Example sentences of "can [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Since even the best attested fact of the history of the past can possess no more than a very high degree of probability and since , by definition , Christian and indeed all religious faith must from the believer 's point of view be absolutely certain and secure , can faith ever be said to depend upon an historical fact , no matter how well established ? |
2 | This is it : Can Faith Make Mountains ? |
3 | So can Dastmalchi . |
4 | Small companies do not have the option of " buying-in " specialist skills to which their larger brethren can resort . |
5 | Of course , if you want to perform with it then you can mike it up just as easily as any other guitar , but it 's really a player 's instrument — a guitar for the kitchen , if you like . |
6 | Also , the brain is probably very sensitive to the initial state — a small change in the initial state can mike a very large difference to subsequent behavior . |
7 | ‘ Can I- ’ ) |
8 | Any reader of any age can instance passages in books that were so convincing , so moving , that they were almost direct experiences . |
9 | The , you may get by very nicely on very moderate physical ability in ordinary every day life because you can kind of order what you 're going to let yourself in for . |
10 | This morning I can kind of feel it , but last night it was as if I was when I swallowed there was a big lump . |
11 | Not until it is four or five months old does it discover the remarkable fact that water can be sniffed up into a trunk and then , if you blow out , you can hose it into your mouth . |
12 | Can fiction , Mailer seems to ask , rise to the test of being as disturbed , violent and coded as recent American history ? |
13 | You can camp nearby and use the Cluanie Inn for a hot bar-meal and somewhere to consume beer beside a log fire until they throw you out , but if you have the money why deny yourself a bed for the night ? |
14 | Holiday parks in which you can camp , or stay in a chalet or caravan are now remarkably good — so much so that if you have n't tried this kind of holiday for a few years you could be in for a very pleasant surprise . |
15 | ‘ We 're having building work done , ’ Quigley had said , ‘ so we can camp out with you ! ’ |
16 | If you 're desperately trying to speak to somebody and they 're out of the office , I do n't know , they 're just not there , you can camp on to their handset even though you just get ringing . |
17 | So in relation to section 13(1) of the Acts of 1974 and 1976 , for a judge ( who is always dealing with an individual case ) to pose himself the question : ‘ Can Parliament really have intended that the acts that were done in this particular case should have the benefit of the immunity ? ’ is to risk straying beyond his constitutional role as interpreter of the enacted law and assuming a power to decide at his own discretion whether or not to apply the general law to a particular case . |
18 | Only through being exercised in a disciplined manner can freedom be preserved . |
19 | SCOTVEC can certificate any module where training and assessment has been carried out in a language other than English ; an endorsement appears on the Learning Outcomes Statement accompanying the Record of Education and Training indicating the language used . |
20 | Oh you can income support but it 's not why should I be any different . |
21 | How can burn-out on bright , highlighted subjects be avoided ? |
22 | How can graininess on plain surfaces with bright primary colours be avoided ? |
23 | As oil resources become more scarce by the end of the century , can agriculture continue in its present form ? |
24 | And of course you can barre this easily — power chords in 5 octaves , distorted bass . |
25 | How can university personnel be involved to support research carried out in schools by teachers ? |
26 | That 's it , we can majority vote on that sort of basis . |
27 | Authentic Cowboy Chilli 1.36kg ( 3lbs ) trimmed weight , lean beef ( chuck , round , or sirloin ) 1/2 cup salad oil 1/2 large onion , cut into tiny dice 1 large garlic clove , crushed 1 200g ( 8oz ) can tomato sauce 2 cups hot water 3 tablespoons chilli powder 2 tablespoons ground cumin 1/2 tablespoon cracked black pepper 1/2 tablespoon salt 1/2 tablespoon paprika 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 dash Tabasco sauce 1½ tablespoons flour 3 tablespoons warm water ( optional ) 1 400g ( 16oz ) can chilli beans ( drained ) 1 400g ( 16oz ) can kidney beans ( drained ) |
28 | Tatung figures they complement its Sparc boxes and can piggyback certain markets . |
29 | And , of course , they can glory in the unending powder of the Bowls . |
30 | In the Continental Can decision in 1973 the European Court held that a company which already held a dominant position in the Common Market or a substantial part of it could be treated as exploiting it abusively so as to infringe Article 86 , if it moved significantly towards monopoly by taking over a competitor . |