Example sentences of "[to-vb] [subord] [art] [noun sg] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would like to know if the machine can be converted to full time four wheel drive , There are no real advantages to permanent four wheel drive but , if you wish to , use the transfer box from a 1948–50 Series One . |
| 2 | To establish if a pupil can be sustained within St Augustine 's ( to date only one panel declined to accept a pupil ) . |
| 3 | Clients contemplating determination of an issue by an expert will wish to know whether a decision can be reached which will be final , and , if not , on what grounds they or the other party can mount a challenge ; whether they can sue the expert ; and whether they can avoid cost and formality . |
| 4 | The actual grammar rules and certain of the features employed are different ( e.g. sentential grammars have no feature to indicate whether a word can be further inflected ) but the underlying principles and mechanisms are similar . |
| 5 | Mining companies all over the world set up consortia to study ways of mining the manganese nodules on the floor of the deep oceans , but have been unwilling to proceed until the world can agree on laws to cover deep sea mining . |
| 6 | For this reason very few unassisted clients will be in a position to commission a report just to see if a case can be made out . |
| 7 | In an ideal environment all the people within a single organisation would use the same software but as the ideal is seldom achieved it is worth checking to see if a package can at least handle the industry standard DIF ( Data Interchange Format ) file format . |
| 8 | He and fellow Gloucestershire MPs are meeting councillors this weekend to see if a solution can be found . |
| 9 | Further tests are under way at Baltimore , in California and at Seattle 's cancer research centre , to see if the treatment can be repeated on other patients , and may eventually include some Aids sufferers who do not have cancers . |
| 10 | So vivid a response by a great poet must inspire respect and possibly a curiosity to see if the reader can match the experience . |
| 11 | The local authority will make enquiries to see if the funeral can be paid for by a relative . |
| 12 | Much of sociological research is , we might say following Garfinkel , trying to " find the animal in the foliage " or , to extend the implication of the metaphor , trying to see if an idea can be made to say something of sociological interest . |
| 13 | Now it is for us to determine whether a corporation can bring such an action , and I must say that , to my mind , to allow such a thing would be wholly unprecedented and contrary to principle . |
| 14 | Such models were applied to the car market by several authors in the 1960s and early 1970s ; this research is intended to determine whether the principle can still be usefully applied in forecasting the size of the market . |
| 15 | Too many jobs are at stake , and the safety net service that the municipal hospitals provide , without financial triage to determine whether the patient can pay , is too important for politicians to stay out of the kitchen . |
| 16 | Their manager , Marvin Rodriguez , promises a ‘ conservative game ’ in Italy , but Cayasso and Coronado are a couple of forwards to watch provided the defence can get the ball away . |
| 17 | Indeed , under paragraph 12 of the Code , the Custody Officer has the power to decide whether the suspect can be interviewed by another officer . |
| 18 | In this connection thought appears to be divided almost on a national basis , English authors having resorted freely to the assumption that the sea is capable of cutting wide platforms in their interpretation of high level terraces , while American and continental authorities have been much more inclined to doubt whether the sea can cut a very wide bench unless there is progressive drowning of the land or unless the sea is merely trimming up a subaerial surface . |
| 19 | The polytechnic has employed research student Jo Denn to see whether a link can be established between childhood asthma and atmospheric pollution . |
| 20 | If it is , I can only hope it will work with all concerned to see whether a solution can be found to the problem of access . |
| 21 | Will my right hon. Friend consider the problem to see whether the Government can help ? |
| 22 | Leaving their nest-holes they have some way to go before the sea can provide them with a refuge . |