Example sentences of "of [noun sg] can [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The late-twentieth-century history of " Germany " shows that collective memories of unity can outlast a generation of partition . ) |
| 2 | Most men with a modicum of experience can make a woman feel special , you know , ’ he murmured soothingly . |
| 3 | This sort of response can cause a lot of confusion for those around who perhaps do not share the same feeling . |
| 4 | This kind of resourcefulness can accomplish a lot in business . |
| 5 | it shows how the centrefold effect can be used to embrace wide landscapes ; how a minimum of colour can gain maximum effect , and how a few lines of scribble can hold a lot of memory . |
| 6 | Two types of evidence can give a clue to this particular function : inscriptions and structures . |
| 7 | Given the sheer volume of works created by people calling themselves artists in the United States during any two-year period , it is unrealistic to think that a museum exhibition devoted to two years of art can give a visitor a sense of the breadth of what is being produced . |
| 8 | Revolving loans — personal customers under this type of arrangement can borrow a multiple of monthly payment , e.g. £30 per month may be paid to the finance house which allows up to 15 times that amount to be borrowed ( £450 ) . |
| 9 | A species capable of learning can develop a culture , consisting of behaviour patterns passed among individuals by imitation . |
| 10 | Untidy hair and a sloppy manner of dress can create a lack of confidence . |
| 11 | The Secretary of State can remove a trustee , but before doing so must notify the trustee and the official receiver of his decision and his reasons and specifying a period within which the trustee can make representations against his removal ( r 6.133 ) . |
| 12 | No pure theory of structure or pure theory of agency can have a notion of reflexivity . |
| 13 | A word of encouragement can mean a lot and Barnabas was a fine example ( see Acts 15 verses 36/41 ) . |
| 14 | The development of strength can prevent a multitude of problems occurring throughout our lives . |
| 15 | An exclusion clause in a contract of sale can provide a defence only to the seller and only against a claim by the person to whom he sold . |
| 16 | Communication skills … the products of study of history can take a variety of forms . |
| 17 | Extreme values of temperature and the presence of fog can play a role in causing pollution concentrations to reach health-threatening levels ( figure 7.5 ) . |
| 18 | You may need new clothes and , perhaps , a briefcase ; the price of travel can make a hole in even the deepest pocket ; and depending on where your job is , you may need to pay advance rent on new accommodation . |
| 19 | True , a haircut , a smattering of designer stubble , the odd earring and a spot of UVA can make a difference , but basically it 's the inner man who 's on display . |
| 20 | Certain types of conformation can predispose a horse to the development of diseases or problems such as navicular disease , ringbone , spavin , whistling or roaring . |
| 21 | Although Bouton and his collaborators have failed to establish context-specificity after simple conditioning , they would not want to claim that such an effect can never be seen — there is ample evidence from experiments using rather different training procedures that a change of context can produce a performance deficit . |
| 22 | Several minor changes occurring in a short space of time can have a totting-up effect , challenging and even overloading the resources people have at their disposal . |
| 23 | Open fires should always have the chimney regularly swept , otherwise the build up of soot can start a chimney fire . |