Example sentences of "[conj] they can [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Members of the Suffolk Accident Rescue Service , staff voluntarily by GPs , are usually the first doctors to arrive at the scene of car accidents where they can give specialist emergency treatment , additional to that provided by ambulance staff . |
| 2 | Pitot tubes have been most widely used in air , where they can measure speeds from about 1 m s -1 upwards . |
| 3 | But globalisation means that companies have to invest where they can produce cheapest and at the best quality and where they can earn profits . |
| 4 | Their parents must lead them away from the nest site to other areas where they can collect food and find hiding places . |
| 5 | Where they can make cups of tea or snacks for themselves . |
| 6 | Thus , those at the top , or on their way , naturally head for jobs where they can challenge assumptions , old and new . |
| 7 | What is different is a flat designed for the disabled where they can gain confidence to live outside |
| 8 | The growth of slimming clubs is a reminder that many people find it helpful to lose weight if they 're part of a group where they can swap stories and share experiences — but slimming clubs do n't necessarily work for everyone . |
| 9 | Most of the small passerines which favour an Arctic summer home , where they can take advantage of the prolific insect life , pass through Shetland on their way to a winter habitat which suits their food preferences . |
| 10 | Many fish species , including most catfish and cichlids , like shady caves under or between rocks , where they can take refuge from the bustle of the community tank . |
| 11 | In the case of a monopolist it is likely their planned sales prices will be based on costs and revenues at output levels where they can maximize profits without reference to competitors ' prices as they do not exist . |
| 12 | Such particles are considered dangerous because they penetrate deep into the lungs , where they can cause disease . |
| 13 | Borrowers can choose to fix their loans for between 20 and 25 years at a rate of 11.25 per cent , or they can choose terms of three , four and five years at a fixed rate of 10.6 per cent . |
| 14 | When the assets are dispersed , firms can rely on relatively little co-ordination , as in the ‘ local-for-local ’ strategies , or they can emphasise co-ordination , as in BOC 's global strategy . |
| 15 | Eating disorder symptoms can produce positive feedback in psychological and family systems or they can preserve equilibrium in either of these systems by deflecting away from other difficult areas . |
| 16 | Thus although they can learn colours as signals for food and as markers for the entrance to their hive , they have difficulty with other types of colour learning , such as using colour as a cue to finding their way out of a closed space . |
| 17 | This suits other banks because it means that they can earn interest on surplus funds , knowing at the same time that they can get them very quickly , at call , if necessary . |
| 18 | Some appear to think that they can delegate responsibility ; in practice the roles listed in Table 10.3 are frequently found . |
| 19 | Despite this the symptom of urgency is invariably improved and all 81 patients with ulcerative colitis who have been followed up for more than six months state that they can defer defaecation for more than two hours . |
| 20 | Dr Lesley Hawkins , Director of Services at Surrey University 's Occupational Health Department , has tested ionisers and believes that they can help to relieve asthma and allergies , but there 's no evidence that they can cure diseases such as arthritis and rheumatism . |
| 21 | It 's understandable that they can admire academics , but that 's not quite the same as loving them for the person they are . ’ |
| 22 | The essence of the FSU approach consists of the family caseworkers having very small caseloads so that they can visit families frequently-several times a week if necessary-and help directly with the practical as well as emotional problems the families face . |
| 23 | Some have hearing which is so acute that they can detect insects as tiny as a midge up to 60 feet away . |
| 24 | There are local government officers who are engaged in management buy-outs and others who decide to work in the private sector and pretend that they can deliver services better while being paid more than in the public sector . |
| 25 | There are countless other examples but the above should serve to alert nurses so that they can prevent patients ' problems in this area . |
| 26 | They have a working knowledge of contract law and other legal areas which affect musicians , such as noise levels and music licences , so that they can give advice on anything and everything that affects musicians . |
| 27 | ‘ The most important thing is to let people know what is happening , so that they can send help , ’ she said . |
| 28 | So that they can send flowers to their girlfriends without their wives finding out . ’ |
| 29 | Those who act for both sides will still have to satisfy the selectors that they can conduct actions properly on behalf of patients . ) |
| 30 | We need to remember two fundamental points : language seems to be designed primarily for face-to-face interaction ( that is , the canonical situation of utterance ) ; and it is a capability of humans that they can mobilise discourse beyond this canonical situation and operate language free of contextual boundaries . |