Example sentences of "it can often [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If allowed to roam around the surface above the burrow it can often detect the whereabouts of a ferret or rabbits by scent and hearing . |
| 2 | As reminiscence naturally proceeds from the past to the present , it can often give the counsellor an indication of where , and at what period , to focus attention in the search for the origins of the counsellee 's particular mental state or circumstances . |
| 3 | Register-shifting , while a possibility in certain sorts of text , is discouraged in academic texts because it can often have the effect of ironising your writing , something which is undesirable if you have to demonstrate clearly your knowledge and ideas . |
| 4 | THE TROUBLE with all this ‘ comeback ’ and ‘ reunion ’ malarkey is it can often destroy a band 's reputation or , worse still , make you realise they were n't much cop in the first place . |
| 5 | In winter it can often provide a pleasant ice-pitch , but in very wet weather the Rollick Stones ridge on the eastern side of the clough is preferable — from where you get fine views down to the cascades . |
| 6 | The local ‘ community ’ as such does not , on the whole , provide a caring response to the mentally disordered — in fact it can often provide a decidedly hostile response to the opening of new hostels or day centres , for example . |
| 7 | When , in consequence , such background is presented by writers like ourselves , rather than by the official shepherd , it can often produce a reaction amounting to trauma , or a personal crisis of faith . |