Example sentences of "and can [vb infin] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is my experience that many students of English Literature with good A-level results dislike poetry , or at least feel baffled by it , and can go through a three-year degree course without this attitude being radically changed . |
| 2 | Bad habits in horses are usually caused by their association with people , and can form as a result of inadequate care and poor handling . |
| 3 | Corrosion in central heating systems is a major problem and can result in a build-up of sludge , the main symptom of which is cold areas at the bottom of the radiators . |
| 4 | This is a particular problem when sailing is extended into the winter period and can result in a reduction of overwintering species . |
| 5 | The drawback is that the procedure is time consuming and can result in a backlog of incomplete or unimplemented statements , with the possible consequence that there is undue delay before the pupil is appropriately placed or supported . |
| 6 | A purchase or redemption by a company of its own shares increases the percentage which a remaining block of shares represents and can result in a shareholder or group of shareholders obtaining control of that company . |
| 7 | Provided the fibrous interfacial layer is compressively loaded there is no problem , but if movement is possible the layer increases in thickness and can lead to a breakdown of the interface and failure of the implant . |
| 8 | Although gestures can misfire and some serious suicide attempts fail ( it is not always easy to distinguish between the gesture and the serious attempt ) , both acts are expressions of immense aggression and can leave behind a trail of guilt and remorse . |
| 9 | Luckily , the Oase pump is ‘ pokey ’ and can cope with a considerable head without appreciable loss of flow rate . |
| 10 | She ‘ would prefer to think of different languages as having the potential to exploit differing degrees of subjectivity ’ but she does not think there is ‘ any neutral ontology or world view which is objective and can serve as a universal yardstick . |
| 11 | The Trailer is ‘ bookable ’ and can travel within a 100 mile radius of Uppingham . |
| 12 | When you click on it you get a pop out menu of four icons and can choose between a solid colour , a hatched pattern , a gradient fill or a bitmap . |
| 13 | ‘ She is now out of plaster for the first time in ten years and can get into a bath , ’ she said . |
| 14 | They are extremely economic and can run as a single generator , providing heat , hot water and electricity , or as part of a district heating system where a network of houses or commercial buildings are linked up . |
| 15 | Resource charts show money , manhours , mandays , manweeks , percentage reference as the vertical scale and can focus on a single assignment , project or the entire plan to form a cost-schedule graph . |
| 16 | The ideal manager is now regarded as a coach who helps others develop their skills and can act as a role model , rather than as an authoritarian figure issuing orders by virtue of his or her overt status . |
| 17 | Adult Schwann cells normally are quiescent , but retain the capacity for cell division and can dedifferentiate to a highly proliferative state after nerve injury . |
| 18 | Its function is to report the status of some piece of software and can respond to a previously submitted SPR . |
| 19 | Walking makes you slim , builds cardiovascular fitness , and can develop into a long term habit that you can use for the rest of your life . |
| 20 | It supposedly has a ‘ real ’ remote procedure call system , ‘ much better than Open Network Computing RPC , ’ and can communicate within a machine or between machines . |
| 21 | It 's also very configurable , and can reside on a PC in a dual OS system quite happily — in which case you might want to stick with old style filenames . |
| 22 | The pressure is enormous and can happen in a matter of minutes in the public relations business . |