Example sentences of "but it can [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The apparatus in both UA1 and UA2 can not specifically identify electrons , but it can eliminate other possibilities . |
| 2 | Yeah but lary lary actually means loud like , but it can mean loud clothes or loud mouth . |
| 3 | LET YOUR MONEY DO THE WALKING The number of new residents a tax haven can accommodate is limited , but it can hold any amount of companies , trusts and offshore funds |
| 4 | Gas and air produces a lightheaded feeling that takes the edge off the pain but it can make some women feel nauseous . |
| 5 | It typically leads to unusually dry weather in the western Pacific Tropics and heavy rains on the desert coasts of western America , but it can have wider effects . |
| 6 | Bad breath , or halitosis , is one of those ailments that often provokes ribald comments but it can cause intense embarrassment to the sufferer . |
| 7 | But it can take many months and , as Wendy realised , the longer she waited , the harder it would be to trace Eva . |
| 8 | But it can take 10 years for a material to get on the list while officials develop a standard , which specifies physical and chemical properties of materials . |
| 9 | ESA has already paid for a launch on Ariane , but it can transfer this money to cover the launch of the Giotto mission to Halley 's comet in 1985 . |