Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] ' [noun] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | FIG. 1 The spatial Prisoners ' Dilemma can generate a large variety of qualitatively different patterns , depending on the magnitude of the parameter , b , which represents the advantage for defectors . |
| 2 | Rural clients ' problems can therefore be seen to be similar to their city counterparts , but the rural advisers ' problems are different . |
| 3 | Even a few hours ' warning can save lives and reduce injuries . |
| 4 | The dilemma of whether to improve ( or not ) an old building which may not be needed in a few years ' time can last for decades . |
| 5 | Some horses ' tendons can be twice as long as others . |
| 6 | Basically , however , secure tenants of three years ' standing can buy their houses at discounts ranging from 33 per cent of market price to a maximum of 50 per cent . |
| 7 | The interatomic spacing can be calculated form the critical angle and the dimensions of the cone ; these cones ' dimensions can be computed from classical mechanics or they can be determined experimentally . |
| 8 | The remaining three terms ' grant can be reinstated at whichever point the student reaches the target resulting , again , in some students graduating at Christmas or Easter after their originally expected date of completion . |
| 9 | The only small crumb of comfort is that , since May 1990 , tenants ( but not managers ) of national brewers ' pubs can buy guest cask ales free of the tie — but the nationals have been quick to dominate this new market niche by organising their own lists of ‘ guest beers ’ , many of them brewed by their own subsidiaries . |
| 10 | The injured dogs ' behaviour can not be differentiated from that of their uninjured pack mates . |
| 11 | Guild women have fully recognized what useful and important citizens ' work can and should be done by working women . |
| 12 | The pressure of taking on other peoples ' problems can cause breakdowns . |
| 13 | It assumes everything , and this is the last thing the field anthropologist who tries to understand other peoples ' symbols can afford to do . |
| 14 | The results of his last two years ' work can be seen during Spring 1992 in two exhibitions : Gulf at the Imperial War Museum , and Not the Gulf at Waterman 's Arts Centre . |
| 15 | The results of his last two years ' work can be seen during Spring 1992 in two exhibitions : Gulf at the Imperial War Museum , and Not the Gulf at Waterman 's Arts Centre . |
| 16 | Variations between local areas ' needs can be measured and compensated for in national grants . |
| 17 | What I would say , if there 's any doubt , if a mother has any doubt about her baby 's feet she should see the doctor and he will refer if he thinks necessary so most babies ' feet can look quite odd at times and they will hold them in strange positions . |