Example sentences of "can [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The , you may get by very nicely on very moderate physical ability in ordinary every day life because you can kind of order what you 're going to let yourself in for . |
| 2 | This morning I can kind of feel it , but last night it was as if I was when I swallowed there was a big lump . |
| 3 | How can burn-out on bright , highlighted subjects be avoided ? |
| 4 | How can graininess on plain surfaces with bright primary colours be avoided ? |
| 5 | And , of course , they can glory in the unending powder of the Bowls . |
| 6 | In the Continental Can decision in 1973 the European Court held that a company which already held a dominant position in the Common Market or a substantial part of it could be treated as exploiting it abusively so as to infringe Article 86 , if it moved significantly towards monopoly by taking over a competitor . |
| 7 | Yes , I think it can part of it . |
| 8 | She says we 'll get some old bikes so we can bike to the baths instead of walking . |
| 9 | I said to Jes he , the only bird I know that can shit through side of a bloody cage bars and , and get it through ! |
| 10 | Details have still to be worked out , but Chez reckons that with the aid of his home computer and his Nintendo Boot Sale Blitz game , he and I can milk off a tidy sum whilst still leaving the club with a small profit . |
| 11 | The position is the same if the offender is committed for some offences under Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.38 and for some under Criminal Justice Act 1967 , s.56 ; the restrictions in Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.133 have no application to the offences subject to committal under section 38 , as the Crown Court can sentence for those offences as if the offender has just been convicted of them on indictment , but do apply to the offences committed under section 56 . |
| 12 | A lot can change in three years . |
| 13 | This is not so you can cross-dress in the privacy of wild open country , or perform a stick-up on a youth hostel and rob them of the night 's takings of £14.95 , but to put over your head when the midges come out . |
| 14 | The group can rebid after June 18 , but a stake sale or deal with another predator look possible . |
| 15 | ‘ You can jeep to the front , 25 miles away , of a morning , ’ observed a New York Times man based in Hanoi , ‘ and return in the evening to a dinner of onion soup , grilled pigeon , chocolate soufflé and champagne . ’ |
| 16 | She can practice with them , but every tournament she 'll be left on the sidelines . |
| 17 | It is useful to record dialogues , so that you can practice on your own when your language helper is not available . |
| 18 | Sail area should be such that you can reef at about 20 knots apparent with a crew of two . |
| 19 | 10 At Barden Bridge you can detour to Barden Tower ( d ) by crossing bridge and keeping left . |
| 20 | All right then well thank you Simon that 's a broad thank you and and thank you very much for your money as well a hundred and fifty quid he gave that 's loads of dosh er to come in for the day as well and I 'm going to take you out for a a nice lunch in a bit when he can wonder around have a poke around everywhere this afternoon too so should be all right should n't it that ? |
| 21 | If so , you can hive off washing machine , dryers , ironing equipment and probably cleaning appliances and accessories , which is a great help when you are short of space . |
| 22 | The fee basis for unsuccessful claims can often be extremely meagre as can profitability in general for a significant proportion of the work . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , when a stag mates with a hind , he first scrapes a hole in the ground Then he gets her head and shoulders down the hole , leaving her rear end sticking up in the air so he can sort of get at her easier like . ’ |
| 24 | if anybody can sort of if you write in English , maybe could send it to you , could get it translated at the Stortford , oh that might be very useful , erm , I mean , I 'll certainly do some letters and if anybody else wants to , if they let me know I 'll let them have the addresses for them , erm , there are fax as well and that suppose to be a quicker way than writing a letter actually than send through a fax , right , erm , if anybody can then we could send them to you and , and ask you to send it on , and we would sort of postage , would be covered would it Margaret ? |
| 25 | ‘ You can sort of tell . ’ |
| 26 | so we can sort of put those into our |
| 27 | And I mean over the years you can sort of pick a sample out and say ‘ It 's pretty close , this one ’ ; or , y'know , ‘ Do something about it ’ , there and then , if you think there is anything that can be done . |
| 28 | When you when you 're reading this through , you 're having a quick skim through , you can can you can cross out , you can sort of totally obliterate |
| 29 | But within that probation period you can sort of like get dismissed for any time quite easily . |
| 30 | They 're called a pacifier and you can sort of like use them to strike and to defend yourself with them yeah ? |