Example sentences of "[pron] can [verb] [noun sg] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I doubt if I have a single drop of aristocratic blood in my veins , but I certainly plan to seek an invitation to enjoy those grounds if I can win permission for a search . |
| 2 | I can see Dad in a black suit and tie — even a black waistcoat with three black buttons — and he looks deadest of all . |
| 3 | I can see danger from a train . |
| 4 | In the 1980s such asset-liability reviews are assisted by computerised accountancy systems which can present information on a bank 's total exposure by country or customer on a daily basis . |
| 5 | It is not merely a sexual offence , but one of the deepest breaches of trust which can take place in a family-based society . |
| 6 | It turns out that there are generally not enough dislocations originally present in most crystals to account for the very extensive slip which can take place in a ductile material . |
| 7 | Fothergill says his company 's reputation has been built on a philosophy that views a lift as more than a metal cabin ; rather something which can add value to a building . |
| 8 | It also needs a second additive to help it dissolve and raises the vapour pressure of petrol , which can cause havoc with a car 's Fuel pumping system . |
| 9 | Such research has become possible only with the advent of tunable lasers , which can emit light over a range of wavelengths . |
| 10 | P&O CONTAINERS have shipped a yacht half way around the world so that she can take part in a round-the=world race ! |
| 11 | Elderly people and their families who wish to ‘ go it alone , so far as obtaining outside help is concerned are , of course , quite at liberty to do so , and four of the large organisations who can give advice on a great variety of problems are : |
| 12 | There are about 1,100 staff , who can take advantage of a variety of hot dishes , including a vegetarian choice , and an ever popular salad bar and snack service . |
| 13 | Suggestion : Anyone who can get hold of a copy of the Telegraph ( Wed 5.1.94 ) can send me a team by the end of next week . |
| 14 | At a petrol station near Vigo , I got directions to Blackberry Hill , proving yet again that taxi-drivers are the only people who can get service at a garage without buying anything . |
| 15 | April 9 1986 was a red letter day for all who can pronounce Pontprenshitw without a blush . |
| 16 | Not only are peak users paying for the high marginal costs they impose , but also those users who would not mind consuming at a different time ( e.g. households with night storage heaters , who can use electricity at a time when marginal costs are low ) are induced by cheaper prices to switch to consuming at off-peak times . |
| 17 | Oh good oh right so er so you can you can do project for a few weeks fairly solidly before the end of term course when deadlines start looming . |
| 18 | I think if you say you do suggestion therapy in a group , that 's fine , that 's honest and correct , but to say you can do analysis in a group I think is , is is actually erm erm fraudulent in the sense that it is not true analysis , it must be suggestion therapy . |
| 19 | As an alternative you can make use of a standard width printer and a package such as Sideways or Allways to turn the text through 90 degrees and compress it . |
| 20 | You watch television , you can watch television with a , you know , quarter of your mind , ca n't you ? |
| 21 | To avoid any fire risk , you can treat fabric with a flame retardant spray . |
| 22 | And you can avoid monotony to a quiet remarkable degree by using the same colours in different textures against which any extra added colours like plants , scatter cushions , pictures or books will stand out with dramatic intensity . |
| 23 | You need old clothes to which you can add soot from a burning candle . |
| 24 | It describes perfectly what the operation entails ; you can publish material from a normal office desk . |
| 25 | But you can provide heating for a room like this by using underfloor convector heaters , connected by a normal central heating system . |
| 26 | You can use EOR as a logical operator or as a " bit-by-bit " ( bitwise ) operator . |
| 27 | To a certain extent you can understand retaliation in a hard game like that . |
| 28 | There are also options for resizing text , fitting text to a path or a curve , or you can import text from a word processing package and paste it directly into your drawing . |
| 29 | Before diving , you can display information from a menu — in alphanumerics rather than symbols or graphics — by bridging a pair of metal contacts with moist fingers . |
| 30 | If you can get hold of a copy of the record , check out the last section of the song and see how the whole sequence is moved up a fourth , becoming A7 , D7 , G7 and C7 , into the fade of A7 and D7 . |