Example sentences of "but it can [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keith Wells pointed out that the title Sheffield Shares is deliberately ambiguous — it can be taken to mean Sheffield 's shares , as in ‘ shares ’ which are up for grabs by keen or greedy speculators ( my interpretation ) , but it can also mean Sheffield shares as in ‘ shares its wealth ’ — ‘ and that 's basically what we are trying to initiate here . |
| 2 | The Niue Assembly comprises 20 members ( 14 village representatives and six elected on a common roll ) and has legislative authority , but it can also request New Zealand to legislate for the island . |
| 3 | Steeplechasing can exact a terrible price from its participants , but it can also provide moments of unparalleled sporting rapture . |
| 4 | A conservatory is not only a nice , warm place where you can enjoy the view of the garden , but it can also provide savings in heating costs . |
| 5 | Rehydration can occur within four hours if the spadefoot is in water , but it can also take place , albeit more slowly , if it simply sits in or on damp soil . |
| 6 | Installing an electronic publishing system can bring substantial benefits but it can equally bring headaches that would have been avoided by some simple preliminary investigations . |
| 7 | But it can greatly increase comfort levels in cost weather , and can help cut down on condensation too . |
| 8 | I do n't know what he 's up to , but it can only mean trouble . ’ |
| 9 | Representation 3 : This also portrays the board as a list , but it can only represent boards which have queens in the bottom i rows for some i , and none in higher rows . |
| 10 | As we have seen , congruence with ‘ verb bias ’ can facilitate role mapping directly , but it can only facilitate name mapping indirectly . |
| 11 | The final fence is usually an inviting , straightforward obstacle but it can still cause problems . |