Example sentences of "it can [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideal for sketching , shading and fine line work , it can hold a range of leads and comes in a smart , recycled presentation pack . |
| 2 | The memory can store information which is put in , so that this information can be used again and it can hold a set of instructions for the computer to carry out . |
| 3 | It can accommodate a reception for up to 400 guests and the museum recommends three catering companies for your convenience , although you can choose your own . |
| 4 | On a calm day , it can register a pressure difference across the thickness of the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . |
| 5 | It can detect a steel sphere half the size of a golf ball , at a range of 70 yards . |
| 6 | Among other things , it can carry a couple of surfboards . |
| 7 | And women can become so wrapped up , so engrossed in the mystery of the physical process taking place inside them , that it can intensify a man 's feeling of rejection . |
| 8 | ‘ See this gob , ’ she pointed to her painted mouth , ‘ it can talk a lot and these peepers can see a lot , they 'll remember you , mind , and if there 's anything I can do to hurt you any time then I will . ’ |
| 9 | A spokesman for insurance company Mondial explains : ‘ It can cost a lot of money if people have an accident on the piste , which is often a long way from a medical centre . ’ |
| 10 | Touch is the earliest and most primitive form of communication and is an important form of non-verbal communication throughout life ; it can convey a myriad of positive and negative messages between people . |
| 11 | The fundamental rationale underlying the law of confidence is that it can prevent a person divulging information which has been given to him in confidence , on an express or implicit understanding that the information should not be disclosed to others or otherwise used by the recipient of the information . |
| 12 | Defended flowers can therefore be exploited more efficiently and it can pay a sunbird to defend a territory . |
| 13 | It 's only when all the minerals have been ‘ mopped up ’ by the soap that it can form a lather . |
| 14 | It can form a focus for comprehension and discussion . |
| 15 | quite away beyond just trading standards issues to cover for example , things like fund control , matters are concerned with the district council and er environmental issues erm and I am able to anxious to get some views from authorities including the County Council so that it can form a debate and discussion with central government about possible wa , was forward . |
| 16 | As breathing is the only one of the body 's functions that can be either voluntary or involuntary , it can form a bridge between the conscious and the unconscious . |
| 17 | For some students it can form a bridge between Standard Grades and Highers . |
| 18 | For others , it can form a bridge between Standard Grades and Highers . |
| 19 | When a woman looks in the mirror , she sees the totality of her being : because of the social brainwashing to which she has been subjected , the mirror seems to tell her more than it can tell a man . |
| 20 | A building society must attract deposits before it can grant a mortgage ( loan ) to a borrower to purchase a house , unlike a bank which can create a deposit by granting a loan . |
| 21 | The program personality presented to the student , and to the teacher , need not be that of a neutral machine — it can show a variety of human attributes , and the balancing of these in the design of the program is an important matter in which there is room for a variety of approaches . |
| 22 | Talking about the experience can not take away the grief and fear , but it can chart a path through it . |
| 23 | On the other hand , it can auto-sense a gamut of mice , from Logitech Bus mice to Microsoft mice and beyond . |
| 24 | The right video material can do this in a range of ways : its vivid presentation of settings and characters can be used to set the scene for roleplay ; it can present a case with such impact that it sparks off fierce debate ; we all make our own interpretations of what we see and so video can be a stimulus to genuine communication in the classroom by bringing out different opinions within the group . |
| 25 | On the other hand , it can create a system through which goals may be achieved , having taken them out of the realm of pure ideology . |
| 26 | First , it can create a feeling of impotence as one disaster succeeds another without any suggestion that earlier disasters were in any way ameliorated . |
| 27 | The overwhelming need to return the hurt , although this seems to be a necessary stage , can become the overriding passion , It can lead a woman into almost daily aggressive confrontations with men in order to sustain high levels of hatred . |
| 28 | It can locate a person from a thousand metres up and at distances of three kilometres away . |
| 29 | It can enhance a building if done sensitively . |
| 30 | He is calm about the fact that Ecstasy is easy to fake : ‘ Although some people are selling bleach pills it can burn a hole in your stomach . |