Example sentences of "[noun] it [modal v] cause [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last November he refused to chair a conference on AIDS for fear it might cause panic . |
| 2 | Guy 's bacteriologist Dr Norman Simmons said last night : ‘ If it gets into surgical wounds it can cause infections and blood poisoning . ’ |
| 3 | The latter can entrap adult birds and if it is incorporated into nests it can cause chick mortality . |
| 4 | Now if this contaminated fish is eaten in large enough quantities it can cause symptoms of Minimata disease . |
| 5 | The attention is not so much of a problem when the dogs are puppies as the idea is to train the dog to not be afraid of people , but when this happens to a fully trained guide dog accompanying a blind person it can cause problems . |
| 6 | He says if someone has a low immunity it could cause muslce paralysis . |
| 7 | The alkalinity of water arising from softening is generally harmless , but in some processes it can cause trouble . |
| 8 | If caught during the early weeks of pregnancy it can cause deafness , blindness and heart problems in the baby . |
| 9 | The Home Office tried to ban the interview on the grounds it might cause distress to relatives of Nilsen 's victims . |
| 10 | Pseudoephedrine ( see p 317 ) can produce euphoria and delusions , if taken in very large doses , and even in normal doses it may cause nightmares and behavioural problems in children . |