Example sentences of "as can [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This collection of 10 essays is focussed. according to the editors on , ‘ such dialogue as can exist between the current work of feminists on post-structuralist and post-modernist themes , and the political project of what for shorthand we call ‘ 1970s western feminism ’ . |
| 2 | Proviso 3 is intended to apply to situations where Local Authorities insist on work being carried out on parts of the property not even damaged , as can occur in the case of listed buildings . |
| 3 | It was just about as bad an accident as can happen to a nuclear-power station — an explosion and a fire that scattered fissile fuel all over the site and sent radioactive smoke and dust across thousands of square miles . |
| 4 | If the spraying should stop , as can happen with blockages or burst pipes , the freezing effect travels inwards and the damage may be greater than if no precautions had been taken . |
| 5 | If the chronic form of inflammation occurs simultaneously all over the body , as can happen in rheumatoid arthritis , the sufferer may feel physically weakened by the strength of the reaction . |
| 6 | Families were close — there was no shunting the old people aside as can happen in Northern Europe . |
| 7 | Just as can happen in families sometimes , the relationships between individuals in an enterprise are organized around fear of aggression from strangers , i.e. , comparing companies , which then makes each person submit to the authority of his supervisor . |
| 8 | We look forward to seeing as many of you as can come on Saturday 27th April 1985 , at Hounslow Manor School , Hounslow , Middlesex . |