Example sentences of "it can [verb] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally , one would assume that the particle will move on a straight line away from A. However , according to the sum over histories , it can move on any path that starts at A. It is like what happens when you place a drop of ink on a piece of blotting paper . |
| 2 | In pursuing this aim , IDB 's Marketing Development Division has a key role to play through the wide range of support which it can offer to all sizes of companies in Northern Ireland involved in manufacturing or providing internationally tradeable services . |
| 3 | The government 's bet seems to be that by rigging the stockmarket it can lure in enough suckers to help companies raise massive amounts of equity , rather as America 's bull market has helped companies to do there . |
| 4 | For example , it is helpful to include a continuous on-screen message to tell a user where they are , particularly if it can refer to some form of structural hierarchy in the information . |
| 5 | We realise , for instance , that there is no ‘ ideal ’ method of birth control and that people 's decisions about it can change at any time . |
| 6 | It can persist for many years . |
| 7 | see what it can do in that corner . |
| 8 | Lank or naturally oily hair is often difficult to care for — whilst it needs thorough cleansing , overdoing it can lead to more problems . |
| 9 | Such relations occur in hierarchies , but for a proportional series all the structuring relations must be ‘ one-to-one ’ , that is to say , each relation must be such that for any element there is just one other element to which it can stand in that relation , and only the first element can stand in that relation to the second . |
| 10 | It can remain in this state of suspended animation for at least two years . |
| 11 | It can fall on any Sunday between March 22 and April 22 , and is celebrated across the world with traditional dishes and customs . |
| 12 | Just as with a heavy period there may be cramps and nausea , so it can happen with this treatment . |
| 13 | But as a general rule it can happen at any age and time . |
| 14 | The Apex conference is finding itself severely restricted on matters it can discuss by this rule . |
| 15 | It can take in all sorts of people . |
| 16 | 'Arassment , he said , and it can come from all quarters , you know . |
| 17 | ‘ If necessary it can keep till this afternoon . ’ |
| 18 | Although these instances serve to illustrate the character of holist explanation , and to show how it can occur without any individualist counterpart , they may be too isolated to be persuasive . |
| 19 | The government has a number of possible policy instruments which it can use for this purpose . |
| 20 | As to where a company resides which may be relevant for some purposes , a company or corporation resides where it carries on business and it can reside in more places than one ( Davies v British Geon Ltd [ 1956 ] 3 All ER 389 ) . |
| 21 | ‘ I want to be measured for some more boots , ’ Edward said , ‘ but you look a little shaken so I 'm sure it can wait until another day . ’ |
| 22 | Through the information and insights which it can provide in these areas , linguistics can give important help to teachers in formulating appropriate teaching methods . |
| 23 | This same point was made earlier during the discussion of general applications , and examples were given of how it can assist with such things as planning , exploring relationships , putting particular aspects of an organisation into context , etc ; in other words , using it as a basis for creative thinking and logical deduction . |
| 24 | The idea of what has been called data privacy , the claim of the individual to control information about himself , is not confined to so-called sensitive data or information of a particularly recherché kind — it can apply to any piece of data about an identifiable individual , who is the only one who can say whether or not , in the particular context , he or she regards the data as sensitive . |
| 25 | The idea behind any signal is that the person who receives it can act upon this information . |