Example sentences of "[art] [noun] can [verb] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again the change can have nothing to do with making the chapter more acceptable . |
| 2 | Finally , it is therefore the more difficult to see how the proposals can have anything to do with genuine industrial democracy , that is to say , with the accountability of the board of directors as a corporate whole to the individual men and women who constitute the workforce and who would have the ultimate power to replace an unsatisfactory board . |
| 3 | Kerr deplores the invasion of privacy in small houses , where visitors rub shoulders with the tradespeople , where the sounds of the scullery can be heard in the dining-room , where the kitchen can hear what goes on in the drawing-room , and the dresser or cooking-range may be seen in the kitchen . |
| 4 | Financially , presuming on the future can cause us to lose our flexibility to serve God at any place and in any way he may require of us . |
| 5 | v. Lindley Lord Reid said , ‘ A case where a defendant presents to the plaintiff the alternative of doing what the defendant wants him to do or suffering loss which the defendant can cause him to incur is not necessarily in pari casu and may involve questions which can not arise where there is intimidation of a third person . ’ |
| 6 | By providing a daily income for the duration of your stay in hospital , plus a Convalescence Benefit payable after longer stays , the Plan can help you meet your overheads while you 're out of circulation — and add financial comfort while you 're getting back on your feet . |
| 7 | The simplest maze is a T-maze in which the individual has to make one directional choice ; by rewarding rats that turn one way rather than the other ( or by giving them an electric shock if they turn in the opposite direction ) , the experimenter can teach them to make a consistent and predictable choice . |
| 8 | The child needs to learn how and why to use a potty and parents may need to be encouraged to take their child to the lavatory with them so that the child can imitate what happens , have a potty around , tell the child what it is for , and encourage him or her to get used to it by sitting on it . |
| 9 | Skilful questioning of the child can make him tap sources of knowledge he did n't know he had . |
| 10 | As far as the eye can see I mean . |
| 11 | John Plamenatz announced enthusiastically that " the voice of the people is heard everlastingly " through the spokespersons of these organizations , and Robert Dahl believed in the 1950s that the United States possessed " a political system in which all the active and legitimate groups in the population can make themselves heard at some critical stage in the process of decision " . |
| 12 | If you want to be kind , the character can find himself manacled to the wall in one of the empty cells . |
| 13 | The children of the Indians are saved , to be sold or given away as servants , or rather slaves for as long a time as the owners can make them believe themselves slaves . |
| 14 | But nobody who regularly uses the motorway can say they have n't been warned about the dangers of driver fatigue . |
| 15 | Thirty should be enough now , particularly if the navy can bring itself to build some comparatively cheap diesel submarines as well . |
| 16 | The answer he gave was that the only ground of legitimacy is to be found in the general will of the people , as only the people can say who has the right to rule them . |
| 17 | Oh yes , yes , I think we all need , even , even if , plain , life is full of playing games and the game can help you get through the day sometimes . |
| 18 | Environment Guardian analyses this week 's proposals All muck but little money POLLUTION : The plans read well , says Julie Hill , but there is little evidence that the Government can make them work . |
| 19 | We 'd be devalued again and any fool but the government can see it coming , ca n't they ? |
| 20 | The Army can teach you to handle anything — except loneliness . ’ |
| 21 | The man can see he does . |
| 22 | If the NI can do something to focus eyes on a more distant horizon , it has a valuable role . |
| 23 | But not everyone in the gang has Q's options and inclinations , and the hard one , Bishop ( Shakur ) , decides that the best way he and the guys can prove they 've got ‘ the juice ’ is by robbing the corner store . |
| 24 | You know , I mean it it 's bloody outrageous that the police can dictate you know , something F A Cup 's been there for |
| 25 | The children can sort which absorb most water . |
| 26 | If you are a small business which meets certain criteria laid down by the Department of Employment , the Scheme can enable you to acquire finance otherwise denied to you . |
| 27 | This image is created in real time , so the doctor who is operating the bronchoscope can use it to manipulate his tool . |
| 28 | Well if if you add to those two factors , erm isolation and and loneliness , erm then the consequences can vary I mean certainly there were large numbers or quite a few elderly people up in the flats , who who survived who survived very poorly really . |
| 29 | The Hodgson case shows how individual journalists who are aware of the Convention can use it to enhance the rights of the media generally . |
| 30 | Once you understand the basics of what the technology can provide you need to carefully consider your own situation and ask yourself the following questions : |