Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [conj] it can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideally this should be done before candidates are interviewed but it can happen that differences in preferences for candidates reveal different opinions between board members which the chairman can detect and deal with . |
| 2 | It is precisely because it is thought to be binding that it can serve as an expression of identification . |
| 3 | The training programme undertaken by black staff should be validated so it can count towards formal management training . |
| 4 | At present an elderly people 's home must be registered before it can take residents and be inspected regularly . |
| 5 | From the group 's perspective , it desires to be involved where it can influence the final shape of a policy so that it maximizes the benefits and minimizes the losses to its members . |
| 6 | Their editorial resources are , however , limited , so the church will be welcomed if it can provide good story ‘ copy ’ and clear photographs , thus saving them the expense of sending their own paid staff along to the various functions . |
| 7 | Authority can be mistaken and it can cover up ignorance with prestige and prevent people from thinking for themselves . |
| 8 | A tremendous amount of condensation remains after a building is completed and it can take weeks and weeks to dry out if left to itself . |
| 9 | Trials on women suffering from advanced breast cancer start soon , but it 'll be at least five years before scientists know whether gestodene can help treat the disease and 15 before it 's known if it can help prevent it . |
| 10 | The Museo Correr 's own permanent collection of Canova is displayed in the last of the series of rooms , the ballroom , where it is hoped that it can remain on permanent show . |
| 11 | Its problems are too deep rooted and a more radical refocusing is required before it can return to its more traditional profits growth pattern . |
| 12 | If one adds that delay to the average of about three months before the first visit is made , one is talking about a possible delay of one year and three months before the application starts to receive the attention that is required before it can proceed . |
| 13 | It does not matter what method of straining is chosen if it can determine A1 since the volume is a representative one . |
| 14 | The first task with a coin , as with any other artefact , is to try to establish its date and attribute it to a place of manufacture and authority , since we must know where and when it was made before it can give us any information about the past . |