Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is perhaps ironic that , having changed my mind , I am now trying to convince other physicists that there was in fact no singularity at the beginning of the universe — as we shall see later , it can disappear once quantum effects are taken into account . |
| 2 | ‘ Meaning ’ is a slippery term , since it can cover both sense and reference . |
| 3 | Between Ulthuan and Naggaroth there can exist only war unto the death . |
| 4 | BGS investigates all the factors that can influence both abundance and quality of groundwater . |
| 5 | A simple problem-orientated method of assessment can facilitate both management and communication between start members . |
| 6 | It is possible that hormonal fluctuations which occur while a woman is pregnant can affect both mood and pre-natal development more than was once recognised . |
| 7 | The world we can build of philosophy can include both music and poetry , and in addition religion and art and much else so it is far greater in extent then poetry or music alone . |
| 8 | Members of that club see private sector involvement in the community as an integral part of corporate life , which can improve both business itself and the relationship between business sector and the community as a whole . |
| 9 | I think what is so degrading is that er women who under God can bring forth life can actually produce death in this place . |
| 10 | Such abstract economic arguments may seem far removed from the aspirations of nature conservation , but the report 's principle that sound management can benefit both wildlife and local people is also central to WWF philosophy . |
| 11 | Thus the compulsive relationship with physical exercise can become effectively part of the spectrum of eating disorder behaviour . |
| 12 | So I think that can become quite depressive as well . |
| 13 | At the locus this can entail either deletion or inversion of a DNA segment , depending on which of the 24 functional variable genes are used , explained Hans Zachau ( Institut für Physiologische Chemie , Munich ) . |
| 14 | We 've seen a very controlled and steady growth over the thirteen years that we 've been in business and I think as you can see there year on year we have consistently increased turnover and increased profitability . |
| 15 | You can exercise upwards pressure , er , no no organisation can stand alone . |
| 16 | You realise then , well enough , that making a meal of plants can demand both skill and knowledge . |
| 17 | If matters are simplified for him by assuming that he can move only north , south , east or west , and excluding the possibility that he might collapse on the spot , can you visualize the path he would follow ? |
| 18 | The thermometer watch can measure either air or water temperature — presumably for the benefit of winter swimmers . |
| 19 | We can argue , then , that subject specialization , in emphasizing ‘ difference from ’ , can reinforce both class and gender distinctions . |
| 20 | In the absence of adequate bus production capacity in the United Kingdom , we can face only danger in terms of the future bus market . |
| 21 | Now if we can take away tat excess oxygen that 's being produced , it 'll start going again . |
| 22 | But you can take home assessment a step further with a thorough post-mortem of your old shoes . |
| 23 | Digitalk Inc , Los Angeles is now shipping the 32-bit version of its object-oriented Smalltalk/V development environment for OS/2 2.0 , enabling users to create Smalltalk/V applications that are up to 100% faster and 50% smaller than 16-bit OS/2 applications : it can call both 16-bit and 32-bit Dynamic Link Libraries , adds a debugger with enhanced single-stepping capability , improved support for bit maps , double-byte character set characters in Smalltalk/V code , and support for OS/2 's common dialogue boxes ; it costs a swinging $1,000 . |
| 24 | However successful British Coal is in the future in building on its outstanding success in recent years and improving productivity , one of its basic problems is that it can sell only coal . |
| 25 | More interesting is the discovery that while You is the stylistically unmarked form , more matter-of-fact , ‘ not impolite ’ or ‘ not informal ’ , Thou can express both intimacy and anger , or indeed any increase in the emotional tone of a conversation . |
| 26 | Will my right hon. Friend accept that no hon. Member on this side of the House and , if they can leave aside party politicking for a moment , no hon. Member on the Opposition Benches , would believe that my right hon. Friend was capable of flouting the law — — as has been suggested , either in his personal capacity , or , still less , as a holder of one of the great offices of State ? |
| 27 | Data Connection 's feat raises some questions about the APPI consortium : the company is a member of APPI and believes that the two approaches can live happily side by side . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm off now , ’ he continued , ‘ ter meet yer Mum , so when yer 've cleared up the table yer can get ter bed . ’ |
| 29 | ( This can actually be done because the corner and edge pieces can be removed , leaving the centres attached together , and one can put only corner pieces into corner locations , etc . ) |
| 30 | Holding down money wage increases can reduce both inflation and real wage rises , as lower cost increases enable employers to raise profit margins where competition is weak . |