Example sentences of "a [noun] can [verb] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it seems that the relation is not quite the same , for there is no comparable way in which a hearer can express the same wonder or wish by assenting to the sentence as uttered by the speaker . |
| 2 | A marriage can do the same , provided the couple are prepared to talk things through and really want to make a go of it . |
| 3 | We do it when we decide that the sibling rule — that a child can attend the same school as a brother or sister — does not apply ( the assumption here must surely be that siblings can belong to different species ) . |
| 4 | At present a person can take a few driving lessons and pass a driving test and he is then free to purchase any type of car they can afford , regardless of how powerful that car is . |
| 5 | This is the occasion when a reader can visit the same show and make a personal assessment of how helpful the art critic has been . |