Example sentences of "they can [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can first be divided by the principle or characteristic of function ( into , for example , overcoats , underwear , dresses ) and then further subdivided within these functional groups by other principles or characteristics such as size , price range , material or colour . |
| 2 | You said they can two have it . |
| 3 | The tour manager or tour accountant must maintain adequate books to reflect these transactions so they can all be accurately included within the band 's finances . |
| 4 | In return for her help , the spies strike a bargain with her : she must tie a scarlet cord in the window so that the Israelites can identify her house , and she must gather her whole family together , so that when the city is taken , they can all be spared . |
| 5 | Now , with the exception of Lorenzi , who has a young daughter to think about , they can all play full-time in the States — or even , were it to materialise , on the women 's world tour McCormack has long had at the back of his mind . |
| 6 | They can all be regarded as so many variations on a basic attitude of identification with the society , an attitude of belonging and of sharing in its collective life . |
| 7 | This amounts to a quest for possible ways in which Tit for Tat individuals might happen to cluster together in sufficient numbers that they can all benefit at the banker 's expense . |
| 8 | So often people will purchase a five-bedroomed house so that when the sons or daughters get married and have children they can all stay at the family residence at weekends and holiday times . |
| 9 | He knows they can all play well or badly — and they can all be beaten . |
| 10 | He knows they can all play well or badly — and they can all be beaten . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , they can all do this stuff already . |
| 12 | They can all conflict . |
| 13 | They can all help us in understanding conduct which seems to degrade humanity . |
| 14 | If the Scottish Fold has its ears cleaned , the Canadian Sphynx is kept warm and the Californian Ragdoll is kept away from juvenile tormentors , they can all lead contented and fulfilled lives . |
| 15 | Also , they can all help you make and eat scrambled egg for tea . |
| 16 | Still , they can all be altered to suit , and when somebody asks where you got that dodgy or otherwise guitar sound you can say |
| 17 | Everyone has the same equipment , and they can all do the same things : walk , talk , play music , and so on . |
| 18 | And they can all pinpoint the day it all went wrong for Arsenal : July 22 , 1992 — the day David Rocastle was allowed to join Leeds . |
| 19 | They can all be yours for only £1.99 , plus £1.99 towards postage and packing , as your introduction to this invaluable children 's book club . |
| 20 | They can all wait , all those stupid bitches beggin' me to strip 'em . |
| 21 | Most of them know enough about their swings to make minor compensations and can work the ball around the course quite adequately since they can all revert to a ‘ bread and butter ’ swing , usually with ‘ bread and butter ’ results . |
| 22 | All these dictionaries are similar , inasmuch as they can all be used to create a list of words and definitions . |
| 23 | And then they can all be turn Then they 're happy they This is sort of lent if you like , they say donated but think of it as lent , it 's lent its electrons to the fluorines cos it wants to get rid of them and the fluorines wanted to take them so , it makes this nice bond . |
| 24 | The other algorithms presented above do not suffer so seriously from this problem because they can all examine alternative paths for several steps . |
| 25 | They all classify according to discrete properties , but they also have statistical features and so they can all handle noisy data . |
| 26 | They can all be seen as part of a gradual but progressive process in the spreading of democracy . |
| 27 | What brings all of the x86 family together , primarily because of MSDOS , is that they can all pretend they are the original 8086 , if a bit faster . |
| 28 | I 'm going to give them another hour and then that 's it — they can all go home . |
| 29 | Is there not a rumour that if they all dress in grey and follow the Prime Minister 's example , they can all ride in a special railway carriage without a typist in sight ? |
| 30 | Football crowds think that if you can treat an England player like that at Wembley , then they can all treat him like that on the league grounds . |