Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | sometimes that works , though problems can arise when the band gets down to London . |
| 2 | Beauty features highlight another problem which can arise if the parent company is based abroad . |
| 3 | Problems can arise if the substrate is too deep and not regularly vacuumed when using external filtration , which could affect the health of your fishes . |
| 4 | A legal quandary can arise if the contraceptive is requested by a girl under 16 years of age . |
| 5 | At common law , it can arise if the right has been exercised from ’ time immemorial ’ . |
| 6 | Clinical waste disposal is one of the areas where many difficulties can arise if the hospital site is ( as many older psychiatric facilities are ) geographically remote and scattered over a wide area . |
| 7 | If you 're all right , Nurse Avery , you can stay while the doctor looks at Mrs Toye . |
| 8 | ‘ Without knowing what it is I ca n't say — and it 's not something I can rush because the girl wo n't talk if she 's frightened , or she 'll talk but not tell us the truth . |
| 9 | Fortunately , salmonellas die rapidly in storage , although they can survive if the temperature stays below 10°C , and if the slurry contains more than 5 per cent solids . |
| 10 | Cecil 's first winner for Lord Howard de Walden was Beninta in 1971 and there must be now genuine hopes that Pursuit of Love can succeed where the owner 's Kris failed narrowly behind Tap On Wood in 1979 Guineas . |
| 11 | Because you , you can feel when the vomit 's coming to go to the toilet . |
| 12 | You can feel if the sail is sheeted correctly by the pressure in the arms ( assuming that they are spaced equally about the CE ) . |
| 13 | ‘ But carrying on the business of the realm is the least I can do while the King is so wretchedly confined , ’ Matilda concluded . |
| 14 | Similarly , they can persuade other holders of bills to exchange them for time deposits in banks , by offering a higher rate of interest on time deposits ; something they can do if the demand for advances is high and hence higher interest rates can be charged on advances . |
| 15 | There 's nuffink at all yer can do when the spring goes , ’ Broomhead said , grinning evilly . |
| 16 | One of my greatest frustrations is having to tell my electors , in correspondence and personally , that there is nothing I can do about a proposal because a decision has already been taken somewhere else — albeit by ministers , one of whom is a Member of the House — that there is nothing that anyone can do because the decision has been taken outside these shores , so there is no point in writing to me . |
| 17 | ‘ There is not a lot we can do until the rain stops . ’ |
| 18 | For example , when a couple claim income support they can choose whether the man or the woman is to make the claim . |
| 19 | Companies can choose whether the figure of profit that will determine the PRP is to be taken before or after tax , goodwill , interest receivable , interest payable , research and development , and other items . |
| 20 | Perhaps you can foretell when the end of the Earth will be ? ’ |
| 21 | Because you can see if the client 's up to the age of forty , he gets a higher erm , a reduced allocation , but if he 's seventy , he gets actually forty percent allocated in the first year , and he gets er , a full allocation from then on . |
| 22 | ‘ In many situations in which the father is the aggressor , the eldest daughter is the first to be victimized , and earliest sexual contact can begin when the child is as young as 5 or 6 , with genital fondling , mutual masturbation and oral-genital contact … |
| 23 | Indeed , one of the most damaging behaviours affecting interpersonal relationships can occur if the training officer misjudges the nature of the group and uses inappropriate phraseology . |
| 24 | Reflex training can occur when the mother places the baby on the potty after feeds . |
| 25 | A different transition process that can occur when the pressure gradient is adverse has already been considered in Section 12.6 : the sequence of laminar separation , transition , and turbulent reattachment . |
| 26 | This can occur when the market environment is not competitive and when the removal of NTBs results in an increase in competition . |
| 27 | Applied to clinical psychosis , information processing theories naturally highlight the disruption of intellectual functioning that can occur when the mind is overwhelmed by ideas pouring indiscriminately into awareness . |
| 28 | Even longer delays can occur when the printer is set to work . |
| 29 | Note that if your system is more than 12 years old , you must use the correct descaling chemical , since leaks can occur as the scale is dissolved . |
| 30 | We must make it clear to students that they can appeal against their rent to a tribunal so that the tribunal can decide whether the landlord is overcharging them on the council tax element . |