Example sentences of "but it can [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But it can prevent ratification of the entire treaty by refusing to pass the bill . ’
2 It has different effects on people depending on their state of mind , but it can exaggerate depression in someone who is suffering from anxiety .
3 Keeping your fingers crossed and plunging on is one way of dealing with tricky situations which may gain a reputation for the school that it has firm and strong management but it can have costs in the loss of a number of unhappy families .
4 It is worth remembering that with increasing age , the symptoms of cystitis may be less dramatic but it can cause incontinence of urine .
5 This can be understood physically in this way : a fluid particle that is displaced but then falls back to its original position without any mixing with its new environment does not transfer any heat , but it can transfer momentum through the action of pressure forces .
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