Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [pron] can [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Metal polish , on the other hand , often contains ammonia which can burn skin and petroleum distillates which are highly poisonous if swallowed ; aspirin — one of the most widely used painkillers — can damage the stomach lining and is dangerous for people with stomach ulcers and kidney problems ; and more cases of salmonella food poisoning were caused by beef in the UK during 1984 than by any other single meat . |
| 2 | Recent developments in sociolinguistics and pragmatics , however , have produced work which can throw light on this grey area of literary study . |
| 3 | The limitations on the effectiveness of patents in protecting new knowledge arise from the fact that patents disclose information which can enable imitators to invent around them . |
| 4 | The pest , a tiny fawn-coloured mite called varroa which can cause havoc in commercial hives , has been discovered at an apiary run by the Torbay Beekeepers ' Association . |
| 5 | And rather than sit and eat chocolate I can eat apples and fruit . |
| 6 | But since it does make sense we can employ arguments from analogy to answer factual questions that arise within the language-game . |
| 7 | But the good news is , that it 's possible to arrange insurance which can provide cash to help you avoid these problems . |