Example sentences of "can [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , if a bank manager can earn that amount of money , why not a part-time footballer in the Irish League . |
| 2 | A widow can earn any amount without losing her widow 's pension , although this is taxed . |
| 3 | You can earn some money . |
| 4 | And film makers can be confident that a single prize can earn more than enough to pay for the feasting . |
| 5 | They are also attracted by the pay : because it reflects performance , precocious types can earn more than their elders . |
| 6 | On the contrary , the total possible marks are divided equally among all the questions , and no answer can earn more than the appropriate marks for that question . |
| 7 | Strangely enough golf clubs actually you you can earn more money . |
| 8 | ‘ If you must write — you do n't need to by the way , I can earn enough to support my family — but if you really must , you should always write ‘ Mrs Nigel Hughes ’ at the end of it and tell the editor you are married to me . ’ |
| 9 | I am enjoying my writing career and would like to develop it into a full-time career if I can earn enough money . |
| 10 | Darry and Soda Pop ( Ponyboy 's brothers ) hope they can earn enough to keep their family together and alive . |
| 11 | His former employer will quite clearly not benefit from this conduct and the courts are concerned with defining how far the employer can restrict such competition . |
| 12 | Finally , it is of interest to note that expression of the wnt-1 proto-oncogene can reproduce all the effects of Li + , including the duplication of the dorsal axis , the increase in gap junctional communication between ventral cells , and the restoration of an axis when wnt-1 was expressed on one side of an ultraviolet-irradiated embryo . |
| 13 | The new machine is reliant on an up-to-date design studio using C.A.D. ( Computer Aided Design ) techniques that can reproduce each design onto a floppy disk . |
| 14 | Nobody can reproduce this intonation . |
| 15 | This is the only method that can reproduce several colours simultaneously by the simple process of writing over different coloured carbon papers in turn when preparing the master copy . |
| 16 | Thus Andrew Sutton can comment that conductive education can produce results ‘ which seem quite beyond the expectations of children growing up with cerebral palsy and spina bifida elsewhere ’ . |
| 17 | To be fair , the government of Hong Kong has such pressing social problems on its hands that it can spare little time either for passing or , equally important , enforcing conservation laws . |
| 18 | " I guess we can spare some . " |
| 19 | I 'd like your guidance , if you can spare another few minutes . ’ |
| 20 | Sometime if we can spare half a day . |
| 21 | ‘ Yes please , if you can spare any , ’ said Melissa . |
| 22 | If you can spare any of the above , or if you would care to make a donation towards a further trip , please contact Rob on . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , I can spare more grain — and , indeed , you will have it , cousin — but that 's not the point , is it ? |
| 24 | In theory , you have to ensure that you have at least two trees in flower at the same time so that they can pollinate each other , otherwise you may get no fruit at all . |
| 25 | We require a much more detailed answer before we can reassure those involved . |
| 26 | finding additional information which can aid both of the above ; |
| 27 | It is worth noting that imaginative use of unsophisticated technology ( as discussed in Chapter 7 ) can aid this part of an investigation , enabling a large volume of activities that may be undertaken by specified functional groups to be readily summarised . |
| 28 | If you believe that you can aid this world by standing on your head then I will hold your ankles for you . |
| 29 | It proliferates in winter , but stubborn cases can persist all year round , especially if your water quality is n't 100 per cent . |
| 30 | If you can twiddle that one I 'll er |