Example sentences of "[vb pp] it can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If one is threatened it can call upon the other 's aid and give a ‘ protected threat ’ to its adversary . |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps I 've decided it can wait until tomorrow . ’ |
| 3 | It is as aware of objects behind it as in front of it , and when alarmed it can reverse backwards into its hole with a speed and accuracy that any motorist would envy . |
| 4 | It is one of the wonders of the known world and no-one who has ever visited it can forget it . |
| 5 | It has all the paraphernalia of a public inquiry and after all the necessary preparations are made it can go on for weeks . |
| 6 | When used it can quadruple data throughput , making a 2,400bps modem look like a 9,600bps one , making it faster and cheaper in terms of phone time . |
| 7 | The band has already shown it can knock out pop tunes a cover of Nancy Sinatra 's Kinky Love , for instance but the audience had to be prepared to indulge them a little . |
| 8 | He reckons the bank has shown it can attract personal savings from building societies and is confident the new NatWest Life company , a joint venture with Clerical Medical , will reap rewards . |
| 9 | China has ambitious plans in space technology — and it has shown it can launch nuclear warheads . |
| 10 | Since recessive threats to the money markets occurred in the ‘ big bangs ’ of the 1980s , the enterprise culture has shown it can remove jobs as quickly as it creates them . |
| 11 | WHEN the mammalian proto-oncogene bcl-2 is overexpressed it can protect various types of cells both from normal and from experimentally induced apoptosis , but the molecular mechanisms involved are unknown . |
| 12 | No man.who has not experienced it can have an idea of the fantastic rage and force of the German attack … ’ adding , with a characteristic note of compassion , ‘ the poor horses ! ’ |
| 13 | Says nobody who has n't experienced it can understand it . |
| 14 | If the energy is blocked it can turn into what the Chinese call ‘ sha ’ , noxious or torpid ch'i . |
| 15 | Yes my Lord I I I 'm not going to invite your Lordship t to take a great deal of time reading reports that state in detail erm but I think the witness statements and I think probably the documentation that might help your Lordship at this stage er to see something of the and to ensure that where evidence is given it can proceed fairly fairly quickly . |
| 16 | For Marxists , too , as an area becomes developed it can acquire characteristics which make it less attractive to capitalist production . |
| 17 | ‘ But if their decisions are misinterpreted it can lead to the kind of dreadful pressures Gordon Durie has been suffering . |
| 18 | Condensation is a big problem in many homes : if it 's not cured it can lead to serious health problems , and cause damage to the structure of your home . |
| 19 | Stressful tension is not always apparent to the person suffering from it , but unless it is released it can build up until physical symptoms are felt : some of these may take the form of headaches , of ‘ butterflies in the tummy ’ , of rapid heart beats , of a feeling of pain at the back of the neck , poor sleeping , poor digestion , a pain like a sharp knife on the left side of the breastbone , shallow breathing , a tightness in the throat which can become quite painful . |