Example sentences of "[coord] can [vb infin] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be free of weeds or seeds that are poisonous or can damage a horse 's mouth , such as barley grass . |
| 2 | There are relations that can be created by expressions of consent , and there are many in which such acts form or can form a component of their creation or perpetuation . |
| 3 | Tel. 071–272 1266 ) may be able to arrange for someone to conduct a non-religious ceremony , or can send a form of words that could be used ( leaflets are available from these organisations on receipt of an sae ) . |
| 4 | If you have an aquarium aerator , or can use a bicycle pump to bubble air through the water several times daily , you can fill the tank more than half-full . |
| 5 | Firstly , so that those who are slow know when the joke ends , or can have a moment to reflect and catch the subtleties of any double entendre . |
| 6 | I have always wanted to do this as I love my hair and can do a lot with it . |
| 7 | The adze is a heavy tool and can do a lot of damage . |
| 8 | Close your eyes and practice thinking it over and over again in your mind until you become proficient at blocking out all other thoughts and ideas , and can achieve a level of deep calm and relaxation . |
| 9 | Cathy Massiter made it very clear in her television interview that MI5 and Special Branch alone decide who merits a dossier and which group they belong to and can open a file on any person or group of people or organisation they please , put into it anything they like , be it only gossip or hearsay , and once opened the file remains there indefinitely . |
| 10 | In this section we merely want to put forward briefly the three main ways in which social policy has made and can make a contribution to increased consumption , investment , employment and hence to economic growth . |
| 11 | Solar heating does come into its own for the fairly specialised use of heating water for swimming pools and can make a contribution to heating the domestic hot water . |
| 12 | If England persist with their unfortunate habit of combining brilliant rugby with bovine penalty concessions , both Hilditch and Springbok captain Naas Botha will punish them ; IF England try to run possession as stupidly as they did against Australia in the World Cup final , either from too deep or too static , they will not break down a defence inspired by arrogance and pride ; IF England spill ball in the contact , another trait of early-season activity , this Springbok side are prepared to run , ball in hand , from end to end and can make a birthday cake out of crumbs . |
| 13 | It originates from Thailand and can reach a length of up to 12cm . |
| 14 | Eta is 440 light-years away , and can attain a luminosity well over 5000 times that of the Sun . |
| 15 | I never use plonk — it contributes nothing to the recipe and can ruin a dish . |
| 16 | Cheap currants , especially if they are used in too great a proportion to other fruits , are bitter and can ruin a cake . |
| 17 | The octamer motif in HP 16/18 is therefore able to mediate the inhibition of gene expression by Oct-1 and can confer a tissue specific pattern of activity on a heterologous promoter with neither of these effects being observed with the corresponding motif in HPV 6/11 . |
| 18 | The House does , of course , have charge of its own affairs and can expel a Member , without prejudice to his right to stand in the ensuing by-election , whenever it so wishes . |
| 19 | For example it monitors driving times and can tell a driver when he needs to take a break . |
| 20 | For example , migrants from Pakistan — both women and men — appear to retain a strong sense of obligation to give support to all relatives within their biraderi ( sometimes spelled biradari ) which contains a wide range of kin and can represent a network of mutual aid extending across continents ( Anwar , 1985 ) . |
| 21 | It almost instantaneously cuts off the power , and can prevent a tragedy occurring . |
| 22 | In contrast , the side chains of MeLeu9 and Abu2 are located to the sides of the binding pocket ( Fig. 2 ) and can accommodate a variety of side chains consistent with the structure/activity relationships . |
| 23 | ‘ Inmates want to work in the kitchen because it means they can be out of their cells for most of the day and can have a bit of extra food , ’ he says . |
| 24 | Yeah that 's what we 'll have for tea waffles and ham and can have a bottle of wine , I 'm still on my antibiotics |
| 25 | Index cards are easily handled and shuffled ; they can be kept in alphabetised boxes , come in different colours , and can have a topic , keyword or reference written at the top , as an indication of what is on the card . |
| 26 | Tax reform is a subject that cuts across general disciplines and can have a number of motives . |
| 27 | Venus , apart from the Sun and the Moon , is the brightest object in the sky and can cast a shadow perceptible to human vision . |
| 28 | Rent a council house and can run a car |
| 29 | We can now observe twentieth century features of Hebridean kitchen gardens and can recognise a profusion of plants which occur , then sense the continuity of custom as Martin Martin informs us of the uses he observed almost three centuries ago . |
| 30 | One full course of treatment costs as little as 5 pence , and can save a life . |