Example sentences of "can [verb] from [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Viewed from an overhead perspective , Rufus can stomp from block to block with impunity but falls to his death if he makes a wrong move . |
| 2 | Even if you are more or less an appropriate weight to begin with , you can benefit from exercise to tone the muscles . |
| 3 | You can work from left to right as you prefer . |
| 4 | In addition , textile effluents are very variable in flow and composition , so that the treatment process has to be able to cope with all the fluctuations that can occur from day to day or month to month . |
| 5 | The terms are complementary , but their relationship can shift from context to context . |
| 6 | Thus the teacher-in-role can decide from moment to moment whether to carry the burden of the pupils ' protection — ‘ My men ( a group of ‘ passive ’ children ) have this to say to you' is to be totally protective — or to remove that protection and hand over the power : ‘ My men have something to say to you … ! ’ |
| 7 | If we spot the fish we can cast directly to them with strong tackle and a big bait , or we can move from swim to swim until we find where a big barbel or two are feeding . |
| 8 | The cud is thoroughly masticated — the jaw can move from side to side as well as up and down — before it is finally passed into the digestive system where the job of extracting everything of nutritive value will be carried out . |
| 9 | These materials are soluble in water , and hence can move from place to place by diffusion . |
| 10 | Unlike their relatives the gibbons , orangs do not leap , though they can swing from tree to tree , a process known as brachiation . |
| 11 | In woodlands they can swing from tree to tree or scramble over the treetops to drop to the forest floor below . |
| 12 | But there are certain feelings and reactions in bereavement that are common to much of the animal kingdom , including the human race , and all who are caring for the bereaved need to be aware of them , as well as being ready to accept the tremendous range of responses that people can produce from time to time in their efforts to deal with their painful situation . |
| 13 | ( This percentage can vary from year to year and fluctuates from 5–30 per cent . ) |
| 14 | The amount needed is estimated by the scheme actuary and this can vary from year to year , according to how much money is accumulated and how much the scheme is likely to have to pay out in benefits . |
| 15 | The types of charts used by the reservations office can vary from hotel to hotel . |
| 16 | For private and voluntary homes , these can vary from home to home and different charges may be made for single and shared rooms . |
| 17 | So , the conditions of dominance can vary from case to case . |
| 18 | But it can vary from patient to patient . |
| 19 | The detailed make-up of these proteins can vary from person to person — variation that comes from differences in the gene which describes the protein . |
| 20 | Where " events " last several days , the level of activity can vary from day to day , sometimes in a predictable sometimes an unpredictable fashion . |
| 21 | The relative weight of standardised and non-standardised items can vary from research to research . |
| 22 | Their function can vary from time to time and place to place . |
| 23 | It is known that Coomassie blue staining can vary from protein to protein [ 32 ] and consequently the ratios of subunits obtained here are not necessarily the absolute values for the stoichiometry , but serve as internal comparisons between wild type and mutant endonucleases . |
| 24 | The city is only about two miles long by one mile wide , so you can walk from end to end in less than two hours . |
| 25 | The fees can change from year to year and the figures appearing in section ( 2 ) of the table below headed ‘ Estimated Costs ’ must be used only as an indication of the minimum likely to apply . |
| 26 | The masking can be consistent ( for example , top/bottom , left/right , middle/edges ) or it can change from frame to frame . |
| 27 | Everyone should follow Marshall 's example here because the amount of effect level needed can change from gig to gig and the mix pot makes this adjustment instantly , without your having to mess about with the processor 's levels . |
| 28 | Some playback machines are multi-standard and can switch from PAL to SECAM or NTSC , but do n't assume anything about video machines you are going to use . |
| 29 | The British food industry responds to consumer demands for meals that can go from freezer to microwave to table within minutes . |
| 30 | Obviously we had a few injuries at the start of the season , so hopefully we can go from strength to strength now . |