9 | But it is not the worst thing that can happen . |
| 10 | It 's sometimes worth asking that nagging little voice what is really the worst thing that can happen now ? |
| 11 | Remind yourself that blushing is not the worst thing that can happen to you . |
| 12 | That is the worst thing that can happen to a human being . |
| 13 | Squigs are unpredictable and in many way the best thing that can happen is for them to go wild once they are near the enemy . |
| 14 | Then , when everything fell apart so quickly , that scared me even more , because failing at something like that is just about the most frightening thing that can happen to you . ’ |
| 15 | This is the most exciting thing that can happen in a school corridor , short of giraffes fighting . |
| 16 | The worst thing that can happen — |
| 17 | What is the worst thing that can happen when organising a tour ? |
| 18 | The worst thing that can happen is for the boat to become totally inverted and here you need to slide the daggerboard quickly out before it drops through the hull . |
| 19 | Like the other parties , it knows full well that extremism is the worst thing that can happen to a good cause . |
| 20 | But that 's the kind of thing that can happen , cos y people are n't aware . |
| 21 | So y you see there 's another s strange funny thing that can happen you see . |
| 22 | The only thing that can save the sport in the country where it was born is a large injection of prize money . |
| 23 | In any other situation the worst thing that can occur is that nothing happens at all . |
| 24 | It is the only thing that can guarantee that romance will endure . |