Example sentences of "[Wh det] can [verb] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may be aware that there is a blood test which can tell if you have been infected with HIV , the virus that can cause AIDS . |
| 2 | The aim is to identify companies which can show that they are taking positive steps to improve their ways towards the environment , as well as to raise the level of debate about green issues . |
| 3 | In my judgment the principle established by the authorities to which I have referred ( other than the Manchester Corporation case [ 1891 ] 1 Q.B. 94 ) is that any corporation , whether trading or non-trading , which can show that it has a corporate reputation ( as distinct from that of its members ) which is capable of being damaged by a defamatory statement , can sue in libel to protect that reputation , in the same way as can a natural person , although there will of course be certain types of statement which can not defame an artificial person . |
| 4 | However , they can be demonstrated and tried at height to get the idea and to see the problems which can arise if they are not neatly executed . |
| 5 | A weekly maintenance routine simply involves a visual check of external cables for wear or mechanical damage which can occur if they are stretched or frequently move across a hard surface . |
| 6 | Imagine a department which can see that it is going to overspend its budget . |
| 7 | Britain 's experience with chemical weapons shows what can happen if we fail to negotiate from a position of strength . |
| 8 | It 's hoped the video will be distributed around young drivers so they can see what can happen if they take to the road without thought for safety . |
| 9 | A Post Office spokesman said : ‘ It shows what can happen if you do n't buy a licence . ’ |
| 10 | Again we have seen only too clearly in some other countries what can happen if you personify and almost deify the State . |
| 11 | Some months later I got a cheque for six hundred dollars — apparently a programme in America had done a feature on what can happen when you ask a stupid question and that was my fee for being included . |