Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [verb] the [det] " in BNC.
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1 | It 's strange that two quite different words can mean the same thing . |
2 | It 's strange that two quite different words can mean the same thing . |
3 | Repetition of words can create the same sort of chain as pronouns , and there are sometimes good reasons for preferring it . |
4 | The prime reason for this non-appearance is that , in English at least , many words can sound the same but have meanings dependant on the context that they appear in . |
5 | By contrast the larger class-D animals , living on grasslands where rainfall varies , are less selective and so long as they do not crop the grass too close many animals can cover the same foraging area in a short time . |
6 | Snacks can follow the same principle of low-fat , low-sugar eating as the main meals . |
7 | Critics of the idea argue that companies can achieve the same purpose by paying out good dividends , but Laing questions whether much of this money finds its way back into the community . |
8 | Aerial surveys can achieve the same thing , although the maps so obtained cover a smaller area . |
9 | Of course , changing the logic of the corresponding conditions can have the same effect . |
10 | For Asian women , separation from their families can cause the same torment . |
11 | This means that different firms can adopt the same formal organisation trappings but still find themselves managing particular tasks in quite different ways . |
12 | The most startling illustration of how things can stay the same while they change is found in one of Stein-am-Rhein 's many excellent restaurants . |
13 | Different theories can have the same observational consequences . |
14 | Lesser players can try the same tack but run the risk of being berated by their amateur partners for being unfriendly or even unprofessional . |
15 | Only one state name is allowed per number , but several state numbers can have the same name . |
16 | Where possible , there would be ramps , so special-needs children can make the most of the playground , along with double-width slides , bridges with handrails ( so children can pull themselves along ) , and swing beds . |
17 | c ) There are several ways in which apparently different ALT constructs can give the same effect . |
18 | Universality refers to the fact that totally different systems can exhibit the same route to chaos — the same not just in that they show the same broad features , but very closely the same including quantitative details . |
19 | The courts can express the same feeling by the creative choice as to whether a defect should be stamped jurisdictional or non-jurisdictional . |
20 | Strength , it turned out , is n't a prerequisite ( lucky thing , since tenor bells can weigh the same as a Mini ) ; in skilled hands the bell does most of the work , but a full ringing circle demands that the ringer first gets the bell moving and gradually increases the swing until the bell is balanced or ‘ set ’ with the mouth uppermost , ready to be rung on . |
21 | The train and bus links between Baden and Vienna are impeccable , and with the last transfer back to Baden being at 2.15am , even night owls can make the most of Vienna 's theatres , operas and concerts . |
22 | To take the particular case of relevance to this book , adjectives in English are , broadly , those words which can instantiate the P in both patterns of : Verbs can instantiate the latter position but not the former ; the lexical meaning expressed by a given verb must , exactly , undergo a change of syntactic class in order to do this , this usually being marked by an overt morphological change . |
23 | Dead-heading climbers and ramblers can often be a massive job involving step ladders to reach up to pergolas , arches and walls , and the larger shrub types can present the same problem . |