Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The question thus with which we are confronted is that of whether this religion can contain the new consciousness of women . |
| 2 | No limited , finite positive form of religion can encapsulate the universality or infinitude of religion . |
| 3 | As we have seen , Gandhi recognizes that no single religion can embody the whole truth , and that all particular religions contain errors since they are human constructs or formulations , but does it follow necessarily that when he speaks of Religion underlying all human constructs , or at the heart of all religions , he is referring to an ‘ essence ’ of an ‘ entity ’ or a ‘ primordial form ’ of religion after the fashion of Schleiermacher ? |
| 4 | Yet , as has already been discussed in Chapter 3 , it unfortunately is the case that religion can become a powerful ally of thuggery , violence , aggression , intolerance and denial of human rights . |
| 5 | There are times when a little extra speed can make a big difference to how your mail is received by overseas clients or family and friends abroad . |
| 6 | Two examples from Victoria , Australia , show how coordinated legislative and voluntary sector action can have a substantial impact on public behaviour . |
| 7 | Habermas rejects this analysis because the level of communicative action can have an impact on the process of modernization that Marcuse ignored . |
| 8 | A patriotic feeling or the witnessing of a noble or generous action can evoke the same emotion . |
| 9 | This rolling action can reduce the tendency to tear the paper . |
| 10 | The association can provide a list of test laboratories . |
| 11 | The Commonwealth and , indeed , the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association can play a major role in that . |
| 12 | The ambitious soldier can expect a similar progression , from Commander of the Bath when he becomes brigadier , to KCB when he reaches lieutenant-general and GCB when he eventually storms the summit of military life . |
| 13 | ‘ We do n't want to start crowing because we 're not up there yet , but if we keep on like this I believe this side can make a challenge . ’ |
| 14 | Bangor , the potential ‘ dark horses ’ this season have a difficult opening hurdle in Cliftonville at Solitude while Glenavon , hoping their enigmatic side can make a bigger impression this time round travel to neighbours Newry . |
| 15 | Revenge would be sweet for him tonight , and he feels the current Rangers side can make the final . |
| 16 | Starting with the sport , Oxford United Manager , Brian Horton is confident his side can end the season on a high note . |
| 17 | But with 17 matches to go and key players returning , Strudwick believes his side can reach the big-time for the first time since the Rugby League began their bid to take the game beyond the confines of Yorkshire and Lancashire with the Fulham experiment back in the early eighties . |
| 18 | A narrow three-point reverse in Moscow last year has convinced England coach Kevin Cadle that his side can claim an historic first win against the Russians in front of a sell-out 4,000 crowd . |
| 19 | Guilt or resentment on either side can erode an otherwise loving relationship . |
| 20 | Recording technology can be used to produce extended , unique , individual visions ( Mike Oldfield 's Tubular Bells ) ; and , with the advent of ‘ portable studios ’ , a musician can produce a complete piece on tape at home , then teach it to the band , just like a bourgeois composer , rather than entering into collaborative work . |
| 21 | Why keep wasting 13 years when Labour can prove the same point in less than half the time . |
| 22 | Until Labour can close the gap , it 's a legacy any decent conservative will inherit . |
| 23 | Improved cost control — nowadays more important than ever for local businesses — as invoices can list who has been buying what and when on your Shell account , and the card can remove the need to settle your account with cash or cheques . |
| 24 | ‘ When they 're right for each other a Gemini and a Sagittarian can have a wonderful , magical , lasting relationship . |
| 25 | And mummy can have a apple cos I need a nana , and you need a nana as well . |
| 26 | Mummy can have a fag now you 're not eating it . |
| 27 | Right , as soon as we 've done this then we 'll have to go and have a , you can have a bath and mummy can have a shower because I 've got a lady coming to see me about a job . |
| 28 | The shortest priced favourite can stumble and fall at the very first fence while the 100–1 outsider can achieve the ultimate glory . |
| 29 | If the correct equipment , to suit the buyers ' needs , has been chosen for demonstration , and it performs reliably , the demonstration can move the buyers very much closer to purchase . |
| 30 | During these moist-palmed days of self-discovery , it is taken for granted that the penis can withstand a rigorous pummelling up to eight times a day . |