Example sentences of "it can [verb] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the new leadership of the Labour Party decides to put greater equality at the heart of its policies , huge questions remain to be answered about how it can achieve democratic support to bring this about . |
| 2 | It can take 10 minutes to get off the train . ’ |
| 3 | A tea bush requires constant attention : if not plucked for a year it can take two years to return to normal ; if bushes have to be uprooted , new ones take seven years to come into production . |
| 4 | It can take many ejaculations to clear sperm already in tube . |
| 5 | Consider this : it can take 50 hours to re-key one megabyte 's worth of data . |
| 6 | It can take 3 days to disappear and is followed by complete peeling . |
| 7 | It can take several hours to kill an entire whale group which may number several hundred individuals . ’ |
| 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 | She says women should n't be worried about the operation itself , though it can take some time to recover . |
| 10 | As it can take considerable time to effect the transfer of overseas funds to the University account , you are strongly advised to make arrangements well in advance . |
| 11 | While it may not provide a specific remedy for the complainant , it can force public bodies to alter policy and procedure . |
| 12 | ESA has already paid for a launch on Ariane , but it can transfer this money to cover the launch of the Giotto mission to Halley 's comet in 1985 . |
| 13 | It can encourage foreign tourists to spend their money or it can encourage foreign investment which will provide income . |
| 14 | The tractor has a V10 diesel engine and uses eight-wheel drive , so it can cross rough country to hide in woodland . |
| 15 | When there is a great wish for something to be true but the evidence for it is not yet complete , it can require great strength to resist the pressure to say more than the data warrant . |