Example sentences of "can a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only by retaining an experienced independent consultant can a farmer make first a judgement about which way to go and secondly an objective purchasing decision . |
| 2 | How can a farmer in the south of Lothian pay his land-dues to one overlord and his church-dues to another ? |
| 3 | How can a culture permeated by possessive individualism restore the fraying bonds of community ? |
| 4 | ‘ Just how can a US senator take off from his job for three months ? ’ |
| 5 | How can a sweat shirt come from a garden ? |
| 6 | How can a sweat shirt come from a garden ? |
| 7 | Can a cleaner on the shopfloor really be expected to know and understand the complex set of aims that a major corporation sets itself ? |
| 8 | Can a parent be denied contact with his child ? |
| 9 | And can a parent become involved if they are dissatisfied with the homework programme of the school ? |
| 10 | How far can a defect of natural justice be cured by an appeal within the administrative hierarchy or by a rehearing by the original body ? |
| 11 | What more can a member wish for ? |
| 12 | What gifts can a wife take in ? |
| 13 | Can a name-change make all the difference ? |
| 14 | how can a thigh bone erm be strong and light at the same time ? , not in the bloody |
| 15 | In other words , can a computer imitate the process the archaeological expert carries out by eye when he constructs his standard typologies ? |
| 16 | So how can a computer want ? |
| 17 | In what sense can a curator responsibly sign the acquisition declaration knowing full well that there is no guarantee that a floppy disc or tape will be readable in a few years even if pampered with executive class conservation treatment — acid-free packing , humidity- and temperature-controlled environment , and low ambient light levels ? |
| 18 | ‘ But how can a Jew be Tsar ? ’ |
| 19 | Can a heart rise and sink at the same time ? |
| 20 | Conversely , music that is ill-chosen or ill-performed can actually be a hindrance to commitment , as can a service or preaching which is poor . |
| 21 | How can a country which is so deeply intolerant of sexual differences in real life offer so raucous a welcome to such creatures ? |
| 22 | How , we may ask , can a country like Egypt , by no means the poorest or most vulnerable in the Third World , find itself in this position ? |
| 23 | But when hot money chases hot pictures , can a crash be far away ? |
| 24 | On the assumption that the relevant legislation is not satisfied , what course of action can a minority shareholder who is not a director ( owning say 20% of the share capital ) take to redress the situation when new shares have been systematically issued to existing directors without first being offered on a pro rata basis to all members ? |
| 25 | 2 What strategies can a nurse use to relieve a patient 's anxiety on admission to hospital ? |
| 26 | Seldom can a chancellor have been given so much advice , some of it sought , some of it gratuitous — and , as is the way with this subject , much of it conflicting . |
| 27 | Seldom can a chancellor have been given so much advice , some of it sought , some of it gratuitous — and , as is the way with this subject , much of it conflicting . |
| 28 | Even in that jungly light I see something does n't add up : can a corpse have half a nose and two fingers busted off at the first joint ? |
| 29 | ‘ Can a revolution dispense with repeated affirmation of the new order ? |
| 30 | Can a revolution dispense with rhyme ? ’ |