Example sentences of "it can cause [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can cause prolonged suffering due to difficulty in breathing because of the obstruction or narrowing of the small airways in the lung and the destruction of the air sacs in the lung due to smoking . |
| 2 | The E-culture has only been raving since 1986 , so perhaps it is too early to tell if it can cause long term mental changes . |
| 3 | If the mother and foetus are incompatible , it can cause metabolic disorders resulting in mental handicap , although the problem is solvable , and cases now rare . |
| 4 | What can be said about fluoride is that at concentrations of even less than one part per million ( the official dose ) it can cause toxic reactions in sensitive people and recent reassessments of the fluoridation scene suggest that this measure may be much more harmful to health than has been hitherto realized . |
| 5 | Inhaling it can cause immediate death ; the effect has been described as comparable in speed with an acute cerebral haemorrhage or coronary thrombosis . |
| 6 | For some , especially Siamese cats , it can cause gastric upsets , and if milk is given without alternative water , such cats are liable to suffer from diarrhoea . |
| 7 | It can cause those feelings of pleasure that people experience after a good meal . |
| 8 | It can cause severe problems at home or at work for you , your family and others . |
| 9 | It can cause severe problems at home or at work for you , your family and others . |
| 10 | However , it can cause severe problems especially in mining areas where the smelting of copper , lead , arsenic , tin and zinc might have dispersed these elements over the adjacent downwind soils . |
| 11 | Bad breath , or halitosis , is one of those ailments that often provokes ribald comments but it can cause intense embarrassment to the sufferer . |
| 12 | My friend says I should not have been taking this drug during my pregnancy and that it is well known that it can cause these problems . |
| 13 | My friend says I should not have been taking this drug during my pregnancy and that it is well known that it can cause these problems . |
| 14 | Here , difficulties can be experienced , and although it should not pose a problem with clients with whom the conveyancer is familiar , it can cause potential difficulty with new clients , particularly those who may be unknown and live some distance from the practising address . |
| 15 | Its main problem is that it can cause psychological dissociation , resulting in hallucinations and phenomena which may include subjective experiences of being out of the body or states similar to the near death experience . |
| 16 | This fear of cats , or ailurophobia to give it its technical name , is rare , but when it does occur it can cause untold misery for the sufferer and it is worth examining how it begins and how it can be cured . |