Example sentences of "but they can [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is little known that poll tax collectors not only have the authority to arrest those they suspect of defaulting on poll tax and strip them naked for the purposes of search ( without any obligation to mend or replace clothing which is destroyed in the process ) , but they can also apply torture in cases where they have reason to believe poll tax is being withheld — at any rate until such time as the defaulters reveal where their money is hidden . |
| 2 | But they can also cause havoc to buildings . |
| 3 | But they can never satisfy desire . |
| 4 | ‘ The client might , for example , have a Unix-based accounting system , with 1-2-3 on Unix , and the accounting practice might have PCs , but they can still share files . ’ |
| 5 | Caterpillars have eyes on the sides of their body but they can only tell dark from light . |