Example sentences of "and can [adv] [vb infin] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Birds range from the most unspecialized , which regularly take other foods besides fruits and can not subsist on fruit alone , to the most specialized , absolutely reliant on the fruit . |
| 2 | Most people in Roi Et have no money to deposit and can not borrow from banks because they lack collateral . |
| 3 | ‘ What I find unbearable and can not brook as leader is those who , after we make that decision , will deviate and not comply with our decision , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Knocked out of Europe in the first few rounds , most Scottish footballers are readily available for mid-week court cases , and can not draw on Jimmy Johnstone 's range of excuses . |
| 5 | It is still relatively expensive and can not go into subjects in depth in the same way as print , but has the advantage of being easy to watch , in an idiom or genre which is very familiar to most people , and it can be viewed by groups of staff simultaneously . |
| 6 | If you are ill and can not go to work , you must let your manager know as soon as possible . |
| 7 | Through them , it is possible to argue , as Foucault concluded from the design of the Panopticon , a whole type of society may emerge , a society based on the protection of sectional interests through subtle coercion , whose technology is used to preempt what people can and can not do in buildings that they use or occupy . |
| 8 | They are highly controversial and can not come into force until after the next election . |
| 9 | Some absorb the gas quickly , whereas others circulate it slowly and can not respond to floods of bright light . |
| 10 | Earthworms have extremely sensitive skins and can not thrive under acid conditions . |
| 11 | ‘ For those who live in villages and can not get into town or those who are infirm , it fills a valuable need . |
| 12 | Much of this confusion has been caused by the assumption that dog-whelks are poor taxonomists and can not discriminate between species of barnacles . |
| 13 | it has more explanatory power because it involves direct observation and can hence lead to remedies . |
| 14 | The inevitable over-simplification , if not actual misrepresentation , of the richness , complexity and dynamism of religious traditions can be deeply offensive to religious believers and can even lead to charges of racism . |
| 15 | Under these circumstances , the chain may cause bruising , and can even result in damage to the nerves unless adjusted . |
| 16 | It operates with QEMM , Quarterdeck 's memory management utility , and can even cope with QEMM 's stealth mode , as long as the disk parameter tables are n't masked out . |
| 17 | This contains a software interface for personal computers and can also link to devices such as synthesisers or video recorders . |
| 18 | This is one of the most crucial periods when breeding any of the gouramis as the babies are very small and can easily starve to death if enough food is not in front of their noses . |
| 19 | squares the ball to his left and Alan the left back just pushes it out wide to that far side but he loses out , competing successfully , he 's got going forward if he can find him , and gets it and lays it off to and can now run at Mickey once more . |
| 20 | The greatest danger for the very young is to be separated from the nest because they are helpless and can quickly die of cold . |
| 21 | And can sometimes get into letters , more than anywhere . |
| 22 | He is confined to a wheelchair , can not speak , and can only move x number of fingers ( where x seems to vary from one to three , according to which inaccurate article the reviewer read about me ) . |
| 23 | If it is true that meaning reduces to use , then surely all mention of " identity " is inappropriate and can only lead to confusion . |
| 24 | I can see his point in a way ; he likes a full social life … and he does n't want to sit at home with a wife who is depressed and can only talk about babies . ’ |
| 25 | The work in progress is complex , and can only proceed through use of method and skill , not by the eye alone . |
| 26 | The real value of a key deposited with a neighbour comes when you are ill or incapacitated and can only call for help or reach the phone , but not reach the front door . |
| 27 | The normal dyadic pairs which are represented by the category oppositions husband/wife , parent/child , elder sibling/younger sibling , brother/sister , are always asymmetrical and can never function as relationships of completely balanced reciprocity . |