Example sentences of "[conj] can [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would like to hear from any men who are in , or can portray this age group . |
| 2 | In addition , General Honours courses are offered , in which students can combine study of biology with another subject to an advanced level , or can combine biological courses to make a joint honours degree . |
| 3 | It affects or can affect some subjects more than others . |
| 4 | There can be no confidence that unions , existing to serve a sectional interest , will or can suppress that interest in order to support the wider interest , whether at company or national level . |
| 5 | Animals fight the infection with their immune system ( which can produce antibodies capable of neutralising viruses or can kill infected cells ) and by making interferon , the cell 's natural anti-viral drug . |
| 6 | Planning permission can either be complete in itself , normally referred to as ‘ full ’ permission or can require further details to be referred to the authority for approval . |
| 7 | Do not drink alcohol , unless you have home-made wine brewed from pure fruit and sugar ( no Campden tablets ) , or can buy organic wine ( see p 333 for suppliers ) . |
| 8 | Subsequent lessons can further develop the same conversation , or can tackle different topics . |
| 9 | Moreover , audit committees function most effectively when their members understand clearly the financial reporting process , the types of issue that can affect that process , and the relationships between management , auditors and regulators . |
| 10 | ‘ Hyperplastic cell proliferation — is a condition that can affect all species of fish . |
| 11 | He added , ‘ CIRE money has also been used to develop other neural network products such as the dynamic signature-recognition system that can detect forged signatures on cheques and credit cards . ’ |
| 12 | Finally , because some software houses have already started to write in copyguards that can detect Happy Chips , it has a ‘ slow it down ’ mode which prevents the copyguard from spotting the intruder . |
| 13 | As is implied by Taylor 's list above of 23 criteria , there are a number of attributes of information sources that can show considerable variation in practice . |
| 14 | ‘ With nothing but common sense in the mortar , and a tongue that can adjust most problems and people to scale , and an arrogance that will not connive at pretence , even if pretence is of the essence of kingship . |
| 15 | Children who have , for example , a Jewish , Hindu , Welsh , or Irish home in an English town or city often have the advantage of sharing two or more cultures that can enrich each other and that can help to spread understanding in the community . |
| 16 | The only device that can create these images is a plotter and , until recently , these have been prohibitively expensive for the home computer user . |
| 17 | The new machine is reliant on an up-to-date design studio using C.A.D. ( Computer Aided Design ) techniques that can reproduce each design onto a floppy disk . |
| 18 | This is the only method that can reproduce several colours simultaneously by the simple process of writing over different coloured carbon papers in turn when preparing the master copy . |
| 19 | Because of this , the only shock that can disturb current prices from the value they are expected to take next period is a relative demand shock . |
| 20 | So the crucial argument does not concern the fluoride level in a community water supply per se , but rather whether fluoridation increases the risk that certain people develop , even for a short time , levels of fluoride in the blood that can damage human cells and systems . |
| 21 | In his latest book he tells of sophisticated computers that can move tall buildings in the opposite direction to the tremors . |
| 22 | I know it is a word that can mean various things , but we must ask why some continental politicians refer to the word ’ federal ’ at every opportunity . |
| 23 | By using automatic equipment that can serve several installations with a different programme for each if necessary . |
| 24 | By studying regions of the proteins the proteinase cuts , they have come up with a small molecule that can block this scissor action . |
| 25 | Because innovation is so often thought of in purely product feature terms , these connections are especially important : they are the almost invisible understanding of the immediate situation that can spell ultimate success or failure in the marketplace … |
| 26 | Obviously , any such processes that can enhance environmental quality are to be welcomed , provided that they themselves do not lead to inadvertent environmental deterioration . |
| 27 | The car is full of hi-tech wizardry , including electronic engine management and chassis control , and a six-speed semi-automatic gearbox that can memorise each circuit . |
| 28 | Being inauthentic ( ‘ feeling false ’ ) comes from ignoring or denying life 's contradictions , perhaps by attaching oneself exclusively to objects which do not involve the sort of deep relationships or beliefs that can give personal pain as well as joy . |
| 29 | the traditional dances and customs of a particular country that can give local colour and atmosphere to a plot or theme ; |
| 30 | Plants that can tolerate parched conditions are known as xerophytes . |