Example sentences of "can [verb] [noun sg] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can put in ramps instead of stairs , widen doorways , fix rails in bathrooms , lower working surfaces in kitchens , extend tap handles , place electric points within reach , etc. all these things can make life much easier and increase the independence of a disabled person , though clearly it would be simpler in many cases to provide bungalows or flats designed especially for the disabled , in particular those confined to wheelchairs . |
| 2 | MOMENTS of passion can include ice-cream so long as it is the grown-up variety . |
| 3 | It is about extending decision-making to the level where it can take place most effectively and where it can be informed by local circumstances in the context of the policy and philosophy of the school . |
| 4 | So each step has to be planned patiently with her , so that this big change in her life can take place as smoothly as possible . |
| 5 | Sometimes a wave can express gratitude as successfully as saying ‘ Thanks ’ . |
| 6 | In the past few years the appeal system has been successfully used to overcome the resistance of reluctant local authorities , and development has tended to proceed on an ad hoc basis with new centres sited where developers can acquire land easily rather than on the basis of any strategic plan . |
| 7 | People can handle change more effectively if they keep one thing constant rather than allowing everything to change . |
| 8 | A tiger with extra-sharp teeth can kill prey more efficiently than a normal tiger ; hence it has more offspring ; hence it passes on , vertically , more copies of the gene that makes sharp teeth . |
| 9 | Although slow to load and fire , hand guns can penetrate armour more easily than arrows . |