Example sentences of "and it can [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to its magical effects , the clock can lash out with its pendulum chains ( which are amazingly ‘ elastic ’ ) , and it can generate illusory Clone Images of itself . |
| 2 | While this is going on ( and it can last several days ) the pair occasionally break off their courtship ritual and return to their chosen spawning site . |
| 3 | This is in miniature the classic blueprint detective story , and it can give more pleasure by virtue of its clues coming closer to the final revelation than sometimes the full-length affair does . |
| 4 | That structure can now be diverse , based on local choices , and it can place tremendous emphasis on community identity . |
| 5 | Our silence offers God an opportunity to speak to the soul and it can provide blessed relief from over-activity and the torrent of speech and song with which we assail both his ears and our own . |
| 6 | In the earliest phase of a mental disorder , relatives feel puzzled and bewildered by what is happening , and it can take many months or even years before deteriorating social function gives way to overt symptoms which can be clearly interpreted as mental illness . |
| 7 | All three deposit their surveys at the ESRC Data Archive at the University of Essex , but the data arrives in a form that can be quite hard to read , and it can take several months for the Archive to be able to supply even small amounts of the raw data in a form usable on most college computers . |
| 8 | There are particular muscles which seem to carry most of the burden , and it can take several sessions to help them become relaxed . |
| 9 | This bringing of the people of God back to personal thankfulness for their place in Christ is one of the vital functions of worship , and it can take some time . |
| 10 | When friends fall out the mess can be considerable and it can take some time for the wounds to heal . |
| 11 | But Downing Street made it clear that it was the Cabinet which set the £244.5 billion spending target — and it can increase that figure if it wants to . |
| 12 | This is an accelerator constructed for nuclear structure research using heavy ions , and it can produce exotic nuclei . |
| 13 | And it can determine certain things Right ! |
| 14 | And it can arouse understandable hostility among those who fear " the people " and their aspirations . |