Example sentences of "the [adj] can [vb infin] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Suppose that , in the first case , we can give a detailed account of how expansion occurred , and in the second can recount the calculations and decisions of the firm 's executives .
2 This means that the latter can rescind the contract .
3 Ways of retreat from this point are various and there is even a metal ring — I hesitate to say bolt — to facilitate an abseil. the able can reverse the climbs on the pinnacle 's short side and the crazy always have the option of hobbling away with a sprained ankle after ‘ successfully ’ negotiating Cook 's Leap , the jump across the gully to the main edge !
4 The supple can overcome the stiff .
5 Good collaboration between non-medical therapists and their medical colleagues should mean that the former can suggest the introduction or withdrawal of medication .
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