Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] [adv] in [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ The air ambulance can go anywhere in Cornwall and is on the scene in nine minutes from the time of getting the 999 call , on average , ’ he says .
2 Also straights can vary tremendously in quality although the same can be said of some compound feeds by the way !
3 Studies of sulphate absorption using ileostomists have indicated that concentrations of this anion can vary considerably in diet and that amounts reaching the colon may range from 2 to 9 mmol.day - 1 .
4 The sudden change in his satirical targets from 1792 to 1793 illustrates how public opinion can shift dramatically in response to the changing circumstances of controversy .
5 These are the only temperature and pressure values at which all three phases can exist together in equilibrium .
6 Spontaneous gastric ulcers occur in genetically mast cell depleted mice and duodenal ulcer can occur spontaneously in autoimmune mice , but the physiological situation is not normal in either case and nor are these suitable comparisons with human ulcers .
7 Another important feature is that it helps to overcome distractability so that people can focus attentively in prayer or meditation .
8 Issues relating to adoption can arise early in placement or after the order and the social worker has stopped visiting , and often centre around how to tell the child he or she is adopted .
9 Visual stimuli can vary periodically in space , time , or both .
10 These devices can vary enormously in nature and scope : from the overall presentation of narrative structure down to linguistic play .
11 It is perhaps not generally appreciated that warehousing systems constructed to heights in excess of 10 metres can vary considerably in terms of basis of design , construction and the degree of automation employed .
12 Called The Hidden Kingdom : A Natural History of Industrial Teesside , the venture has been funded by ICI and British Steel and demonstrates how industry and the natural world can live side-by-side in harmony .
13 The transactional uses of print can differ sharply in style and form from the various genres of imaginative writing and may , indeed , vary extensively themselves according to type and purpose .
14 Embankments can vary considerably in size ; many cater for just a slight change in the level of the ground .
15 However , this itself does not indicate a " reciprocal " use of Creole , for similar refusals can occur elsewhere in response to requests not in Creole :
16 LABOUR has set up a confidential hotline for NHS whistleblowers so that staff who want to raise concerns about standards of care can do so in confidence .
17 Whereas calf is smooth , without perceptible grain , morocco can vary considerably in texture .
18 Ageing presents not only a medical problem , but also an evolutionary paradox : if organisms can function well in youth , why can they not continue to do so in old age ?
19 A family home in an up-and-coming area like the south-east or London can rise rapidly in value .
20 We simply took it for granted that women can function well in psychology in all kinds of settings , and we showed that they could by doing our work .
21 Gratings can differ both in terms of how many stripes there are to the centimetre and the differences between the brightness of the light and dark parts .
22 In all these , over-generosity with one partner can cost dearly in relations with another .
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