Example sentences of "[noun] can [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local action can also preserve wildlife and habitats . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Word processors such as Microsoft Word , Samna IV , Wordcraft and WordPerfect can certainly drive page printers but that 's just about the limit of their desktop publishing capabilities . |
| 5 | However , in addition to pleading that a provision is in unreasoanble restraint of trade a defendant can also plead repudiation , vagueness and that in any event he has not acted in breach of the clause . |
| 6 | For without an excitation of lust , or the enjoyment of pleasure in the venereal act , no conception can probably take place . |
| 7 | Despite the wide definition of " income " in s670 , the Revenue can only charge tax if they can find an appropriate Case and/or Schedule . |
| 8 | Notice that the buying and selling of units can only take place between the trust and the original purchaser . |
| 9 | Thinking can only make use of the patterns we have acquired in the past . |
| 10 | Your mind can only focus attention on one area of the swing until it becomes muscle memory and works naturally . |
| 11 | DRP is expressed in fetal and regenerating muscle and may play a similar role to dystrophin in early development , although it remains to be determined whether DRP can functionally replace dystrophin in adult tissue . |
| 12 | This Condition can only have effect if it is called into operation by the party wishing to rely on it giving written notice to the other to that effect . |
| 13 | Whereas biochemical studies can measure enzyme activities , immunohistochemistry can only provide information on enzyme protein , some of which may be inactive . |
| 14 | Consciousness can however manipulate material relations , for example with technology , because of their very consistency and invariability . |
| 15 | Thus the mullahs can legitimately incite revolution , and since the seventh century they have done so . |
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| 17 | Few exporters can now avoid involvement with foreign currencies as they trade in increasingly diverse and competitive markets and a willingness to accept a customers preferred currency can be a strong marketing tool when negotiating a contract . |
| 18 | The complexity of the Sun , IBM and Motorola designs can also slow time-to-market : a six-month slip , such as Sun had with the SuperSparc , can make a new CPU suddenly uncompetitive . |
| 19 | Trained writers of shorthand can however transcribe speech faster than keyboard entry ( Leedham , 1990 ) . |
| 20 | The application of such a rule can undoubtedly give rise to difficulties in certain sets of circumstances , but so can the suggested rule that economic loss may be recovered provided it is directly consequential on physical damage . |
| 21 | Animals can also transmit infection on their bodies , as can insects ( e.g. flies becoming contaminated with faeces ) and many widespread epidemic infections are transmitted by blood-sucking insects such as the mosquito which causes malaria . |
| 22 | But the brilliant Botha can also turn defence into attack with one raking right-foot kick to touch . |
| 23 | Wall cavity insulation can also reduce heat loss and could be considered , but only after expert advice has first been taken from an independent builder or surveyor as to the suitability for the type of home occupied by your elderly parent . |
| 24 | That question was thought to have been partially settled by the House of Lords in United Scientific Holdings Ltd v Burnley BC [ 1978 ] AC 904 where it was held that prima facie time limits are not of the essence , with the result that if a time limit is missed the review can still take place . |
| 25 | The discovery of it outside the groups identified as apparent risks can only give cause for concern . |
| 26 | A government department can only spend money specifically approved by the House of Commons . |
| 27 | From a practical point of view the cost of administration can often make interest charging and collecting more of a minus than a plus . |
| 28 | This bishop 's ambiguous statements on aspects of Jesus 's biography can still provoke outrage among people who refuse to believe anything but that their saviour was conceived by the Holy Spirit of a virgin . |
| 29 | Although welding can again take place , the diffusion law ( equation 12.7 ) is now altered . |
| 30 | ‘ They 've just decided Pat can now take care of himself in the outside world . |