Example sentences of "can [verb] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In these situations metals are preferred for mechanical reasons but problems can arise owing to toxic reactions to either the metal , or wear debris . |
| 2 | Some studies have used marks on shells that would disappear if shells decrease in size ; it is known that molluscs can remain living for long periods without detectable growth ; and some studies have recorded negative growth but dismissed it as apparent error . |
| 3 | Peter Schmidt of the Stiftung Wissenschaft Politik at Ebenhausen , a leading expert on European defence and security issues , has identified the formulation of a Common Foreign and Security policy as the product of a ‘ top-down approach ’ which ‘ regards the political union of Western Europe within the framework of the EC as an end in itself ’ , rather than of a ‘ functional or horizontal approach ’ which ‘ asks in a practical way which defence functions can and should be handled in a Western European framework , which ones can remain attached to existing defence arrangements — above all that means Nato — and which ones can stay at the disposal of nation states ’ . |
| 4 | In answer , one might presume that implicit justifications can exist to deal with implicit criticisms . |
| 5 | But naturally , the amount you can borrow depends on certain factors , such as your age , income and where you live : |
| 6 | The topics and situations envisaged in the conversations should be those that the student can expect to meet in real life . |
| 7 | We can expect to speak in other tongues , as I 've already mentioned from Mark sixteen , Jesus said it would happen . |
| 8 | The depth of colour you can expect to achieve in one week will depend on how dark your skin is naturally . |
| 9 | At recent rates about 80 per cent of married women can expect to work at some time in their married lifetime ( Martin and Roberts 1984 ) . |
| 10 | The intuition behind this optimal strategy is straightforward : it is optimal to sell all or nothing — all when the current price is higher than the price that one can expect to get on future sales , nothing otherwise ; it is optimal to produce at the point where marginal cost equals the expected price on sales . |
| 11 | them may be , partners can feel deserted by each other when most in need of help and support . |
| 12 | ‘ Anything we can do to help with young Wilson ? |
| 13 | Users need not work through the exercises sequentially , but can choose according to immediate need . |
| 14 | In accordance with the terms of the contract , you can choose to retire at any time after the age of 60 , when the policy will buy you a regular pension plus the option of taking part of the money as a tax-tree lump sum . |
| 15 | If one assumes that any paddler runs a risk of shoulder damage when the shoulder angle is forced beyond 180 degrees , then a canoeist can choose to paddle at high risk with an arm position close to the limit or at low risk . |
| 16 | They always wanted us to put up with something — for example , I can remember riding in sweltering heat in the back of an old car of my father 's , in which the back windows did n't open ( be strong ) . |
| 17 | Adhesion is not defined in the Vienna Convention but is accepted as a way in which a third party can become bound to certain parts of a treaty , but not its entirety . |
| 18 | Pupils can become fascinated by mathematical contradictions and absurdities and are motivated by mathematical activity itself . |
| 19 | The practice is dubious anyway as larger containers of detergent can become contaminated by certain bacteria , often pseudomonads , and act as reservoirs of infection or spoilage . |
| 20 | We understand how deeply people can become attached to sacred objects . |
| 21 | Many clients can become frustrated by this fact , believing that there must be some very significant detail in their past which has caused them to become anxious or stressed currently . |
| 22 | This leads to the concept of secondary reinforcement , in that things that are not actually drive- or need-reducing , but are consistently associated with the things which reduce the stimuli associated with the drive , can become reinforcing through this association and themselves reduce drive-stimuli . |
| 23 | The public profile of the CBI 's director general mainly derives from his willingness to pronounce in public on issues of political interest , his fluency and persuasiveness in doing so and the fact that he can claim to speak for British industry . |
| 24 | Recovery takes about a month but bouts of fever and liverishness can keep returning for some while . |
| 25 | It is difficult to see how Evans-Pritchard 's approach can begin to cope with this sort of variation in responses to a culture 's religion . |
| 26 | Within some relationships , the two partners can begin to move in opposite directions . |
| 27 | If we can get out from behind pride , we can begin to see with genuine appreciation the efforts and accomplishments of other people . |
| 28 | It is also now an independent body , and can begin to look for new ways to finance itself and improve its amenities . |
| 29 | ‘ As I watch , ’ she wrote , ‘ and it gradually gets later , I can begin to understand about different lights and see colours in the scene which I never before would have imagined … ’ |
| 30 | As a result , while the right approach is to take the most positive steps that we can to help to deal with that problem , we have a duty to our own people also to ensure that we maintain that elementary , basic , minimum safeguard of our own nuclear deterrent . |