Example sentences of "it can [adv] [verb] [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 While this necessarily brief look at the IDB support for export development will give an overview of the services we offer , it can not hope to provide a detailed catalogue of the full range of support schemes which are available .
2 ‘ Surely , ’ said Lefevre , ‘ it can not have escaped a man of your experience that some ladies are in the habit of dyeing their hair . ’
3 In such a case the firm may have to distribute through a middleman because it can not afford to employ a field sales force .
4 And , although BR has not closed a railway line since 1976 , it can not afford to repair a major structure .
5 In a similar manner , it can often help to provide an overview of situations that are being affected by changes , particularly where these changes will cause a significant disturbance to the stability of the existing system .
6 It can certainly continue to provide an under-funded and under-valued ill health service and create an increasingly expensive new layer of bureaucracy . ’
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