Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] can [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet it remains true that Julian 's experience can be fruitfully compared to that of the prophets of Israel , for example , or to that of Muhammad , the prophet of Islam . |
| 2 | Similarly , an animal 's eye can be easily dissected , but this would not increase understanding or explain the complex nervous system related to vision . |
| 3 | In accordance with the procedures governing Roger Hall 's comedy , they do so at regularly-spaced intervals , each entering with a gasp and clad in a ridiculous profusion of scarves , hats and rainwear , so that his droll point about the awfulness of the country 's climate can be adequately appreciated . |
| 4 | People with Down 's syndrome can be greatly helped by having extra time spent with them . |
| 5 | This will not prevent an equitable interest passing to the buyer but the court will not grant specific performance unless the seller 's lien can be fully protected and until paid in full he is entitled to vote the shares as he thinks will best protect his interest . |
| 6 | If access is refused , or information about the child 's whereabouts withheld , they must apply for an emergency protection , child assessment , care or supervision order unless satisfied that the child 's welfare can be satisfactorily safeguarded without such action ( s47(6) ) . |
| 7 | Elizabeth Southwell 's tale can be confidently disregarded . |
| 8 | Burton 's approach can be seriously criticized on the grounds that he pays little attention to such problems as the globalization of capital , class struggle or ideology , and that he often appears to confuse society and system at both the descriptive and the conceptual levels . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , an assessment of the harpsichord 's tone can be adequately made . |
| 10 | A module 's context can be precisely defined . |
| 11 | It is concluded that bleeding from Dieulafoy 's disease can be successfully managed by endoscopic injection treatment . |