Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To argue that religion can go wrong , and therefore should be rejected , is like saying that because surgery can go wrong , therefore all surgeons should be pensioned off . |
| 2 | From the point of view of the doctor , even an unsuccessful action can have negative effects on career , and the action will be time consuming . |
| 3 | The delays caused by such action can have considerable impact on services because the integrated railway timetable is very susceptible to disruption . |
| 4 | Because only co-operative action can tackle environmental problems , they will not be resolved by unhampered market forces . |
| 5 | The diversity and changeability of social structures is a central theme in this knowledge , together with the revelation that human action can recast social relations and institutions . |
| 6 | At least the French soldier can get annoyed just like his British counterpart . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , CD8+ T cells from mouse intestine can produce significant amounts of γ-interferon in vitro , emphasising the need to determine the phenotype of γ-interferon producing lymphocytes directly . |
| 8 | Picking the feet out from the same side can save valuable seconds . |
| 9 | Manager of the Oxford side is Hugh Jennings , who has high hopes his side can emulate past exploits of the Oxford youngsters . |
| 10 | You should never apply pressure to the spine itself , but the strong muscles either side can take firm pressure . |
| 11 | Many horse owners know that their horse can smell dry oats or grain , which for us have no odour , from at least several feet away . |
| 12 | A horse can learn desirable behaviour in one lesson , but it can just as easily learn a bad habit . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , chronic anxiety , in a horse can cause various skin troubles which refuse to clear up with veterinary treatment and antibiotics , but which miraculously disappear when there is a reduction of anxiety . |
| 14 | In addition , the activities of management and labour can influence key decisions over investment and productivity , and these in their turn will have an influence on plant profitability . |
| 15 | This is where the S3 chip comes in and Datapath claim that their card can improve common Windows functions by over 15 times . |
| 16 | Harm can include impaired health or development and both physical and mental ill-treated or abuse . |
| 17 | Even though most of the nail you can see is dead , regular buffing can promote healthy growth by stimulating blood circulation in the lunula ( half moon ) . |
| 18 | We do know Bonanza can get rough if he has to , and he knows where to find you . |
| 19 | The application for judicial review is a particular ( and the main ) procedure by which a litigant can seek judicial review of a governmental decision . |
| 20 | Fear can break political movements ; the Communist Party of America , a paper threat at best , lost 14,000 of its 20,000 members in a year . |
| 21 | Yet the distortions of prejudice can have subtle effects on people 's behaviour . |
| 22 | Finally , RSC Ord 18 , r8(4) and CCR Ord 6 , r1A make it clear that the plaintiff must specifically plead a claim for interest even though it is awarded automatically in personal injury claims unless the defendant can show good reason ( see para 1.66 et seq ) . |
| 23 | While it is easy to see how those people who took the aggressive martial language of Paisley and others as justification for violence can feel used , such an analysis over-simplifies and fails correctly to identify the ‘ respectable ’ Protestant 's view of the law and the genuine dilemmas of loyalism . |
| 24 | Of course , we have a very good precedent for believing that internal , neurotic conflicts between the ego and the id can become externalized . |
| 25 | Our data extend this to show that such preserved perception can support figure-ground segregation . |
| 26 | The problem is that , for example , the nitrogen in blood can become available to plants in days and continue for a week or two , whereas the phosphate in bone can not possibly become available for several months . |
| 27 | Yet at the same time thinking can become obsessional and repetitive for some people . |
| 28 | The Ampoules are designed for non-surgical , external application and contain very active ingredients , which when used correctly , and especially when used in conjunction with the other preparations in the programme can produce spectacular results . |
| 29 | This programme can run direct from Mega Disk . |
| 30 | And a country with a nuclear power programme can have nuclear weapons for a modest extra cost . |