Example sentences of "can [vb infin] it " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm not enduring any more of it ; you can keep the hundred pounds a year , I can earn it dressmaking and trimming millinery . ’ |
2 | Clever still I can earn it |
3 | 29 of the 89 articles of the constitution deal with limitations on the parliament 's power and ways in which the government can restrict it . |
4 | But we can , at this level , we can restrict it to numbers . |
5 | One correspondent , seeking to explain the motives behind the attack on the meeting-houses in the west midlands in the summer of 1715 , informed Staffordshire MP , William Ward , that the rioters have got a Notion , that the Ministry and Dissenters have ruined Trade , on Purpose to make the Nation out of Love with the late Peace , and Peace-makers ; and because the Ministry , and secret Committee , and their Friends , will not let the Country have Peace and Trade , they resolve ( if they can hinder it ) the Dissenters shall not have a quiet Toleration . |
6 | Sometimes I can laugh it off but inside it gets me down . |
7 | ‘ He wrote back an absolutely charming letter ’ , he remembers , ‘ saying do n't worry about the money , of course you can reproduce it , and do n't worry about the copyright . ’ |
8 | the appropriate sales person so that he and she can log it away in the manual . |
9 | I have to know so I can log it . |
10 | Allow a full day or more , if you can spare it — there is a wealth of cliff , pinnacle and precipice to explore . |
11 | I do n't eat breakfast , just a cup of tea and a bit of toast if I can spare it . |
12 | ‘ Oh that 's perfect , if you can spare it . ’ |
13 | Oh , you sure you can spare it ? |
14 | And I says well it is two different meanings the one I 'm using is just if you can spare it , if you can it . |
15 | Also , as an immigrant to Canada , I can affirm it 's more pleasant living where problems are met with cheerful optimism instead of the sullen whining which passes for debate in Britain . |
16 | You can syphon it off if you find it unsightly . |
17 | Surely we can conduct it in an adult manner ? ’ |
18 | As you get older , the pressures of work , home and family can make it very easy to forget your own health . |
19 | You can make it in the kitchen . |
20 | This alone can make it worth a reporter 's time to come along . |
21 | These wo n't damage you hair at all : in fact because they contain lots of conditioning agents they can make it much more shiny and manageable . |
22 | He could well land the opening three races with Royal Wonder , Pertemps Network and Huntworth , while Star 's Delight can make it two wins in as many days by taking the Rainford Conditional Jockeys Handicap Chase . |
23 | Indeed , West German officials in Brussels find that the prospect of German unity can make it easier to extract concessions from Bonn : the words ‘ but minister , this will be taken as a sign of German nationalism ’ work wonders . |
24 | ‘ I can make it , ’ said Lee . |
25 | ‘ If Clem can make it , that is . |
26 | Some surfaces can make it bobble a bit , though not enough to put you off . |
27 | Let's see if you can make it all the way to the front door before Rosie gets you . |
28 | ‘ I 'm going to have a rest now , Fru Møller , and I 'll be down as near to six as I can make it . ’ |
29 | He is the first Southerner to succeed in New York , and his aides were happily parodying the Sinatra song about the Big Apple : ‘ If we can make it here , we 'll make it anywhere . ’ |
30 | Surely those politicians , members of royalty , athletes or anyone who wishes to make a clarifying statement should have sufficient intelligence to appreciate that the media-kings of speculation can not only guess what the content of the future announcement will be , but can make it so much more interesting by speculating on the response , plus the reaction to the response by the person who probably intended to say the opposite to what the ‘ experts ’ had been speculating would be said for the past 48 hours . |