Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos without the head man a trainer ca n't train horse , and I 'm telling you that for nothing ! |
| 2 | Mummy ca n't do chain stitch . ’ |
| 3 | What er Newstat does though is something quite interesting he says well we all know , well I hope you all know , that there are limits on presidential power and we all know that the president ca n't direct congress , we know the president ca n't appoint anybody without consulting congress , we know the president ca n't control the supreme court , we know all these limitations but nevertheless , leaving that to one side , pushing that to one side , there are major powers here . |
| 4 | Mira can not enter Phillario 's world on the strength of her intellect , because her features are too plain ; although Corydon will not attack her appearance , he has no appreciation of her intellect since he believes that plays are wicked . |
| 5 | Local action can also preserve wildlife and habitats . |
| 6 | At present English procedure only permits representative actions , whereby members of a group must have the same interest in the same proceedings ; the action can not seek damages , but only some other form of relief . |
| 7 | Government action can significantly affect standards of environmental protection . |
| 8 | The Central Association can also assist staff who wish to become more actively involved but do not have a formal branch of the Association . |
| 9 | The Burscough boss believes he can put his finger on why his side can consistently beat opposition from higher leagues , as they have done time after time in the past two years , yet struggle at their own level . |
| 10 | Now it is clear that by extending one-member-one-vote to the choice of constituency delegates , Labour can safely inject democracy into the party conference without fearing nasty side-effects . |
| 11 | He also sees that the Western-led coalition can not ensure peace or a new order because it ‘ is not willing to address ’ the very factors such as dictatorship and maldistribution of wealth and power which led to war in the first place . |
| 12 | Law Report : Representative defendant can not claim contribution — Choudhury v Hussain . |
| 13 | However , in addition to pleading that a provision is in unreasoanble restraint of trade a defendant can also plead repudiation , vagueness and that in any event he has not acted in breach of the clause . |
| 14 | For without an excitation of lust , or the enjoyment of pleasure in the venereal act , no conception can probably take place . |
| 15 | In the present case , the transformer can safely deliver 12V d.c. at 38mA , so is usable if a 12V supply at up to 38mA is needed . |
| 16 | TCGA 1992 , s69(1) deems the trust to be a person who is not resident in the United Kingdom ; 3. the trust is therefore outside the UK capital gains tax regime and the Revenue can not collect tax on capital payments under TCGA 1992 , s87(4) . |
| 17 | The trust is therefore outside the general UK capital gains tax regime ( TCGA 1992 , s69 ) and the Revenue can not charge tax on capital payments under TCGA 1992 , s87 . |
| 18 | Despite the wide definition of " income " in s670 , the Revenue can only charge tax if they can find an appropriate Case and/or Schedule . |
| 19 | Thinking can only make use of the patterns we have acquired in the past . |
| 20 | It is over-stimulation ; the mind can not find peace and quiet . |
| 21 | Your mind can only focus attention on one area of the swing until it becomes muscle memory and works naturally . |
| 22 | His own answer to it was in some ways remarkably similar to those he attacked , for it added up to this : historical study can not bring Jesus down to our own time ; rather , it reveals his strangeness to us , and he loses all colour and significance if we attempt to tear him out of his own historical and religious setting in late Judaism . |
| 23 | Historical study can not make place for any such absoluteness , let alone demonstrate it . |
| 24 | This study can not provide data to confirm or refute this hypothesis , however . |
| 25 | The past three months have seen almost daily developments , and a 15-minute speech and 15-minute reply can not do justice to the huge amount of information that must be shared and analysed . |
| 26 | On fixed frames , the weaver can only make rugs in sizes smaller than the inner dimensions of the frame ; adjustable frames allow one or more of the beams to be extended so that larger items can be woven . |
| 27 | It must be stressed that although a natural condition can not give rise to liability under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher it may still constitute a nuisance for which an occupier may be liable if he has knowledge or means of knowledge of its existence and if it is reasonable to require him to take the necessary steps to abate it . |
| 28 | This Condition can only have effect if it is called into operation by the party wishing to rely on it giving written notice to the other to that effect . |
| 29 | Whereas biochemical studies can measure enzyme activities , immunohistochemistry can only provide information on enzyme protein , some of which may be inactive . |
| 30 | Consciousness can however manipulate material relations , for example with technology , because of their very consistency and invariability . |