Example sentences of "[Wh det] can [vb infin] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is now considerable knowledge from research in the behavioural sciences about body or non-verbal language , use of which can enrich the AL of communicating . |
| 2 | There is a different form of automatic teaching device called a pacing machine which can facilitate the development of motor skills . |
| 3 | THE JUNKIES OF HONG Kong have the perfect means of escape from the constant downtown din , which can rattle the nerves of even the most hardened city-slicker . |
| 4 | Unlike light , which can reach the lens from sources far beyond our galaxy , sound is a very localised phenomenon . |
| 5 | Any disturbed motor function in the gut could therefore be one of the numerous expressions of diabetic neuropathy which can affect the cardiovascular , the endocrine or the gastrointestinal system . |
| 6 | For example , scar tissue may form or there may be a disturbance to the blood supply , both of which can affect the working of adjacent regions . |
| 7 | To account for the relationship of the Great Witcombe pavement with the St.Nicholas Street mosaic therefore , it seems necessary ( on present evidence ) to consider at least two of the factors which can affect the transmission of similar characteristics . |
| 8 | Effectively , it refers to all environmental factors which can affect the production of grapes in a given area and thus the potential of the wines that area may produce . |
| 9 | However , sometimes there are arrangements connected with an issue of shares , such as a guarantee given by the parent company of amounts payable in respect of the shares , which can affect the accounting . |
| 10 | A weather eye must also be kept on external changes , such as government policy , which can affect the surveyor 's business . |
| 11 | The main danger in the staff reaction is that there might be a severe loss of morale which can affect the care of other patients . |
| 12 | There is also the path of geomancy , where actions are taken which can affect the quality of the physical environment and , as a consequence , the inner being . |
| 13 | Some changes may be natural , such as those in the flow and direction of ocean currents , which can affect the distribution of the small pelagic fish or fish fry on which the birds depend . |
| 14 | Throughout the growing period they require both sunshine and water and must be protected from diseases which can affect the crop . |
| 15 | This is a nice idea but naturally it is impossible to completely separate mathematical and non-mathematical routines , and there are overheads such as writing to the screen which can affect the results . |
| 16 | Workers in the pharmaceutical industry and in laboratories obviously have to be knowledgeable and skilled to avoid the many chemical hazards which can threaten the safety of their environment . |
| 17 | Bewildering and distressing is a fitting description of the many symptoms which can accompany the menopause . |
| 18 | There are many factors which can restrict the choice and ordering of themes in translation . |
| 19 | There are no spin-off trials of conspirators fingered by Milken which can comfort the prosecution if it loses . |
| 20 | But even a craft workshop can require car-parks , loading bays and improved access , all of which can change the character of the place as much as a residential conversion . |
| 21 | This is why , after a night of south-easterly winds and rain in spring or in autumn , you can find the islands littered with small birds of many species , all desperately trying to find some food which can replenish the energy reserves sufficiently to enable them to continue on their way as soon as weather allows . |
| 22 | ‘ One person , ’ he said , looking up , ‘ bought both poisons in that jar about a week ago , as well as a rare odourless potion which can stop the heart but not be traced . ’ |
| 23 | Whilst an engineer 's responsibility in contract can ( subject to limits imposed by the general law ) be defined and regulated by the parties involved , such is not the case with liabilities in Tort ( i.e. a civil wrong ) , which can involve the community as a whole . |
| 24 | This may sound a bit obvious , but some machines come with a turbo button which can slow the PC right down . |
| 25 | Stretches of road such as Mersea Road , Colchester , have been selected for the installation of the cameras which can record the registration number of speeding motorists and could lead to fines . |
| 26 | The cleansing bar uses no animal fats or chemicals which can irritate the skin . |
| 27 | which is for local and one in the car which is county wide , which can cover the whole of Essex , yeah ? |
| 28 | In 1990 it was being used to measure the presence of minute underwater bubbles which can detect the presence of submarines , and it has also been applied to study polymer fibre patterns in research on materials for plastic moulds . |
| 29 | Erm , well C commands roughly it 's just a noun phrase , which can endow the pronoun with a reference or an interpretation , so if Florence saw herself Florence is a noun phrase and gives herself the reference Florence . |
| 30 | This complex behaviour requires mechanisms to register the presence of prey or danger and to decide on and make the appropriate response , attacking or contracting into a blob — sensory cells , secretory cells , muscle cells and above all a network of electrically connected cells running right across its surface which can coordinate the hydra 's responses . |