Example sentences of "the [noun] can [verb] its " in BNC.
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| 1 | I therefore told the story of how the milk can got its dent . |
| 2 | Ideally , it is a major feature of this type of product , and one for which the advertised brand is actually superior : but it could be some general characteristic which , by getting in first and appropriating it to itself , the brand can make its own . |
| 3 | Thus , the university can make its most fruitful contribution to democracy through the teaching of an English which places the student in direct touch with the values embodied in the national literature . |
| 4 | Thanks to the excellent response — nearly a third of the University 's 65,000 alumni replied — we now know enough to build a framework on which the University can base its future plans for alumni relations . |
| 5 | Another way in which the parcel can change its distance from the rotation axis is by vertical movement , as for example in tropospheric convection , and this too will induce eastward or westward movement . |
| 6 | That being so , the West can shrug its shoulders and live with them . |
| 7 | McDiarmid considers Volpone ‘ our great classical comedy ’ but nonetheless the play can have its longueurs , which is why his first instinct seems absolutely right — to knock an hour off its length , thereby distilling a Jonsonian energy rarely felt on stage . |
| 8 | This policy has many advantages : It makes it possible to concentrate development and testing work on key points affecting safety , reliability , protection from radiation , and improved capacity ; Thanks to the large orders for identical equipment , the industry can anticipate its work load long in advance , equip itself accordingly , and schedule its fabrication work in the most economical manner ; Construction times are short ( now only five years for a 900-MWe unit ) because the working drawings are identical and a defective item of equipment can be replaced promptly ; And finally , standardisation makes it easier to train the operating personnel and reduces maintenance problems . |
| 9 | The mind can generate its own creative images and it will show us colours and visions that will bewilder our eyes and take us to regions beyond the schemata , where words no longer have meaning . |
| 10 | The horse can move its lower jaw from side to side when eating , and the jaw muscles drag the lower teeth inward in a grinding motion . |
| 11 | And there 's some doubt as to whether the council can make its tenant farmers enforce the ban . |
| 12 | And as usual we believe that the Council can deliver its services in a different way , that is by pushing local financial management for schools , competitive tendering in the — there are savings in administration there . |
| 13 | Sorry , Charles , Chair , can we er , in noting the report , also is there some way in which we can , the Committee can convey its appreciation to the people who take on this , must be onerous responsibility er , er , and also can we congratulate the people who thought the scheme up in the first place . |
| 14 | For a chain molecule composed of a large number of segments , movement of the complete molecule depends on the co-operative movement of all the segments , and as stress-relaxation depends on the number of ways the molecule can regain its most probable conformation , each possible co-ordinated movement is treated as a mode of motion with a characteristic relaxation time . |
| 15 | Vitamin D The body can manufacture its own vitamin D if exposed to sunlight . |
| 16 | The huge cultural gaps which separate Bible times from our own make such a purpose all the more remarkable , but the Bible can justify its claim to contemporary relevance in two ways . |
| 17 | This part of the solution is indispensable as it tells us how the group can achieve its aim of profit maximisation . |
| 18 | What confounds that argument is if the group can inflate its value before signing with anybody , either on its musical merits , or by ‘ hyping ’ a reputation . |
| 19 | As there are huge volumes of these transactions , the maker of the goods can reckon its course by studying statistics . |
| 20 | The Quarter can trace its roots as far back as 1460 , when work in precious metals is first recorded in Birmingham . |
| 21 | Under s 254(1) of the Insolvency Act , the court can exercise its discretion to halt any action , execution or other legal process against the debtor or the debtor 's property pending the consideration of the interim order . |
| 22 | Concepts such as ‘ asking the wrong question ’ then simply function as the vehicle through which the court can substitute its views on the meaning of such phrases for that of the tribunal . |
| 23 | Their vents are pressed together so that the sperm can make its way into the female . |
| 24 | This legislation will ensure that the UK can meet its international obligations to significantly reduce the national emissions of sulphur and nitrogen oxides over the next decade . |
| 25 | ‘ The bone can work its way in , you see , ’ the stranger explained as he knelt and checked Gazzer 's pockets with his free hand . |
| 26 | In the longer term , strategic planning reviews will ensure that the Library can modify its services in support of whatever strategic objectives the Garden wishes to implement . |
| 27 | The area can boast its own teenage gangs , named after the Los Angeles Crips and Bloods , who carry Uzis and specialise in shooting from the windows of moving cars . |
| 28 | However , the Code is very persuasive for a number of reasons : ( 1 ) Any company listed on the London Stock Exchange which does not comply with the Code can have its listing suspended or withdrawn ( although the Panel has rarely had to use this sanction and it can have the effect of injuring innocent shareholders ) . |
| 29 | Ways in which the authority can discharge its responsibilities for standard setting for all aspects of care will also require attention . |
| 30 | I hope that soon , bearing in mind what my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow , West ( Mr. Hughes ) said , we shall make more appointments to the shadow commission so that the commissioners can begin to plan their work in order that the commission can start its work shortly after Royal Assent . |