Example sentences of "a [noun] who can " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great novelist , in Nizan 's eyes , should be an " anti-Dostoievsky " , that is to say , a writer who can at one level emulate Dostoievsky 's ability to transpose on to the literary plane the anguish and despair of men and women struggling alone and unaided in the midst of a tragic social situation , and yet who can at another level go beyond Dostoievsky , offer a coherent explanation of the specific historical situation in which men and women are trapped , and focus attention at the same time on the political means of combating the injustices of their social condition . |
| 2 | For example , being kept awake by a sufferer who can not sleep having to be continually watchful of someone who may do dangerous things , and having to cope with continual questioning or aggression may become unbearable . |
| 3 | Especially when she happens to have a half-sister who can provide her with a stable and secure home in London ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Lithuania are a side who can cause us problems and we have to be careful . |
| 5 | I do not see that a poet who can write like this in old age , again like Thomas Hardy , deserves to be sneered at and abused with phrases like ‘ fossilized ’ and ‘ quite dead ’ . |
| 6 | Th'bist kitchen skivvy , not a lady who can take trips into the garden when the fancy strikes . |
| 7 | The irrational thought almost occurs that Shakespeare could n't have been that smart if he did n't realise that he had here a performer who can turn sows ' ears into silk purses , and silk purses into live butterflies . |
| 8 | ‘ There are two children to each room and it 's planned that anyone who has difficulty speaking is put with a child who can communicate well . |
| 9 | For one thing , it requires searing honesty to know whether you are arranging oboe lessons because a ) you genuinely think it would be good for your child , b ) you think your child would enjoy it , or c ) you rather fancy having a child who can play the oboe : of the three , a ) and b ) are acceptable reasons , c ) is definitely not . |
| 10 | A child who can stand unsupported can move on to more serious water research at the kitchen sink or in the garden . |
| 11 | Like a child who can not bear to look at the cupboard where the witch might live , she stared past the bench and its mummified shape . |
| 12 | But although it is such a widespread condition , endometriosis is often overlooked because it can only be diagnosed by a minor surgical procedure called laparoscopy ( the insertion of an illuminated instrument through a small incision in the abdomen ) and many suffers do have problems getting their GPs to refer them to a specialist who can do the these for them . |
| 13 | This is not , perhaps , the best year for Britain to act as host to open the series , for the entry tomorrow is clearly affected by Commonwealth Games training schedules as well as the fact that the English Cross Country Union has not found a sponsor who can provide the money for trust funds that might have enticed more prominent athletes . |
| 14 | What it does n't do is offer an escape route to a Chancellor who can see public borrowing spiralling out of control yet can not afford to increase taxes substantially to keep the public spending deficit under some sort of control . |
| 15 | I 'm a drunk Robina , a free Robina , a girl who can stop being called bloody Robina — they even used to call me Banko in the third year : Robin , robbing banks , Banko ! |
| 16 | A boy who can demonstrate a wide range of train-spotting knowledge has cachet with his fellows , a cachet that as adolescence burgeons may well be transferred from engine numbers to the macho teenage lore of pop groups , cars , types of beer , and seduction techniques . |
| 17 | I refer especially to the case of a constituent , a boy who can not walk , talk , feed himself or do anything for himself , and will never be any different , as a result of meningitis at the age of three . |
| 18 | The Master of the Rolls , who is originally a very subordinate officer , with charge of the documents of the court , comes to be at the end of the seventeenth century a judge who can hear Equity cases , though there is an appeal from him to the Chancellor . |
| 19 | Even a teacher who can at least teach is thoroughly disapproved of in the absence of personal relationships . |
| 20 | However insignificant in myself I am the Representative on this question of no mean body in this country who would be … disappointed and chagrined at the suspension of the question — But further — and this is a consideration far more really influential on my Conduct — I can not but feel myself the Representative of a Body who can not speak for themselves and for whom I must act without other guide than my own Conscience . |
| 21 | It means a nervous dependence upon nature , a relationship with a step-parent who can never be entirely relied upon . |
| 22 | Any story which carries the imputation of discreditable conduct by somebody will be actionable by a plaintiff who can show that at least some readers would recognise him as the person being criticised , or that the facts in the story necessarily imply such an allegation against him . |
| 23 | I need a husband who can keep me in order , and I 'm sure you would n't be able to do that . ’ |
| 24 | Now that they are giving it some serious work , they need a leader who can talk confidently to them and who can behave with authority on the world 's television screens . |
| 25 | The question was asked : we know that he is a sound and effective Prime Minister ; but is he also a leader who can save the Conservative Party from the fate that undoubtedly awaited it at a general election had Mrs Thatcher remained in office ? |
| 26 | Massacre have a singer who can do that belching voice which normally causes people to vomit up their intestines and a tendency to change tempo at random . |
| 27 | We usually manage to provide every new member or new mum with a contact who can introduce her to the NCT and chat over any everyday difficulties . |
| 28 | I want a wife who can make me laugh , and I would always want her near me . ’ |
| 29 | The reply could be ‘ A blind person is a person who can not see ’ . |
| 30 | The mental effect of suddenly sitting up straight , squaring your shoulders , breathing deeply , can make you look and feel like a person who can change the world . |