Example sentences of "[noun] can [adv] [verb] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am delighted that I have been able to hit on that point , because the flexibility means that the Opposition can not claim that they will not have enough time to debate those clauses . |
| 2 | If the defendant can plausibly assert that he is sufficiently without perception even when he is sober , he must be acquitted . |
| 3 | Her identity is widely known in the village , but her wishes are respected and her name will not be revealed here She is the last of a long line of illustrious cheesemakers and her regular clients can only hope that she will pass on her expertise to the next generation . |
| 4 | Parents ' giving in to avoid a fight reinforces the child 's difficult behaviour next time this same situation occurs and can also be dangerous : 2-year-olds do n't forget and so parents can not hope that their child will not remember their giving in . |
| 5 | Busy parents can justly retort that they have so little time to check on their children , that they can not always follow through their threats to discipline them . |
| 6 | The Home Office says that it already pays fifty one percent of the cost of policing the royals , but if the county council can adequately demonstrate that it needs more then funds are available . |
| 7 | What is clear is that a business can not claim that its terms were accepted by a trading partner if they were accepted by an employee whom it knows has no authority to accept them . |
| 8 | Let's continue this in 1992 so that we in Rentokil Tropical Plants can proudly claim that we are : |
| 9 | If interdependencies exist between corporate segments , top managers can only see that there are no major actions by one segment which adversely affect the others . |
| 10 | Bruch contrasts this fortunate majority with both the anorexic and the obese person , neither of whom knows how to gauge the state of her own stomach or assess what is a reasonable requirement of food for her own bodily needs.9 The obese person can not recognise that her stomach is full , nor the anorexic that hers is empty . |
| 11 | At the same time , it is argued , the increasing demand for competitively gained qualifications means that children from middle-class families can not assume that they will avoid downward mobility . |
| 12 | However , where a right of way was only shown as a footpath on a definitive map , the court can still hold that it was a ‘ road ’ . |
| 13 | NDT Eagle 's training facility can now boast that it is the first to employ three ASNT level III accredited tutors . |
| 14 | Chrissie can not deny that she took the items , but she might well argue that she thought Fred had the authority to let her have them , and unless we can show that she had been told otherwise our prosecution might well fail , especially since the law traditionally recognizes that ‘ perks ’ are a feature of the catering industry . |
| 15 | Mr Heseltine can reasonably say that he has done what the political reality required of him . |
| 16 | Receiving mercy from God can only mean that it will overflow , as a full cup runs over . |
| 17 | Australia can not claim that it is unaware of the uncertainty about the legal status of Indonesia 's assertion of jurisdictional authority in East Timor and the off-shore waters , and has relied upon its own determination of legality . |
| 18 | If nevertheless a treaty is concluded , the third party to the earlier treaty can not claim that it was unaware of the restrictions . |
| 19 | Regular users can suddenly find that their normal dose will give them extreme and dangerous side effects . |
| 20 | Sample sizes can not be decided independently of acceptable error since sampling can not guarantee that it will provide the true population value . |
| 21 | The world can only pray that they do not gain the upper hand . |
| 22 | Whilst it is not inconsistent for liberals to hold a theory of distributive justice , for in a sense any advocacy of the free market implies certain distributive consequences , the ‘ harm to interests ’ theorists can not deny that their theory of obligation rests entirely upon a cryptic theory of distributive justice rather than an extrapolation of fundamental precepts of liberalism . |
| 23 | The radio can not demand that we listen to it : even if we leave it switched on , this does not mean we are listening . |
| 24 | In other words , if a shopkeeper can not show that he took every reasonable step to satisfy himself about the age of the person buying cigarettes or any other tobacco product , he has committed an offence . |
| 25 | If she complains of stress incontinence but denies any urgency or urge incontinence her doctor can safely assume that she has genuine stress incontinence . |
| 26 | The Company can now demonstrate that it has systems in place that enable us to provide a high quality service . |
| 27 | If amendment ( a ) is not carried , the Minister can not say that he has brought forward the new clause as a concession to the Opposition . |
| 28 | An adult nowadays can not really say , or even someone in school , in secondary school can not say that they do not know the dangers of cigarettes . |
| 29 | Those parents helping in school can sometimes feel that their goodwill is being abused and that they are little more than washers of paint pots and menders of broken books . |
| 30 | Few women brought up in India can truthfully say that they have never felt Sharam . |