Example sentences of "and [noun] can [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 The likes of Newbridge , Newport , Pontypridd and Bridgend can challenge for a while , but eventually class will tell .
2 Throughout the summer the warm weather and increased activity of both pond fish and plants can lead to a number of problems in ornamental ponds .
3 This life style may be unsuitable for some women and boredom can lead to a couple 's failure to complete an assignment , even to breakdown of their marriage .
4 Even outside these types of confrontation , the very differences in language and traditions can lead to a breakdown in communication .
5 If the mechanisms which Kandel has uncovered for the short-term processes of habituation and sensitization can serve as a model for short-term memory , what have they to say about long-term memory ?
6 The attitude of kindness should become habitual and develop into the ‘ I and Thou ’ relationship of Buber 's existential philosophy ; so that the subject and object can join in a transcendent meeting , defeating the isolation of the usual you and me relationship which contains no warmth and is a mere hailing as of two ships at a distance from one another .
7 There may be a notice board which has them all written down , so that residents and staff can see at a glance what 's on today .
8 So that the social , the social idea in the towns and people can gather in a market place and do what they will without too much trouble , but nevertheless and immediately you try to restrict , we , we run into trouble , but we must protect the people and that 's the purpose for the trading standards .
9 It 's a lot of fun , and people can excel at a variety of skills .
10 Wide roads lead to a new bridge crossing the water and traffic can proceed at a fast pace without a halt .
11 Those who work in schools and colleges can suffer from a sense of inadequacy or guilt which is quite absurd in its baselessness .
12 Backpackers should make sure they 're in good shape , though , as the scale of the climbs and descents can come as a shock to UK walkers .
13 Bukharin replied : ‘ It is obvious that only the real process of exchanges of substances between town and country can serve as a firm and stable basis for the influence of the town to be decisive . ’
14 There is also a strong element of liberal education and students can choose from a range of social science and arts courses offered by other departments in the University .
15 Sinners , prostitutes , and thieves can understand in a second the power of that argument .
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