Example sentences of "[that] [noun] can [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In examining the sources of information that researchers can exploit he also emphasizes the importance of treating , in a serious fashion , what children and the adults around them have to tell us . |
| 2 | I have done my best to understand and respond to the desire of people in Cardiff that the scheme should be set out in the Bill so that Parliament can consider it . |
| 3 | In Buxtehude , the most common measure is to ensure that the crossing cycle lane is conspicuous , as seen in ( Figure 6.17 ) , with the priority to the right rule giving added protection and often ensuring that cyclists can maintain their pace . |
| 4 | It seems unlikely that experience can take us outside of the closed circle of experience to reveal that upon which experience — experience in general , rather than particular experience — is based . |
| 5 | A spelling system should be reasonable , so that beginners can use their intelligence in learning to read , and learn in 18 months , as in some European languages , instead of taking three years plus , as in Britain and the US . |
| 6 | A NEW MP is hoping that Middlesbrough can join him on the promotion trail this season . |
| 7 | Offers of pieces of music which you have enjoyed using and would be willing to share would be welcome — if possible so that Pat can record them prior to the day . |
| 8 | Offers of pieces of music which you have enjoyed using and would be willing to share would be welcome — if possible so that Pat can record them prior to the day . |
| 9 | The evidence shows that animals can vary their size extremely rapidly in a short space of time when they become , for example , geographically isolated from the main herd . |
| 10 | ‘ A high level of government funding is the only way that industry can find its way through this maze , ’ he said . |
| 11 | But he adds : " We 're starting to get the feeling that foreigners can buy anything in Vietnam if they have the money . " |
| 12 | The pricing policies of our car factories , which show very low profits , mean that foreigners can sell their vehicles in Britain at a higher profit than in their own home markets . |
| 13 | Here again Rousseau fails to make the point that books can provide what is ( because of the writer 's art and craft ) virtually a direct experience . |
| 14 | ‘ If Dino Zoff decides to pick him then he must be confident that Gazza can handle it . |
| 15 | Hound Tor is a deserted settlement in Manaton parish , high on the east side of Dartmoor , which was excavated some years ago and has been left open so that visitors can see it . |
| 16 | I can not see any way that South Africa can win this international , but three distinct ways that England can lose it : IRISH referee Stephen Hilditch proved in Paris last year that he fears nobody , favours no nation . |
| 17 | Will he ensure that everything possible is done so that Derbyshire can have its first opportunity to have a university , in contrast with Nottingham which will have two , Leicester which will have three , and Loughborough which will have one ? |
| 18 | In most areas , the door would be slammed in their faces because of the housing department 's assumption that owner-occupiers can meet their own housing needs . |
| 19 | Rather its relevance lies in the way it constrains the interpretation of [ 14a ] so that hearers can see it as an interpretation of the speaker 's thoughts about the state of the pound . |
| 20 | Most often , the car parks , protecting your customer 's property , offering him or her protection ; the fire exits ( not to stop people getting in because they are already alarmed but to check that they are not obstructed ) ; the reception or foyer and other public areas so that management can see which parts of the hotel are being used by guests and roughly by how many , which is very useful if there is an emergency and you have to clear the building ; and finally as a good old-fashioned deterrent and for detection . |
| 21 | This does not mean that plants can read our minds , just that they are sensitive to mood and general mental-emotional vibration . |
| 22 | Western efforts to keep criminal money out of the banking system are based on the premise that banks can identify their customers , even when they act through nominees . |
| 23 | It may be that individuals can satisfy their needs outside the organisation altogether . |
| 24 | Do n't smack her , as this only underlines the fact that aggression can help you get your own way . |
| 25 | Normally the best way forward is to create a stable environment and to cut corporation tax so that businesses can make their own investment decisions , rather than to distort those investment decisions . |
| 26 | activities are signposted , and every new stage of a lesson is indicated so that learners can focus their attention on the task in hand |
| 27 | When a person has faith that Jesus can do something for them , then all things are possible . |
| 28 | It is the centurion who has the faith that Jesus can do something . |
| 29 | There have been well documented delays to SuperSparc and Sun has apparently built two crystals into its Mbus motherboards so that customers can upgrade their processor modules with higher clock-rate parts as they trickle on to the market , without having to dicker with clock timing and synchronisation . |
| 30 | IBM and AT&T , America 's behemoth computer and telephone companies , announced they are adapting their network-management systems so that customers can connect them more easily . |