Example sentences of "can [vb infin] on [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If jealousy for the wife 's attentions can arise on the husband 's part , envy of the husband 's relative freedom can exist in the wife and mother . |
| 2 | ‘ I am sure , ’ Queen Margaret intervened smoothly , ‘ no suspicion of foul play can fall on the Cardinal 's nephew . ’ |
| 3 | Membership means that you can call on the AA 's swift and efficient service 24 hours a day , 365 days a year . |
| 4 | Their responsibility for improving relations between police and public makes them sensitive to the disastrous effect that wrongly exercised discretion can have on the public 's perception of the RUC . |
| 5 | Omitting the scanning side means you can only fax things you can produce on a PC 's screen — you could n't easily add your signature to a letter , for instance . |
| 6 | The argument here is that the buyer can rely on the seller 's breach as a waiver of performance so as to justify refusal to accept delivery . |
| 7 | There are times when barbel are so preoccupied with whatever business they have at hand , whether it be feeding , spawning , or just browsing , you can stand on the river 's edge right over the top of them and watch them without them taking fright and scurrying off . |
| 8 | The notes were taken early on in the research when I was chiefly concerned with documenting pollution control work , thus they should suggest something of the nature of the job — routine tasks as well as special problems — which an officer can encounter on a summer 's day . |
| 9 | Almost straight from the doorstep of Cairn Edward you can embark on a day 's walking in the Galloway Forest . |
| 10 | Prominence must obviously be understood in relative terms : if features can register on a reader 's mind in his recognition of style , the degree to which they are salient will vary , and the degree to which the reader responds in a given reading will also vary according to a number of factors , such as his attentiveness , sensitivity to style and previous reading experience . |