Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [vb infin] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More important , witness lists can throw up slight but significant discrepancies . |
| 2 | If a product may only be realized by the use of two sets of assets , and each set has no alternative use , then when both sets are under common control , fewer parties can hold up any non-contracted changes to the production process . |
| 3 | Although it is true , as Charles Muscatine has recently pointed out , that it is inappropriate and impossible to seek to classify fabliaux in toto as representing one of the styles of Latin rhetoric recognized in the medieval schools — humilis , medius or gravis : low , middle or high — fabliau authors can call up such a range of styles for good local effect . |
| 4 | So in addition to standard depreciation allowances , certain designated sectors can write off another 25 per cent of the investment against tax in the first year , while in energy saving or robotic investment the rate has gone as high as 60 per cent . |
| 5 | The accompaniment must paint the general background mood of the piece , and rhythmic designs can persist over big areas and only break off if there is a very definite change of mood or subject matter . |
| 6 | Hampton Utilities is a member of the British Jewellers Association , and its skilled craftsmen can carry out all sorts of repairs to silverware , antique and modern , including cutlery , candlesticks , mirrors and regimental medals . |
| 7 | Revolutionary Marxists can write off liberal democracy as a capitalist tool , or bourgeois ‘ con trick ’ , but then liberal democracy is indistinguishable from any other form of capitalist state — such as a military or fascist regime . |
| 8 | Male emperor moths can pick up minute concentrations of female moth pheromones from many miles away . ’ |
| 9 | For any particular political objective , administrators can break down all the consequences which will flow from alternative modes of implementing it , mapping out a decision tree and attaching costs , benefits and probabilities to each possible outcome . |
| 10 | As a consequence , only laboratories with immediate access to particle accelerators can carry out this sort of work . |
| 11 | Rubbish or trash compactors can squash up cardboard boxes , cartons , tins , cans and bottles to a quarter of their original size . |
| 12 | The most attractive feature is that the directors can borrow back half the money in the scheme and invest it in their business . |
| 13 | But the fact that dominant classes can throw off liberal democracy when they do not wish to abide by the rules does not prove that those rules are themselves capitalist instruments . |
| 14 | ORTHODOX economists believe that governments can wipe out accelerating inflation only by balancing their budgets and sharply reducing the monetary growth . |
| 15 | These are limited ( although boards can take on additional functions through negotiation with their education authority ) . |
| 16 | Indeed , one of the benefits or desirable aspects of the health service is that different clinicians and managers can try out different alternative approaches . |
| 17 | War machines can crumple up small units easily . |
| 18 | Some video machines can play back two audio tracks . |
| 19 | Consultants can get round this problem by acting as a neutral third party . |
| 20 | In the same way , it helps if partners can talk over these possibilities for their own later years , or for those of a dependent child . |
| 21 | Prices can work out cheaper than many restaurants , depending on numbers , but start at around £3.50 for a buffet where you serve yourself . |
| 22 | So for a sufficiently large number of matter particles , gravitational forces can dominate over all other forces . |
| 23 | Many smaller museums offer similar shorter sessions , where pupils can carry out certain activities appropriate to the historical site in question — such as lessons in a Victorian classroom , washday or cookery sessions in a cottage or kitchen , or working as a servant in a large country house . |
| 24 | Pupils can pick up many notions from the very methods we use . |
| 25 | Children can find out these differences and we might encourage them to talk about them by posing such questions as : |
| 26 | Many soldiers can trace back 3 or 4 generations who 've served in the regiment . |
| 27 | Menstrual cycles can set off specific urges . |
| 28 | At present it appears that local authorities can draw up individual access arrangements with the new owners , but this is not a satisfactory solution , partly because some authorities may not have the motivation to do so , and partly because they are all very short of money and could not back up the agreements financially . |
| 29 | Glasses-wearers can roll back rubber eye cups . |
| 30 | In other states , cities can pass on all or nearly all of these bills to the state government . |