Example sentences of "it can cause [adj] [noun sg] " 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 Inhaling it can cause immediate death ; the effect has been described as comparable in speed with an acute cerebral haemorrhage or coronary thrombosis .
4 Bad breath , or halitosis , is one of those ailments that often provokes ribald comments but it can cause intense embarrassment to the sufferer .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
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