Example sentences of "and can [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this is why it will be particularly damaging to introduce the tests proposed by the Secretary of State to monitor what children know and can do at fixed ages , 7 , 11 , and 14 . |
| 2 | Hernias vary in size from a golf ball to a football and can strike at any age . |
| 3 | Set up through a partnership between the NHS and private industry , the centre cost half a million pounds to build and can care for fifty patients . |
| 4 | The condition affects the peripheral area of the retina , including the rod cells which help vision in poor light , and can result in progressive ‘ tunnel vision ’ and ‘ night blindness ’ , the inability to see in the dark . |
| 5 | The human suffering which results from an accident can be severe and can result in some form of life-long disablement or disfigurement for the victim , not forgetting the stress and guilt which is borne by the person who may have had some responsibility for the accident occurring . |
| 6 | This restrictive covenant is often included in village or rural sites and can result in lengthy delays and extreme frustration . |
| 7 | But the timing of some tax payments is not known with certainty and can lead to substantial changes in this component of the money market cash position during the course of the day . |
| 8 | Elsewhere , the enthusiasm for protecting everything ‘ natural ’ is too often misplaced and can lead to unnecessary confusion in the minds of a large population of consumers who actually owe their lives , their health and an enviable standard of nutrition to the responsible use of pesticides , medicines , preservatives and other ‘ artificial ’ chemicals . |
| 9 | Because changes in church services arouse strong emotions and can lead to serious divisions , the Commission believes that it is sensible for a parish to have a worship committee or group . |
| 10 | If children record and graph each other 's ideas comparisons are easier and can lead to fruitful discussions about where the ideas came from . |
| 11 | Hence although a larger corpus will alleviate the problem of insufficient data it will not cure it and can lead to other problems . |
| 12 | ABOVE Re-enactments of battles and the use of replicas of the armour and weapons of past armies for displays is a popular pursuit , and can lead to new ideas about equipment and methods of warfare . |
| 13 | According to COSLA officials , it can result in a potential loss of houses at prices which provide unduly favourable discount entitlements to individual purchases and can lead to unredeemed debt charges having to be met by remaining tenants . |
| 14 | Evening classes for badminton or keep-fit are good fun and can lead to further social events . |
| 15 | Five or six in use at one time is usually too many and can lead to distorted work . |
| 16 | FIVE OR SIX PIGMENTS IN USE AT ONE TIME IS USUALLY TOO MANY AND CAN LEAD TO DISTORTED WORK . |
| 17 | ‘ Struggles ’ are between collectivities — as supports of heterodoxy versus orthodoxy — and can lead to socio-cultural change . |
| 18 | Another theory is he was suffering from a rare viral infection which enlarges the heart , and can lead to sudden heart failure . |
| 19 | The Methane produced on landfill sites is very explosive and can lead to severe illness if inhaled to a great extent . |
| 20 | This significantly reduces the amount of work that the printer will need to undertake and can lead to some genuine cost savings . |
| 21 | The cockroach has a similarly high-speed existence and can react to any attempt to crush it in a fiftieth of a second , while our own reaction time is a tenth of a second . |
| 22 | The complementary combination may well be more creative eventually , but more difficult to handle in the process of communication and working out how much space a couple ask of and can offer to each other . |
| 23 | I am innovative and can think of new ways of using old materials , such as making toys from everyday household items |
| 24 | The glass-fibre HM 527 accelerates to a speed of 65 km/h in only 90 seconds and can stop from full speed in 25 seconds . |
| 25 | Meths stoves , like the popular Trangia , tend to work better in wind and can cope with cold , but you might find the meths a little difficult to light in extreme cold . |
| 26 | Some of these fungi contain toxins that are either hallucinogenic or downright poisonous — but Goblins have tough digestive systems and can cope with this sort of thing . |
| 27 | College or university follow and can last from 4–6 years . |
| 28 | Experience has shown that if the distinction between these two is reinforced at every opportunity students are very soon comfortable with the difference between assets and expenses and can relate to new and unusual situations . |
| 29 | Suffering , then , may be appropriate if it can be borne and can contribute towards greater authenticity . |
| 30 | All new machines conform to this standard , and can talk to one another , and are downwardly compatible with most surviving Group Two machines . |