Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] can [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thinks Taylor can win the World Cup . |
| 2 | We have already shown that this type of imaging technique can overcome the problems of conventional MRI . |
| 3 | A beam from a favourably located pulsar can illuminate the Earth once per cycle and this behaviour is detected , usually with radio-telescopes , as pulses of radiation at regular intervals . |
| 4 | It is said iD can become the brain of an intelligent house . |
| 5 | Defining abuse can allow the relative power of the carer to take precedence over the plight of the older person . |
| 6 | In order to plan the route of the path , you should first make a plan of the whole garden , as a badly positioned path can spoil the appearance of the garden , however carefully the ground on either side is laid out . |
| 7 | During this short European tour I hope Toni can re-organise the visuals which are so important to live musicians . |
| 8 | Just as we need the rain forests , the fish need the plants , and only healthy , assimilating plants can do the job nature has designed them for . |
| 9 | Marthus did n't actually foresee this erm , this leap in from technology and as a result he was basing his predictions on past trends so if past trends had continued would have been , he w , he would been correct but because erm , agriculturalists started to erm , use technology and at that time it was a very sort of low technology , but nevertheless it would , would 've production dramatically you know , you do n't think of drainage as being particularly high tech but it can increase the , the yield on a crop sort of four or five times and so si simple drainage systems would be introduced erm ro rotations were being introduced , again rotations you think of being fairly straightforward but erm prior to the agricultural revolution rotations were n't used rotations can improve the fertility of the soil and er yields as well right okay , so agriculture produces a homogenous product , by and large and er as there is n't the scope , the product differentiation , and there is n't the scope for specialisation because we 'd need a farm the size of Europe to feed the world with , w with wheat . |
| 10 | From this , nursing managers can calculate the peak periods across the whole unit and also identify times for which it would be beneficial to employ part-time staff . |
| 11 | Croagh Patrick can enrich the hillwalker 's spirit . |
| 12 | In the case of trends in tobacco smoking ( and by implication of trends in the diseases to which it contributes ) the sum of Australian experience supports the view that centrally coordinated action that is adequately funded and deliberately built on broad based support can speed the fall in smoking prevalence . |
| 13 | Acidifying droplets can reduce the growth of trees and crops , at concentrations far lower , than had been suspected up to now . |
| 14 | Injectors who become infected through sharing needles can spread the virus to people in the wider community through sexual contacts , particularly those who turn to prostitution as a means of financing the habit . |
| 15 | Sharing hell can make the recognition of it that little bit more bearable , but it is still hell , and the loneliness and despair , the darkness and confusion , are never far from the surface . |
| 16 | The fund holding surgery can by-pass the health authority and buys services direct from hospitals . |
| 17 | The Farm evidently believe that a rock 'n' roll band CAN change the world , through playing anthemic but , for the most part , bland and uninspiring , ham-fisted indie-dance with vague , unchallenging , uncontroversial truisms for lyrics . |
| 18 | Only one state name is allowed per number , but several state numbers can have the same name . |
| 19 | Clearly , resource factors can influence the balance of theory and practice in some subjects , but other responses indicated that ‘ internal ’ subject factors and student preferences may be important also : |
| 20 | Factoring — factoring services can involve the full operation of companies ' invoicing and debt collection , credit protection through cover on sales made , and payments of up to 80 per cent of debts in advance of collection . |
| 21 | Tone of voice and stressed words can change the sentence to a command , a request , a question , an invitation . |
| 22 | In the equal-opportunities field observers can analyse the talk which occurs in a mixed class . |
| 23 | Readers interested in doing experiments involving ultrasonics can buy the basic matching transmitters and receivers quite cheaply but they will need to look up or develop the circuits needed to make them work . |
| 24 | Thus spin polarisation can influence the ability of a fusion device to contain a fuel . |
| 25 | Ms Watson said the empty building means intruders can reach the rear of the office . |
| 26 | Cleansing and re-applying make-up can irritate the skin if you 've been fully made up during the day . |
| 27 | ‘ Certainly no minister can create a Mozart but I think Governments can assist the accessibility of the arts . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ If you think knowledge can change the world , sir . ’ |
| 29 | A parents of the bride or groom speaks or , if there are no parents present , another older relative playing host can make the speech . |
| 30 | Those of you who play instruments can provide the music . |