Example sentences of "it can [vb infin] some [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Unless it can pull some rabbits from a hat , the losing consortium , led by Northrop and McDonnell Douglas , will see the YF-23 ( which resembles its sleek and costly stablemate , the B-2 bomber ) consigned to a museum . |
2 | It can be used as an incisor ; a grounder ; skew chisel ; it can do some modelling , cleaning corners , curved ‘ V ’ cuts that twist and turn , has the tight size and bend to enable good control regardless of grain , and gets the blue ribbon . |
3 | Gas and air produces a lightheaded feeling that takes the edge off the pain but it can make some women feel nauseous . |
4 | Although the MCV failed in its immediate objectives , it can claim some achievements . |
5 | It can take some comfort from the rise of 7.5 per cent in its vote and from the fact that it came second to Labour in so many seats and is at last beginning to nibble at Labour 's huge majorities in the Central Belt . |
6 | This bringing of the people of God back to personal thankfulness for their place in Christ is one of the vital functions of worship , and it can take some time . |
7 | When friends fall out the mess can be considerable and it can take some time for the wounds to heal . |
8 | She says women should n't be worried about the operation itself , though it can take some time to recover . |
9 | Times change and now it 's told Univel Inc it will pick up UnixWare but not before UnixWare proves it can garner some volume outside of Compaq . |
10 | It can kill some babies and children within hours . |
11 | Secondly , since the public library is not strictly tied to the educational requirements of a user education programme in , say , a polytechnic or indeed a school , it can introduce some novelty into its programme which will arouse the excitement o f children . |
12 | Well , yes , it can provide some need , but the simplest way in this country would be use it to provide domestic hot water . |
13 | In our electronic technology the discrete , digital locations have only two states , conventionally represented as 0 and 1 although you can think of them as high and low , on and off , up and down : all that matters is that they should be distinct from one another , and that the pattern of their states can be ‘ read out ’ so that it can have some influence on something . |