Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This is to help ensure nutritional balance in your diet and , in particular , to supply calcium , because dietary fibre can hinder the absorption of calcium to some degree .
2 In essence he is arguing that strain in certain types of underground rock can generate an electric signal , which in turn can ionise a column of air above the rock .
3 Fourth , it can aid the process of life review , and fifth , it is an enjoyable and stimulating experience .
4 Can make a Heav'n of Hell , a Hell of Heav'n ’
5 there does n't seem to be any sense to it really but you can try and make a bit of sense out of some of it not all of it but some of it you can make a bit of sense out of it yes .
6 ‘ Now , when it all turns to dust , we can make a bit of dosh . ’
7 If B brings a claim against A for breach of contract , A can make a counterclaim for indemnity , and the indemnity will extinguish any liability A incurs .
8 This potential development value is therefore speculative , but until the individual owners are proved to be wrong in their assessments ( and how can this be done ? ) all owners of land having a potential value can make a case for compensation on the assumption that their particular pieces of land would in fact be chosen for development if planning restrictions were not imposed .
9 Remember you can make a friend for life .
10 It must not be overdone , but it can make a suggestion of mood that the listener will have .
11 A player can make a bid for Number 10 ( by answering more questions ) when they have collected 325 seats .
12 After all , the right network can make a world of difference to your business .
13 They know that just one small slip can make a joke in dance .
14 None of the operations I ( i , j ) , I(k) , I(l) , in so far as they affect the minors , can make a minor of order r + 1 nonzero , nor make the minor of order r vanish , since they merely condense these minors .
15 It has to be written in an initial transcription of a language until you have decided with that it is phonemic ( i.e. can make a difference in meaning ) , in which case you will have to continue writing it , or that there are rules to follow , so you can predict where it comes .
16 ‘ Lewis can make a lot of money from it because he 's not yet a big enough name in the States .
17 I mean , this is why Hollywood you know can make a lot of money out of some pretty horrifying movie , the th the kind of thing I could n't go to see er cos I get the willies , I ca n't bear that kind of thing , but some people enjoy being frightened do n't they ?
18 You can make a lot of money .
19 The people who exploit them can make a lot of money , but those fat cats do n't get their hands dirty
20 ‘ If you 're a dud you can make a lot of money out of it kickbacks , mileages and second homes , employing your wife as a secretary .
21 and remember — when you 're adolescent you can make a lot of trouble for yourself . ’
22 What 's on the menu and how it is presented can make a lot of difference to their day .
23 Neighbours who can keep an eye on the house , and can be trusted to feed pets or have a key when necessary , can make a lot of difference to settling happily .
24 One bad result can make a lot of difference to a league table at this stage .
25 The denial of naturalism carries with it the recognition of the possibility of an epistemology which is prior to all of the special sciences , and which can make no use of general or particular facts about nature .
26 — OULTON Park hosts the Rapid Fit Open Formula Ford Championship for Formula Ford 1600cc motors next Saturday with an international field of drivers lining up to prove that they can make the leap into Formula 1 status .
27 And we know , too , that a loving partner can make the world of difference to the way we cope with stress , illness or even surgery .
28 So I would seriously question that you can make the sort of relationship that is suggested here , between affordability and increasing the numbers .
29 The success of the new Continental R , and before that the Bentley Turbo , shows that if it can make the sort of car that new customers approve of , it should still be able to find 3,000 buyers a year around the world .
30 One can make the distinction between kind or type on the one hand , and truth or detail or situation on the other , and one can apportion cases to one category or another .
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