Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The history of Judaism provides an example of how an organised religion can completely fail to live up to its promises and yet be stubbornly adhered to , its followers being prepared to accept and support with blind acceptance , whatever excuses or explanations are offered for those failures by the hierarchy . |
| 2 | No particular religion can ever embody the perfection of Religion or lay claim to a monopoly of Truth . |
| 3 | But speed can also result in tragic errors , as was the case in 1972 when Palestinian terrorists took nine Israelis hostage at the Olympic Games in Munich . |
| 4 | Local action can also preserve wildlife and habitats . |
| 5 | But , in fact , virtually no behavioural tendency which constitutes genuine action can just show up in a cultural context ‘ as itself ’ . |
| 6 | While negotiations continued in Geneva , the Tories went to the polls declaring that ‘ collective security by collective action can alone save us from a return to the old system which resulted in the Great War . ’ |
| 7 | Government action can significantly affect standards of environmental protection . |
| 8 | Interconnection of elements determine that action can only run effectively in a matrix . |
| 9 | A small garden that can be taken in at a glance can soon become boring . |
| 10 | The Central Association can also assist staff who wish to become more actively involved but do not have a formal branch of the Association . |
| 11 | So that that Association can actually employ erm the Yorkshire and Humberside area in an intelligent way and not in a divided way . |
| 12 | But we still have to train people to be able to cook under any conditions — a young soldier can often find himself on his own in the field cooking for a given number of people . |
| 13 | Just one nuclear submarine on one side can still destroy all the major cities on the other . |
| 14 | If you decide not to call the witness the other side can still call them , but you can then cross-examine on the basis of the original statement to destroy their credibility . |
| 15 | Despite the disappointing erm what opening twenty four minutes , you must be pleased with the comeback , and it shows a bit more confidence in that the side can still come back from being three none . |
| 16 | The Burscough boss believes he can put his finger on why his side can consistently beat opposition from higher leagues , as they have done time after time in the past two years , yet struggle at their own level . |
| 17 | An Ellyrian mounted on a black horse can often find himself a prime target for Dark Elf attacks |
| 18 | Now it is clear that by extending one-member-one-vote to the choice of constituency delegates , Labour can safely inject democracy into the party conference without fearing nasty side-effects . |
| 19 | Third , Labour can now proceed to dismantle the block votes of the trade unions confident that these are no longer needed to keep the party sane . |
| 20 | None of these trends in social and economic structure and party identification mean that Labour can never win again , nor that the Conservatives are sure to win . |
| 21 | It suggests Labour can never win again , that our only chance is to strike an electoral pact with the Liberals and that , failing that , we face a one-party state on the Japanese model . |
| 22 | The elderly or disabled are particularly vulnerable , although some younger people with poor circulation can also suffer from the condition . |
| 23 | Poor circulation can often result in dry flaky skin , especially on the hands and arms . |
| 24 | Carrie said , ‘ Mr Evans says no harm can ever come to those who trust in the Lord . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Infections such as sinusitis , tonsilitis , bronchitis , pharyngitis and mumps are another cause , and malignancy or radiotherapy can also cause a dry mouth which leads to halitosis . |
| 26 | If it does , there is no way in which the outsider can directly benefit ; indeed , the insider may indirectly benefit , depending on whether or not he is a member of the company . |
| 27 | Seen in this light the family analogy can still have a powerful influence although all its elements may not be an accurate description of reality . |
| 28 | Ex.1a from the ‘ Haffner ’ Symphony shows two emphasized heavy-raindrop staccato notes followed by a third , tied to its neighbour , where the stroke can only have accentual meaning . |
| 29 | The spring can then push up the treble end of the check , so that the middle of the check meets the underside of the gap — spacer . |
| 30 | And the notion of generalization decrement can also explain the effects of prior exposure to B alone if it is allowed that such training will make the B stimulus less effective and thus relatively unlikely to interfere with the perception of A when the two are presented in compound . |