Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [noun] can [vb infin] us " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such alarm calls can help us to wake up sooner , before we have been swept too far into the groove of sulkiness , paranoia or self-pity . |
| 2 | In short , causal path models can show us how a bivariate relationship decomposes into direct and indirect effects , an essential part of a scientific understanding . |
| 3 | Recently-developed , safer X-ray techniques can help us to observe articulatory movements taking place within the vocal tract , and contact between the tongue and the palate can be measured electrically . |
| 4 | Raymond Streat , chairman of the British Cotton Board , noted in his diary that apprehension in Lancashire was warranted , ‘ … for the Japanese low cost producer can sweep us off our feet , no matter how efficient we might become ’ . |
| 5 | Modern counselling techniques can mislead us even further , as we turn to our ‘ paid friend ’ for advice about our problems . |
| 6 | The third entity writing can teach us about is the relationship between ourselves and our world , and that is , at least in part , a linguistic relationship . |