Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She stood on the pavement and pointed the spray can at the low brick wall of their front garden .
2 The homoeopathic physician can on the other hand give the appropriate remedies for grief or fright , or whatever else it may have been , and experience the satisfaction of being told that the patient now feels better than she has done for years .
3 In Bucharest as in Pyongyang , it may well be that severe repression can in the first instance only be challenged by a well-aimed bullet .
4 In Bucharest as in Pyongyang , it may well be that severe repression can in the first instance only be challenged by a well-aimed bullet .
5 This kind of generalised discussion can at the same time draw in a number of points covering health aspects , daily routine , and the emotional needs for company , and a sense of belonging which if not met can result in depression , anxiety or misery .
6 Association on this professional level can in the short term , however , certainly secure greater public awareness of the individual firms .
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