Example sentences of "[vb pp] [coord] can [adv] " in BNC.

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1 While some slowing down undoubtedly occurs with age the effects are greatly exaggerated and can usually be offset by changing the pattern or intensity of the work .
2 Emphasis is put on the fact that learned skills such as shorthand are never forgotten and can soon be brought back to the standard required .
3 In this way , the program flow is easily depicted and can easily be altered by swopping labels .
4 But to travel to foreign parts is something I have never done and can scarcely contemplate .
5 Signs of tension are easily transmitted and can quickly put the counsellee on edge , wondering what is to come .
6 The film of 42nd Street was made in 1933 , the same year as the Apollo was built and can still attract the hardest critics .
7 The burr will prevent a proper fitting being made and can also cut your fingers .
8 Better choices can usually be seen but can never be made retrospectively .
9 Such formalities as this are easily taught and can even be fun to teach and learn .
10 Efforts to do so are misplaced and can positively mislead us into believing in the efficacy of the internal organization of the structure of the company as a means of legitimating corporate managerial power .
11 But parliamentary authorities said there was no question of the House 's imposing the statutory fine of £500 ‘ since a genuine misunderstanding has occurred and can easily be rectified ’ .
12 Buildings — and not just historic ones — represent energy , labour and materials , which either can not be replaced or can only be replaced at enormous cost .
13 The true basis of the cation selectivity of zeolites is not completely understood but can usually be explained in terms of the specific molecular architecture of the zeolite frameworks ( always large enough to accommodate caesium ) , the relative amount of silicon and aluminium in the zeolite framework , and the hydration state of the cations .
14 The mother image can be either the strict mother who has to be obeyed , or else the loving mother who has been hurt and can now be comforted .
15 The optimal solution of LP* ( 0 , 1 5 , 1 25 ) is ( 35 , o , 152 ) and , as we have proved and can easily be verified directly , it dominates ( 0 , 15 , 125 ) .
16 The basic principles of contractual liability have already been discussed and can often provide the simplest route to a satisfactory remedy .
17 Although any breach would be contempt of court , and could lead to the lifting of the Mareva injunction , the information will have been obtained and can still be put to use in another State ; and the sanctions available are much reduced where , as may often be the case , the plaintiff is not resident in the jurisdiction of the English court .
18 The transponders can sound an alarm if the animal is killed and can also be implanted in the rhino 's horn , allowing it , and the poachers , to be tracked if it is cut off .
19 The ten most frequently occurring ( from a corpus frequency count ) are ordered and can either be presented to the user , or passed on to further stages of analysis , depending upon the implementation .
20 It can check all floppy disks loaded and can also scan the hard disk against a list of known viruses .
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