Example sentences of "can do [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this he can do unless there are restrictions on the transferability of the shares or unless there are good reasons for failing to apply for registration . |
| 2 | There 's a lot more that you can do than this . |
| 3 | No nothing , I do n't think you could of done any more , you got it to committee and , and there 's nothing more than you can do than that |
| 4 | ‘ But carrying on the business of the realm is the least I can do while the King is so wretchedly confined , ’ Matilda concluded . |
| 5 | That 's a simple task you can do while the girls are at the dentist . |
| 6 | But they also throw up their arms , and say there is nothing they can do except hope that people power will prevail and the self-styled ‘ great redeemer ’ self-destruct . |
| 7 | There 's nothing you can do except stand up for your own and try and get Liam out before two o'clock . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not going to do anything , except wait and see how the police get on , ’ said Joe , ‘ and I do n't know what you can do except tell the police that you got acquainted with the unfortunate bloke when he came after you for nicking that wallet from Blackbeard . |
| 9 | The baby has gone past the sell-by date given by the hospital , but there is not a lot I can do except dig in on the front-line . |
| 10 | ‘ There 's nothing we can do except sit tight , is there ? ’ |
| 11 | It is useful to know what other models can do since microcomputers have a limited life and it may be that in five years time , the librarian and teachers will be involved in seeking a replacement for the existing microcomputer . |
| 12 | And one of one of the things that I 've got on a regular basis is the many of the things Harlow Council put on like pop concerts country and western have actually been used by people who who perhaps live outside of Harlow so the Council are now looking at a charging policy but also we should also gon na introduce into the theatre is the leisure card which actually includes that the people actually live in the town local and the reproductional sort of show if they can do so they should buy . |
| 13 | So I said yeah I can do so he said bring your van down , so I never said nothing so Bob said , got any like your dad had |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , come on , it 's the least I can do after your help . ’ |
| 15 | I ca n't think of anyone who does as many things as Madonna can do as well . ’ |
| 16 | But if you persist in going for the burn , you can do as the Californians , and add to your kitbag a packet of small pieces of adhesive-backed plastic called Frownies . |
| 17 | There is one place where I can say I am at home , where I can live in peace and quiet with my most beloved father and my dearest sister , where I can do as I like , where apart from the duties of my appointment I am my own master , and where I have a permanent income and yet can go off when I like , and travel every second year … |
| 18 | If you 're clever — cleverer than you were last night — you can do as father says and have your English love . |
| 19 | Now it is true that , as we have seen , the GCSE is intended to test what a candidate can do as well as what he knows and understands ; it is intended , therefore , that the oral part of the examination in languages , including English , shall have a more central importance . |
| 20 | It is not that I have no reason to submit to the moral law and can do as I please ; I am left with no reason even to do as I please . |
| 21 | This may be a craft you can do as well as machine knitting and if not , a quiet afternoon or evening teaching yourself to crochet will be time well spent . |
| 22 | You can generate the dust by rubbing the Polychromos Pastels against fine sandpaper , a practical use for small remnant pieces that would otherwise be difficult to use up , or you can do as I do and spread the dust from very lightly applied pastel strokes , placed to allow a very deliberate development of the effect over a localised area . |
| 23 | From now on I am independent and I can do as I find best for my country . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ You can do as you please , ’ said Josh , through gritted teeth . |
| 25 | ‘ But Miss Everdene can do as she likes , and she 's chosen to manage her own farm — and keep me as an ordinary shepherd only . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ We are summoned to audience with Artai later , ’ he said , ‘ but until then we can do as we please . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm not too knowledgeable , but I can do as I 'm told . ’ |
| 28 | Saturday has been deliberately left free so that the ladies can do as they please , either in and around Peebles , or perhaps venture to ‘ Auld Reekie ’ , our beautiful capital city of Edinburgh . |
| 29 | You can do as you want . |
| 30 | One , two , three rimmit , oh brilliant , oh you come on you can do as well , one , two , three rimmit , oh yeah , |