Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] can often [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foster parents can often claim fostering allowances of 2–3 times the Supplementary Benefit that the natural parent would have received for looking after the same child … which is peculiarly ironic when one considers that some children might not be in foster-care at all if their parents had adequate incomes in the first place ( Fairbairns , 1976 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ Outside observers can often see things more clearly , than those intimately involved , ’ he said calmly , apparently unmoved by her outburst . |
| 3 | Such commentators can often gain access to many of the places which sociology itself is unable to describe by any except the most remote methods . |
| 4 | Loans and gifts of money provided by older relatives can often run counter to the expected patterns of support . |
| 5 | These dark , dank places do improve with acquaintance , and optimistic devotees can often convince sceptics of their virtues , usually by resorting to cryptic descriptions such as ‘ amusing , atmospheric , characterful , unusual ’ and so on . |