Example sentences of "[Wh det] can [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The downward hammer fist for example , which can deflect a kick may also be instantly converted into a forearm scoop . |
| 2 | Masking is such a common operation that many computers provide at least one arithmetic or logical instruction which can specify a mask as well as the primary operands . |
| 3 | This soldier carries a hand gun , a simple firearm which can propel a lead or stone shot with considerable velocity . |
| 4 | The fells around Baldersdale are dangerous places , full of hidden ghylls — deep water holes — and moss bogs which can swallow a man whole . |
| 5 | Home Office ministers have asked the Association of Chief Police Officers to monitor the spread of scanners which can detect a radar trap up to three miles away . |
| 6 | There are also two procedures which can place a plaintiff in further difficulties . |
| 7 | He is an effective communicator who knows the industry 's problems and is concerned that too few know about the level of despair which can make a farmer twice as likely to commit suicide as the average man . |
| 8 | He is an effective communicator who knows the industry 's problems and is concerned that too few know about the level of despair which can make a farmer twice as likely to commit suicide as the average man . |
| 9 | It is these basic measures which can make a difference to saving lives all over the world . |
| 10 | Neuron Data , better known for its Nexpert expert system until it re-invented itself as a GUI development outfit , plans to push on into what it sees as a burgeoning market for software which can make an ISV 's job designing solutions which work across heterogeneous environments much easier . |
| 11 | It senses the danger and almost instantaneously cuts off the power with a speed of reaction which can prevent a tragedy occurring . |
| 12 | A building society must attract deposits before it can grant a mortgage ( loan ) to a borrower to purchase a house , unlike a bank which can create a deposit by granting a loan . |
| 13 | The most obvious possibility is to be able to call up a video window on the screen which can deliver a helpline operator 's face and words and enable you to resolve your problem . |
| 14 | There is a small transparent species of rock anemone ( Aiptasia species , below ) which is often introduced by accident into the aquarium on pieces of living rock which can deliver a sting equal to any of the larger species . |
| 15 | They look even more realistic with a paint effect such as scumbling or graining , which can reinforce a wood effect , give the appearance of embossed leather , or just enhance the texture . |
| 16 | The minerals in hard water combine with soap to form a ‘ scum ’ which can leave a ring around baths and basins . |
| 17 | These include the wavelet transform , which can give a measure of the fractal qualities of a given sound , and something called the granular synthesis model , which considers sound as consisting of quanta localised both in time and frequency . |
| 18 | Other world-wide eustatic causes of sea level change include sedimentary infilling of ocean basins which could give a sea level rise of 4 mm/100 years equivalent to 40 m in a million years ( Higgins , 1965 ) ; orogenic eustasy whereby orogenic uplift creates ocean basins of different size ; geoidal eustasy whereby the ocean surface reflects the variations in the geoid surface due to the earth 's irregular distribution of mass which can give a difference between lows and highs of as much as 180 m . |
| 19 | weather conditions , things like that , so he ca n't increase the scale of production at his own will , and therefore ca n't exploit the economies of scale which can give an increase in production . |
| 20 | The secret of their ability to paralyse animals in their vicinity lies in powerful electric organs on the head and gills which can generate a 90-volt high-amperage current . |
| 21 | For example , periods of ill-health , retirement , changes in family circumstances or bereavement , all of which can trigger a range of personal , physical and social consequences — such as an increased need for support . |
| 22 | She says there are a small amount of children who are sensitive to flashing lights , which can trigger a fit . |
| 23 | ‘ We will look at projects which can offer a pay back in up to five years , except in the case of new business investment projects — NBIPs — which require a shorter return on investment . |
| 24 | Second , a shared view of what " quality " means , which can underpin a commitment to organisation-wide strategies like total quality management , is often lacking . |
| 25 | Pursuit encourages further retreat , and so a vicious spiral is established which can destabilize a relationship . |
| 26 | You 've no doubt heard of these helmets which can feed a man 's senses a crudely simulated universe-a cartoon universe — with which he can interact physically ; he rotates , it rotates ; he hears a sound , he turns towards it , the source is where it should be , so on and so forth . |
| 27 | Evidence for this is so freely available even within a single language that it may be overlooked ; a random pair of examples from English , one abstract , one " concrete " , would be those in ( 40 ) and ( 41 ) , each showing the same notion present twice but only once in the guise of a noun : ( 40 ) the male ape has amazing strength the male ape is amazingly strong ( 41 ) Steve 's scarf was greasy there was grease on Steve 's scarf The question is not essentially affected by the need to enter certain caveats related to the superficial grammar of the language concerned ; thus in English , unlike for example Russian or Latin , there are relatively few nouns which can instantiate an entity without some article or other determiner playing a supporting part . |
| 28 | Those which have the single ring on the hood are found in Assam and Eastern India , and spit venom like the Ringhals Cobra of South Africa which can eject a spray for a distance of 6 to 8 feet and cause severe eye pain , sometimes blindness . |
| 29 | The blood loss — which can last a week or so — is generally regarded as tolerable and there are no unpleasant side-effects . |
| 30 | We can , however , get down with the children and start a process of learning , discovery , which can last a lifetime if you like , finding out what different people believe , finding out how other people cope , maybe by just talking to grandparents who 've experienced the war , asking them how they 've coped . |