Example sentences of "can [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Foundation 's broad survey , relating world-wide events to the condition and future of the North of England , attempts to show how the Northern home of the Industrial Revolution , which changed the course of civilisation , can earn a reflex benefit from the outside world : to suggest how it should see its continuing importance and the integrity of its peculiar contribution to that world , the value of its own inalienable strengths and their potential . |
| 2 | But the 25year-old , who can earn a reported £5,000 a day , fled barefoot and arrived later at the Speke home of her grandparents , Bill , 80 , and Irene , 72 . |
| 3 | Some varieties are highly prized in Japan and Europe , and a fungus forager can earn a lucrative living . |
| 4 | The critical assumption in this model is that the risk-free hedge can earn the risk-free rate of return . |
| 5 | It is probably highly unlikely that a firm which earns , say , 20 per cent from one productive opportunity can earn the same return from all other productive opportunities . |
| 6 | Between now and early October , shareholders can earn an annualised yield of about 11½ p.c . |
| 7 | Where a restaurant certificate or a restricted hotel licence is being granted or transferred , if it appears to the licensing board that only a mid-day meal or an evening meal is being provided , it can restrict the permitted hours to the mid-day period , if only a mid-day meal is being provided , or to the evening period , if only an evening meal is being provided . |
| 8 | You can plot the second position line you crossed as a true bearing on your chart or map , and mark the distance ( see fig 39 ) . |
| 9 | You can plot the second position line you crossed as a true bearing on your chart or map and mark the distance . |
| 10 | Why not join our band of Volunteers — even if you can spare a little time you will always be welcome . |
| 11 | But it 's , we 've got to get them motivated and I 'm asking today , you know , we need more help and if you can spare a few hours a week it would be more than appreciated . |
| 12 | ‘ I can spare a few minutes . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I can spare a few days , ’ Jenna assured her , not daring to look at Alain . |
| 14 | Whichever substance you use , put it on in as concentrated a form as you can using a large paint brush . |
| 15 | I can reassure the hon. Gentleman that that will continue . |
| 16 | I can reassure the hon. Gentleman that , to use the time-honoured phrase , we have no present plans to undertake such an exercise . |
| 17 | I can reassure the hon. Gentleman that the terms and conditions of junior doctors will continue to be negotiated nationally . |
| 18 | Under these circumstances , rhetorical analysis can aid the practical argument against those enemies of freedom who would destroy the very possibility of open argumentation . |
| 19 | Any board , committee or task force can conduct a simple paper and pencil survey among its members to assess members ' perceptions of group performance . |
| 20 | A good general practitioner keeps an eye on the health of his elderly patients , knows the score , and can conduct the whole orchestra of welfare on their behalf when they need it . |
| 21 | What Mr seems to be directing is that the settlement should be directed to those areas which are at present have pleasant tree cover and things , which theoretically can assimilate a new settlement which in the context of the Vale of York , tend to be those areas which are th are of the better landscape quality . |
| 22 | Therefore in considering the degree to which any er area can assimilate a new settlement , the size which it must reach subsequent to two thousand and six , should be considered in addition to the size it expected to reach by that date . |
| 23 | The estate agent might tell you what the seller will accept , but you can make a lower offer . |
| 24 | If your interests are off road , Brooks can make a strong case for your business . |
| 25 | It considers the way in which we might make a reality of the observation ( by Keith Joseph ) that ‘ the curriculum should be relevant to the real world and pupils ’ experience of it' by considering the range of challenges and opportunities which people face in , say , the domestic environment , often regarded as too trivial for ‘ academic ’ education , but where arguably most important economic , technical and social decisions are made and acted upon : in the community where a host of issues require an informed public to exercise judgment and active commitment to ensure that the quality of the social and physical environment is constantly improved , and so on in other contexts which will require people to make an active and hopefully informed response , underlain by conceptual understanding of general issues to which , if taught effectively , geography , history , physical sciences and design , indeed all academic disciplines , can make a powerful contribution . |
| 26 | First , teacher secondment to industry , if properly planned and managed , can make a powerful contribution to professional , curriculum and institutional development . |
| 27 | It is impossible to say precisely how much of England still lay in open field in 1700 or thereabouts , but one can make a rough estimate . |
| 28 | If you take your music seriously and arouse the interest of a committed writer , the resulting article can make a genuine contribution to people 's understanding of your work and of popular culture in general . |
| 29 | It can make a tolerable situ ‘ There are fewer places for the homeless , particularly as bed and breakfast landlords are closing their door to young people on benefit . |
| 30 | Layout and design can make a great difference in increasing sales . |