Example sentences of "[Wh det] can [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be noted that contraceptives which can result in an abortion , often termed ‘ abortifacients ’ and including devices such as the coil and spermicidal lubricants and jellies , remain illegal in Ireland . |
| 2 | Changing a garage door , they say , has become a simple home improvement which can result in ongoing maintenance simplicity . |
| 3 | This gives rise to mental and physical tensions which can result in illness . |
| 4 | they are driven by a mixture of physical and psychological longings and apprehensions which can result in moodiness , aloofness , irritability , hostility , insecurity and ( at times ) sheer delightfulness ; |
| 5 | Also there is a gradual loss of function of some brain cells which can result in forgetfulness and sometimes confusion . |
| 6 | They are perhaps the most obvious form of deviance , in that crime is clearly behaviour which breaks the standards of society and which can result in some punishment . |
| 7 | Diarrhoea , kidney disease and taking a diuretic drug may lead to potassium deficiency which can result in depression , weak muscles and mental confusion . |
| 8 | SSAP 22 allows this practice ( which can result in negative equity ! ) , and most UK companies affected follow it . |
| 9 | The legislation embodies numerous illogicalities and anomalies , including the double capital tax charge on gifts made within seven years before death , the taxation of some settlements as if no interest in possession exist when , in fact , they do , and the effect of the ‘ pooling ’ rules for shares etc , which can result in a chargeable gain which greatly exceeds the actual gain on a disposal of a recently acquired holding , eg on a rights issue . |
| 10 | When a tree is removed , the water which would normally have been extracted remains in the ground , which can result in swelling . |
| 11 | Here it is particularly harmful , as it is likely to trigger inflammation known as gingivitis , which can result in erosion of the gum and weakening of the teeth . |
| 12 | There is also a specific condition affecting some bitches called pseudo-pregnancy , which can result in displays of unexpected aggression . |
| 13 | Rather than overcrowding the wallspace with closely packed displays which can result in visual muddle , it is more striking to have fewer , more defined displays that are changed quite frequently to stimulate and maintain interest . |
| 14 | The charter highlights 16 areas of concern including language difficulties and is aimed at raising the awareness of racism within the system which can result in individuals losing their benefits . |
| 15 | We heard that if your body is exposed to constant rapid temperature changes , its mechanisms become stressed and this creates all sorts of problems which can result in breakdown . |
| 16 | As long as these humours are in balance , the human system is healthy ; it is imbalance which can result in disease . |
| 17 | The new Home Delivered Readers Club offers discount vouchers and a card which can result in big savings for the shopper . |
| 18 | Reasons for a reduction in productivity may include a poorly planned operation which can result in longer learning curves and a low average output the introduction of more learning curves because of frequent changes of resources and working methods changing physical conditions lower outputs because plant was initially selected for one activity and is used for another inappropriate activity longer hours being worked regularly ( this can occur , for example , when accelerating the work rate to recover delays ) the lowering of morale owing to frequent changes of plan and poor management . |
| 19 | First , it is the only sense which can appear in a neutral , or minimal context , as in 69 : |
| 20 | It is the major reason why there is a discrepancy between the sets of adjectives which can appear in attributive and predicative positions ( other reasons appear in later chapters ) . |
| 21 | A service oriented hotel supplier has invested a lot of time making files of important companies such as banks , credit card companies , large stores , tobacco companies , soap and perfume shops , beverage companies , newspapers , discotheques , restaurants , and so forth , which can sponsor in part or in total the cost of purchasing new keycards . |
| 22 | Some people even resort to emotional blackmail and games , which can end in making everyone unhappy . |
| 23 | The situation is complicated by the presence of an invisible binary companion which can pass in front of the bright star , so that the total magnitude falls . |
| 24 | All I wish to do here is to suggest that there are other ways of understanding or looking at extremes of penitential life which can suggest in them sources , not of neurotic repression but of freedom and self-ownership . |
| 25 | They are luckier than , say , Merseyside , which can mobilise in defence of the equally or more hard-hit local interest only the memory of the Beatles , of generations of Scouse comedians and the proud tradition of its rival football teams , while taking care to keep away from anything that reminds its inhabitants too obviously of the divisive colours Orange and Green . |
| 26 | They can fill the space in which they move by the amalgamation of steps , poses and gestures , which can travel in any direction and dimension ( see page 69 ) . |
| 27 | Although there are now trains which can travel in excess of 200 mph , supersonic planes which take passengers across the Atlantic in three hours , and spacecraft which can carry passengers at fifteen times the speed of sound , our ancestors used more stylish forms of transport . |
| 28 | Process control may be expedited by the use of control charts , which can show in graph form actual performance against standard performance , and the amount of any deviation . |
| 29 | ‘ I am not saying she has been subject to a temptation to exaggerate , but I merely remind you of those matters which can exist in relation to a woman 's evidence . ’ |
| 30 | A compound which can exist in two or more crystalline forms is said to exhibit polymorphism . |