Example sentences of "[noun] we can [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In seeking to influence the size and timing of interest changes we can operate with a higher profile — through publicised 2.30 p.m. lending to the market , for example , which is the equivalent to the earlier MLR announcement ; or we can operate more discreetly through varying the scale of assistance in relation to the market 's needs or the terms on which we lend privately to the discount houses . |
| 2 | A horse that is threatening trouble in the paddock we can reprimand with a sharp ‘ Do n't ! ’ ; but we can also raise our arm and stab our finger in the air towards it — like a horse with a raised leg threatening to kick . |
| 3 | Health and Safety : ‘ It 's the major success we can claim as a central initiative which was taken on board and went right through the company . |
| 4 | Horses certainly do n't instinctively like being patted : a pat is the closest gesture we can make to a kick . |
| 5 | This is also the first thing we can tell about a person when meeting for the first time . |
| 6 | Cliff is the nearest thing we can muster to a devil 's advocate . |
| 7 | While the mood of the letters sequence was naturalistic , this time we can indulge in a little magic and mystery as we show the decking of the tree with all kinds of colourful lights and baubles . |