Example sentences of "[conj] can [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hyde mentions a program that can automatically provide precis of news stories , but does not point out that it can attempt to do this only for a restricted range of stories . |
| 2 | It implements a multiple-instruction , multiple-data architecture that can also emulate single-instruction , multiple-data and multiple computer MIMD architectures Cray said . |
| 3 | Surfaces that come into contact with hands , such as light switches , telephone handsets , door handles , drawers , refrigerator panels and machine controls , may build up levels of contamination that can temporarily overcome skin defences and so cause the transfer of potentially harmful microorganisms to food . |
| 4 | Devices are now available that can sequentially deliver antitachycardia pacing , low-energy synchronised cardioversion , and high-energy defibrillation in a tiered fashion . |
| 5 | The emptiness of the routines followed in large segments of modern social life engender a psychological basis for affiliation to symbols that can both promote solidarity and cause schism . |
| 6 | Thus , the total quantity of pollution is regulated , but firms that can cheaply reduce pollution have an incentive to do so , and sell off the ERC to firms for which pollution reduction is more expensive . |
| 7 | That 's the sort of thing that can really upset people . ’ |
| 8 | As David watches events that can never take place again , such as the Woodbrook dance , and observes the cloaked distress of the family at their growing impecuniousness , he falls deeper and deeper in love with Phoebe , his Venus rising up through adolescence into womanhood . |
| 9 | But if your mind runs to ingenuities of physical fact , then it is a type of book that can still attract readers . |
| 10 | Machines that can actually add years to your life . |
| 11 | And yet , cruising the crowd for those overheards that can often give clues to the deeper meaning of an occasion , it became clear that one or two paying punters , a few common or garden turnstile cowboys , had slipped in through the security net . |
| 12 | It may seem an unlikely way to make a living … but Heather Gorringe is a worm farmer.She sells 20,000 worms a week from her farm in Herefordshire … and it seems people ca n't get enough of these wriggly creatures.They 're ideal for breaking down compost … and can even convert rubbish dumps into healthy agricultural land : |
| 13 | It is the worst thing I 've ever seen in business , that deceits triumph so well , and can even find apologists when they are exposed . |
| 14 | Soil which is waterlogged for weeks at a time will make matters worse , and can even kill plants without their first being weakened by cold . |
| 15 | He is a good technical kicker and can also drop goals . |
| 16 | The flexibility of such printers makes desk top publishing possible , and can also internationalise computer printout with non Latin fonts , such as Japanese characters . |
| 17 | These include gilts , and can also include loan stocks of leading UK companies . |
| 18 | The Company has an experienced field service group which can provide complete maintenance programmes at any location , and can also provide teams of qualified technicians to remove and reinstall engines . |
| 19 | It acts as British agent for a large number of New Yorkers offering bed and breakfast in their own homes , and can also find apartments — from studios to three-bedroom flats — many privately owned . |
| 20 | The basic species type of the Musk rose , Rosa moschaia originates from southern Europe , has white-yellow blooms , and can easily reach 30ft ( 9m ) high . |
| 21 | The 550 watt motor is more potent than average d-i-y models , and can easily drive accessories |
| 22 | These boundaries are also obtained from reference space excursions and can thus cause uncertainty in the spatial relationships which need to be checked at a lower local level . |
| 23 | But those who wish for a basically Northern solution , even a dual national state with inputs both from the Republic and Britain , can interpret the policy as suiting their needs , and can thus find space on the ballot paper for the SDLP . |
| 24 | KODAK is soon to start selling 35 mm colour film which is 10 times faster than Kodacolor II , and can thus take pictures with one-tenth the light . |
| 25 | Already the tenants here have seen their fuel bills reduced to about £7.00 per week for whole house heating and can now grow fruit instead of mushrooms and other varieties of fungus ! |
| 26 | Subscribing libraries have access to this enormous pool of bibliographical information and can then send loan requests to each other electronically . |
| 27 | Andy Gray , on Sky , said that he sits on a panel to decide if a goal is an OG or not … and can then take goals off players . |
| 28 | Songs can teach , can reinforce the norms of the society and can often provide reassurance of order and continuity in confused and troubled times . |
| 29 | Usually , these are insignificant , and can often speed things up for the customer as well . |
| 30 | Endoscopic biliary drainage using large plastic stents , is an alternative to surgery in the management of these patients , and can rapidly resolve cholestasis , jaundice , and cholangitis . |