Example sentences of "who can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The product is aimed at engineers and scientists who can build software modules called virtual instruments instead of writing cryptic text-based programs . |
| 2 | Mark Watson and John Warwick , joint co-ordinators , who double as NISW consultant and information officer respectively , are happy to talk to those who have no more idea about what they want to do than , say , look at child abuse in Texas , as they are to someone who can build on a clutch of ready-made contacts . |
| 3 | Residential homes and hostels can accommodate nurses who can only work awkward hours , and who can cover for staff sickness and annual leave . |
| 4 | The second point is that , when ambiguity increases sharply , that is the time when people who can resolve that ambiguity by setting new organizational values to cope with it gain power . |
| 5 | The board are the only ones who can resolve that . |
| 6 | Predictably , it is women who can place Izzat most easily at risk . |
| 7 | The only eagle who can settle her is Minch … was Minch I should say , ’ he added sadly . |
| 8 | Every man who can beat me to the Windmill is excused all fatigues . |
| 9 | ‘ Anyone who can beat me has a good chance of knocking out Holyfield , ’ he said . |
| 10 | An eight year-old who can beat a chess master is remarkable , though it would not be so remarkable if they were eighteen . |
| 11 | , whose voice is well known to customers will still be in touch with what is happening at the company through husband , a shift supervisor — who can beat her years of service by seven ! |
| 12 | There 's no one in the world who can beat my wonderful cousin . ’ |
| 13 | Having developed these models the pupil is in a position to communicate much more readily with other technical people who can manipulate similar models . |
| 14 | ‘ It is only the cream of our young manhood who can aspire to be one of our glorious cosmonauts . |
| 15 | The appeal committee 's decision is not binding on the LEA , but there is a further right of appeal to the Secretary of State who can confirm , amend or revoke the statement . |
| 16 | Even if no one is around who can confirm a particular incident , if you are able to come up with details of surroundings and personalities of which you had no conscious memory , and if these are later proved to have been accurate , there is no real reason to suppose that a significant event was simply a figment of an over-active imagination . |
| 17 | About the only people who can move rapidly over such terrain are the tough and wiry park service hunters . |
| 18 | An elderly parent living alone invariably has problems to cope with , though , in some area of life , and ideally the people to help them should be members of their own family ; people who know their character and understand their needs , those they do not have to make an effort to relate to and trust , and who can move around freely in their homes , to sort through the various ‘ pockets ’ of their anxiety more easily than any stranger can do . |
| 19 | There is little industry except the old dog mill which now makes plastic chairs and the new brewery which brews real ale , but being surrounded by the power stations of Drax , Eggborough , Ferrybridge and Thorpe Marsh , it makes a good base for power station workers , who can move for promotion without uprooting their families . |
| 20 | A quick glance at the rules for inspiration : ‘ … the essayists who can move between the worlds of nature and the arts … |
| 21 | Cos I say , when you 've got a pool of skilled people who can move about , quite obviously , other firms are gon na be very interested and gon na take them up . |
| 22 | It 's about people who can move and dribble , pass and generally entertain ’ |
| 23 | ITN chief executive Bob Phillis said : ‘ ITN will benefit from the earliest possible introduction of new shareholders who can contribute operational , commercial and strategic expertise . ’ |
| 24 | The exit of Jeffrey Dujon , who filled such a pivotal position as a high-class number seven batsman and wicket-keeper for 10 years , has thrown the balance of the team out of joint , as was obvious in the World Cup and in the Test against South Africa a problem likely to send the selectors searching for a ‘ keeper ’ who can contribute with the bat as well . |
| 25 | Their predilection for keepers who can contribute in the middle order is understandable since this permits a full hand of bowlers , and Downton , of course , vindicated the policy in admirable fashion . |
| 26 | The implication , write Blake and Mouton , is that managers should aim for the 9,9 combination , a ‘ goal-centred team approach that seeks to gain optimum results through participation , involvement , commitment and conflict-solving of everyone who can contribute . ’ |
| 27 | Dickens varies his style like a virtuoso who can grade and colour the tone of his instrument as the mood requires . |
| 28 | ‘ Mail Newspapers and other newspaper proprietors clearly attach a great deal of importance to maintaining their goodwill and reputation with their readers by exercising careful control over who can advertise in their newspapers and what kinds of advertisements appear there , ’ the judge said . |
| 29 | Many patients will have a family member who can collect them by car . |
| 30 | A non-artist songwriter will need a music publisher who can promote his or her writers , songs aggressively , trying to place them with major recording stars . |