Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Actually , I would n't mind at all , because as far as I can make out Walter was an amiable scamp . |
| 2 | NATO 's commanders say that the missiles are there to deter , to prove to the Soviet Union that the West can knock out ports , factories and other ‘ strategic ’ targets with pinpoint accuracy . |
| 3 | The band has already shown it can knock out pop tunes a cover of Nancy Sinatra 's Kinky Love , for instance but the audience had to be prepared to indulge them a little . |
| 4 | Certain types of bacteria , by genetic mutation , can build up resistance to disinfectants that act in the latter way to the extent that they can become totally immune to normal concentrations even utilising the disinfectant as a food source . |
| 5 | We will have to think on how we can build up numbers . |
| 6 | A further difficulty is that repeated mismatching between feelings and behaviour can build up stresses in the system to the extent that something has to ‘ blow ’ . |
| 7 | The actual assessment process is modular and candidates can build up credits for the individual units [ above and below ] which make up the NVQ . |
| 8 | Of course , the reasons for survival are anything but simple — that is why natural selection can build up animals and plants of such formidable complexity . |
| 9 | Yet in an organisation , which is effectively a large group , retention of power in this way by individuals can build up resentment and thus demotivate : ‘ Groups with very sharp perceived power differences between members are likely to have poor social-emotional climates … . |
| 10 | If synonyms occur frequently , it can slow down access speeds considerably , and therefore the advantage of random access is lost . |
| 11 | Heat is nothing more than energy of atoms in motion , so if you can slow down atoms , you are in effect cooling them . |
| 12 | Households will so arrange their affairs that the utility return on future as opposed to present consumption is just equal to the real interest rate at which households can lend out money . |
| 13 | Authority can be mistaken and it can cover up ignorance with prestige and prevent people from thinking for themselves . |
| 14 | Simply walking down the street can trigger off ideas about society . |
| 15 | He can serve and volley and he can stay back court . ’ |
| 16 | This kind of discussion can throw up differences between cultures which we are often not aware of . |
| 17 | You may say , against this , that there can surely be some form of appearance/reality distinction so long as the input systems can deliver up information about such objective facts as occlusion . |
| 18 | The pressure is now on the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM Corp to get ultra-cheap versions of their RISCs ready so that they can rush out systems that will match the rock-bottom pricing that Tsunami will encourage . |
| 19 | Yeah but if he 's gon na come Saturday I mean we can hang on painting we ? |
| 20 | There are only certain ways , it seems , you can drum up support . |
| 21 | Yeah , I think there 's is n't there in there really ? plain white bag I 'm going to hopefully put out in there to protect that , those groups I do n't know why that suddenly can fall up side down , but it 's alright . |
| 22 | If there are small children in the equation , there will need to be a flat , soft area where they can fall off swings and climbing frames . |
| 23 | Here , the Metropolitan police are planning to feed all genetic records of known sex offenders into their computers next year — this will speed up considerably the time in which they can track down attackers . |
| 24 | Fighting the terrorists : Technology that can track down letter bombs . |
| 25 | not to let them get out of the pov that 's what I 'm saying , it suits them because they can buy up property much cheaper than if that two hundred pounds a week that 's being spent on bed and breakfast , that , they were spent on helping them with the problems as they are at the moment . |
| 26 | And I can buy back Robert 's 25 per cent of this place — you know I do n't like him having a foot in the door here . ’ |
| 27 | WRONG a sagging bed or a hard bed can aggravate back pain . |
| 28 | Porter International is adapting it for power plants , inland waterway structures , any place which is exposed to raw water , where plant or animal life can choke up intakes or block piping . |
| 29 | England clashes can light up Scotland 's rugby future |
| 30 | Tunnels are so emotive and the mind can conjure up thoughts of terror and the possibility of being run down in a dark tunnel . |