Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] can [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Er for example secretagolgs such as acetylcholin acetylcholine lead to an elevation of intracellular calcium as we 've just seen , and that can then lead to K release potassium release through calcium activated K channels .
2 Some negotiation will be necessary and MAS can usefully help with this .
3 Smokers screw up their eyes and lips when they puff a cigarette and this can surely lead to more wrinkles .
4 The sites may sometimes be hidden and need to be sought out , and this can only happen by taking time and effort .
5 The history of the German people between 1933 and 1945 can sometimes read like a particularly nightmarish Gothic fairy tale .
6 Antique or handpainted china Colours are not usually permanently fired and may fade , but this can also happen with hand washing .
7 But this can only work at the individual level : it can not work for the economy as a whole since the quantity of nominal money is fixed , and so one person obtains more money by selling bonds only with the result that someone else — the person who buys the bonds — finds himself with less .
8 My feeling is that two separate matters sometimes get mixed up : the practice and study of connected speech is agreed by everyone to be of great importance , but this can sometimes result in some relatively unimportant aspects of speech ( e.g. assimilation , juncture ) being given more emphasis than they should .
9 A few people do seem to be able to remember everything ( they have ‘ photographic memories ’ ) but this can often lead to remembering a mass of unwanted material and so things have to be actively ‘ unremembered ’ .
10 The most usual category of finds needing conservation is metalwork , but this can often remain in a stable condition for several months ; on the other hand , finds such as those of wood or leather require immediate conservation on site as they are excavated .
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