Example sentences of "[noun] which it can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in summer the male ruff is an amazing-looking bird with a variously coloured ‘ ruff ’ of long feathers round its neck which it can fan out in nuptial display . |
| 2 | In pursuing this aim , IDB 's Marketing Development Division has a key role to play through the wide range of support which it can offer to all sizes of companies in Northern Ireland involved in manufacturing or providing internationally tradeable services . |
| 3 | Neutron activation was not chosen because those elements which it can measure in flint ( as compared to pottery ) are more erratically distributed than those measured by atomic absorption ( the major elements in clay ) , and this makes it harder to distinguish the products of any two mines . |
| 4 | In uncluttered water , these discharges create a symmetrical electric field around the fish which it can sense with a series of receptors in its skin . |
| 5 | It can be measured by the number of other items which it can displace . |
| 6 | Officials now fear that the British company ICI , may develop a new dental plastic which it can sell successfully everywhere — except Britain . |
| 7 | So while the male bi-coloured damselfish attracts his mates by chirping — the sound increasing to a crescendo if a female happens to pass by — there is a species of minnow which purrs , the cod grunts and the love song of the male haddock resembles the sound of a motorbike , a quite unmelodious call which it can sustain for periods of up to twenty minutes . |
| 8 | Delyn was going to spend £1.25m in 1993–94 , but finds it has more than £2.5m unspent capital which it can carry over from last year 's budget . |
| 9 | The capitalisation of the company and the extent of its reinsurance arrangements are the basic ingredients which determine the level of business and underwriting commitments which it can undertake . |
| 10 | The government has a number of possible policy instruments which it can use for this purpose . |
| 11 | Does such a fictitious person have a reputation which it can protect by the law of defamation ? |
| 12 | Sport is important for the economic , social and health benefits which it can bring and for its ability to enhance community identity . |
| 13 | Through the information and insights which it can provide in these areas , linguistics can give important help to teachers in formulating appropriate teaching methods . |
| 14 | Local government finance is important both economically and politically : economically because about one quarter of all public expenditure is spent by local authorities ; politically because the finance available to local government largely determines the level of services which it can provide . |
| 15 | Assuming Newco has no taxable profit in this accounting period , it will have excess charges on income within the meaning of s403(4) TA 1988 of £100 which it can surrender by way of group relief to Target under s402 . |
| 16 | The BBC says it wants to encourage sponsored events which it can cover . |