Example sentences of "[conj] can [verb] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's called the laserball ; a sit in gyroscope that can rotate in any direction . |
| 2 | Also , deviant behaviour is behaviour that can result in some form of punishment ; and this punishment can be either a formal , legal punishment or take the form of social and moral disapproval . |
| 3 | Covenants and bequests form an essential part of the hospice 's income and staff are gratified that can care for more patients and support bereaved families through this sort of help . |
| 4 | There are , however , other primitive forms of life that can flourish under such conditions . |
| 5 | Try not to click with mouse and type on the keyboard while Windows is frozen because when it comes back it acts on all of the commands that you have given it — so apparently switching from a state of deep sleep to rapid activity that can look like another stage in a serious crash ! |
| 6 | Hernias vary in size from a golf ball to a football and can strike at any age . |
| 7 | The human suffering which results from an accident can be severe and can result in some form of life-long disablement or disfigurement for the victim , not forgetting the stress and guilt which is borne by the person who may have had some responsibility for the accident occurring . |
| 8 | The cockroach has a similarly high-speed existence and can react to any attempt to crush it in a fiftieth of a second , while our own reaction time is a tenth of a second . |
| 9 | The complementary combination may well be more creative eventually , but more difficult to handle in the process of communication and working out how much space a couple ask of and can offer to each other . |
| 10 | Some of these fungi contain toxins that are either hallucinogenic or downright poisonous — but Goblins have tough digestive systems and can cope with this sort of thing . |
| 11 | ‘ As you can see , now that we have stopped exposing ourselves to Tramen-exhalation we have developed heads and can talk to each other for the first time . |
| 12 | The breed in Sweden is strong and can compete with any country . |
| 13 | Activity-dependent synaptic potentiation occurs within milliseconds and can persist for many hours in the anaesthetised animal or in the in vitro hippocampal slice preparation , and for days when induced in the freely moving animal . |
| 14 | We use much of our own organic produce and can cater for most diets . |
| 15 | The company also announced a new 6825 laser printer that does 60 A4 pages a minute and can print on both sides of the paper . |
| 16 | This work may start early in the day as is local practice and can occur at any time of the season . |
| 17 | The the as Mr er said , the way to solve the access to housing problem , is through the planning er through local plans and through affordable housing policies which are now enshrined in P P G three , and can deal with that problem quite satisfactorily . |
| 18 | He has a good eye for passing and can play with both feet ( sort of ) even though he is right footed . |
| 19 | There is a commercial program aimed at adults which has a library of 10,000 words , and can play against several players at once . |
| 20 | Feeling sick is one of the earliest signs of pregnancy and can happen at any time of day , not just the morning . |
| 21 | If can recall to this day a book I had for review years and years ago in which the hero swaggered into a smart London nightclub , ordered a magnum of champagne and drank it down . |
| 22 | Thus contempt is wider than simply breach of any of Parliament 's privileges but can consist of any conduct which interferes with the workings of Parliament or is likely to bring Parliament or its members into disrepute . |