Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An excellent method is to use one of the sponge filters which are operated by an air pump and can easily be regulated — plus the fry can graze upon the minute particles of food and organisms which colonise the sponge . |
| 2 | Its twenty five members , supported by the Milk Marketing Board , have effectively achieved a coup in that , as a collective they now aim to have some control over the prices they receive for their products as individuals and can bargain with the retailing giants , knowing they have the support of their fellow members . |
| 3 | ‘ Do you really think we can disappear into the blue ? ’ |
| 4 | The teacher can comment on the image , trying to deepen commitment to the work and draw out the significance of what has been made . |
| 5 | In linear molecules , only Π states give a spin-orbit splitting , and this can aid in the assignment ; similarly in non-linear molecules only E states ( where the electron has been removed from a molecular orbital of e symmetry ) show the effect . |
| 6 | Reasons can assist the courts in performing their supervisory function , can help to ensure that the decision has been thought through , and can aid in the control of administrative discretion . |
| 7 | C-banding can aid in the localization of " centromere positions ( Figures 4a and b ) . |
| 8 | Beyond radiocarbon , other techniques such as TL are providing dates that can aid in the understanding of human evolution . |
| 9 | As we shall see in Section 6.5 , some weathering products show a remarkable resilience to changing environmental conditions to the extent that in some circumstances they can persist in the landscape essentially unaltered for tens of millions of years . |
| 10 | In a small number of cases , however , the virus can persist in the body for several years , eventually causing a disease called sub-acute sclerosing pan-encephalitis ( SSPE ) . |
| 11 | Covenants also appear in leases where the person letting the property includes terms in the lease which restrict the person renting the property as to the use he or she can make of the property , e.g. the premises are to be used only for storage , not for retailing goods . |
| 12 | Most of this chapter is devoted to a description of five sets of case studies of the new technology , showing the wide variety of different impacts it can make on the nature of work . |
| 13 | One should therefore be cautious about generalisations which do less than justice to the contribution which friendship can make to the well-being of specific groups of old people . |
| 14 | She needs to unburden , and good listening is not only good therapy , it is probably the most important contribution anyone can make to the happiness of the elderly who live alone . |
| 15 | The contribution which adults other than teachers , both employers and trade unionists , can make to the school curriculum has gained widespread recognition over the past ten years , through the activities of the SCIP , the Royal Society of Arts Industry Year ( 1986 ) , and the more recent DTI initiatives . |
| 16 | This is the main contribution that the linguistic sciences can make to the teaching of languages : to provide good descriptions … |
| 17 | The contribution that a good choir , singing or instrumental group can make to the worship of a parish can not be underestimated . |
| 18 | Editor , — Roger Smith underestimates the contribution that biochemical markers of bone resorption can make to the diagnosis and monitoring of Paget 's disease . |
| 19 | And it 's amazing the difference a few more pounds can make to the quality of a guitar . |
| 20 | " I 've seen enough to convince me that the only recommendation I can make to the bank is that they should withdraw all financial facilities to the Ingard group forthwith . |
| 21 | We believe the best contribution we can make to the community is to create wealth by carrying on our business ethically , safely and profitably . |
| 22 | I am pleased to tell my hon. Friend that the latest estimate we can make for the spend on computerisation this year will not be £20 million but £25 million . |
| 23 | If we can only slip inside Germany we can make for the autobahn and then for the Black Forest area . ’ |
| 24 | THERE are several assumptions we reasonably CAN make about the future . |
| 25 | The minimum donation which an individual can make under the Gift Aid is £600. the total donations which an individual may make under Gift Aid in any tax year must not exceed £5,000,000 . |
| 26 | Caroline is also well aware of the huge dent that Christmas can make in the family budget . |
| 27 | The flatness is a shame , because this is a public service : you can glean from the programme an idea both of how irrational the law can be , and of how flimsy most people 's understanding of it is . |
| 28 | Salina 's husband is dead , she has three children whom she feeds mostly from the food she can glean from the rubbish tips , largely banana skins . |
| 29 | In the same way we can transplant from the wilderness of our lives these images to our gardens . |
| 30 | However , as I have said previously , we now have a quality portfolio of international assets on which we can build in the future . |