Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] can [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , batteries larger than normal can render the clamp tight to install . |
| 2 | Many do this smoothly , producing oscillating waves with a frequency of about 50 hertz — the same frequency as the mains electricity in our homes — although some can vary the rate and , depending on the species , may reach as high as 2000 hertz . |
| 3 | In these cases the committee has to be satisfied that there has been a bona fide change of intention , or that there are other exceptional circumstances , and if satisfied can permit the applicant to complete additional training as a preparation for entering pupillage . |
| 4 | The usual choice is an electron linac , because this can deliver the peak beam currents required to generate high gain . |
| 5 | Never blow down the vents or the total energy and pitot heads because this can destroy the instruments . |
| 6 | The voices are few not only because it takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion , but because few can see the issue in a wider context and take the longer perspective . |
| 7 | In devising titles , avoid over-florid forms , however , as well as epigraphs ( i.e. quotations placed between the title and the main body of text ) , since these can make the essay appear to aspire to a grandeur or scale that it can not in the circumstances fulfil . |
| 8 | Marriage partners are , perhaps , in the greatest difficulty when both are desperately seeking only to be contained , when neither can perceive the equivalent need in the other and provide accordingly . |
| 9 | Do n't overcook your food as this can lower the vitamin and mineral content . |
| 10 | Do not learn your lines , as this can make the talk rather stilted unless you are a competent actor . |
| 11 | Cut down on dairy products , wheat , sugar and red meat as this can reduce the amount of mucus which the body produces . |
| 12 | Indeed , the very first piece of family self-revelation is the way they choose to sit together , for this can show the observant counsellor the existing pattern of alliances and tensions , as revealing as any words . |
| 13 | As equity holders are the residual owners of the company , they constitute a loss-absorbing buffer in the event of liquidation and as such can improve the company 's creditworthiness . |
| 14 | For example , we know that for those leaving care , a stable home contributes to their viability in the community , yet the factors contributing to survival skills are quite different from those which determine where a client goes to live , even though either can produce the same outcome of homelessness . |