Example sentences of "[that] [pron] can [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The essence of his difficulty was that time and change imply that the same thing can have contradictory properties — it can be , say , hot and cold , depending on the time — and this conflicted with the rule that nothing can possess incompatible attributes . |
| 2 | I mute them so that I can switch two wirelesses on at the same time , because if you have two on together they screech . |
| 3 | An anorexic may tell her friends or parents , ‘ I 'd like to be slim ’ , and , if pressed for a reason , may reply along the lines of , ‘ So that I can wear nice clothes , date good-looking boys , and generally have a good time . ’ |
| 4 | Please let me know at least two days in advance so that I can make other arrangements . ’ |
| 5 | Only , I think , in so far as I 've seen so many pictures over the years that I must have picked up some knowledge and a sort of an overview of what there is in English art , so that I can make better comparisons . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd like to think that I can offer useful opinions on other positions , and that I would n't be confined to just the back row , ’ he said . |
| 7 | She can try them on then , so that I can do any alterations that are necessary . |
| 8 | ‘ The men think that I can do disappearing tricks , too ! ’ thinks Carl . |
| 9 | It seems strange that I can spend ten times as much on a Fender product and be provided with none of this ! |
| 10 | Any of my old school friends in Wallingford that know me er well they 'll just never believe that I can run 26 miles because I do n't know if when you were at school , but when er when we used to have a cross-country run I was the one at the back and usually the P E instructor used to go round and whack us with a slipper , you know the slow ones and I was unfortunately one of those , but er now I 've been running with the Bicester Road Runners for what 2 years , er half , I 've done a few half marathons , nothing anywhere near 26 miles , I 've , my furthest run until yesterday was 16 miles , and yesterday , injured , with a bandage round my knee , I managed 18 miles , and I 'm pleased to say it 's still holding out and I 'm quietly confident that I 'm going to complete this , and like I say , if I can er well , just get the local businesses in Bicester interested and to support me , I say however small , just a , you know , if they , a penny a mile from just a few of the businesses in Bicester and , well , the Bible school could have , you know , a few pounds coming to them , which I 'm sure they 'd be , you know , greatly received . |
| 11 | I have my camera with me so that I can take some photographs . ’ |
| 12 | I ca n't assume from my background that I can trust all theories any more than all accountants or all lawyers . |
| 13 | That you can carry heavy bags and bend down without a twinge in the back ? |
| 14 | ‘ They have proved that you can combine high standards of accommodation and community spirit in high-rise living . |
| 15 | And the culmination of the production of some financial information that simply enables you to ensure that you can meet those goals in that coming year if you choose to do so . |
| 16 | For example , it includes a number of supplied templates so that you can create useful spreadsheets or produce stylish documents using ‘ fill-in-the- details ’ methods . |
| 17 | Clearly the great advantage of thinking about your visual as well as your verbal behaviour is that you can choose visual behaviours which help rather than hinder progress towards your objective . |
| 18 | As you get fitter , you 'll find that you can manage longer journeys in surprisingly short times . |
| 19 | Ah , but what about this remarkable new diet formula from America which tells you that you can eat vast quantities of melon and chicken , or spinach and prunes , or pineapple , or whatever , as long as you keep to this one food , or this combination of two foods , for the whole day ? |
| 20 | The cardinal rule is to avoid thinking that you can press such flowers as overblown roses that have already lost half their petals . |
| 21 | Q : I have heard that you can reach many places in the world as passengers on cargo ships . |
| 22 | These I think are self-evident ; that you can make these measurements and that they are relevant to assessing the welfare of the animal . |
| 23 | Look for drive bays of both sizes , 3.5-inch and 5.25-inch so that you can fit extra peripherals such as CD-ROM , or another hard or floppy drive . |
| 24 | These bolts should be about 7.5cm ( 3in ) long so that you can fit several layers of blotting paper , newspaper and flowers into the press . |
| 25 | As far as possible we 've attempted to provide references within the Warhammer rulebook , the Bestiary , or the Battle Magic rulebook so that you can find relevant sections more easily . |
| 26 | Frieda suggests that you can get great results in a minimum amount of time by remembering this fact . |
| 27 | You know that you 've got , the fact that you can get current statements at the press of a button from July onwards , we should be able to say that means that on the teams that have n't got ta control the work going round to quotes and back again , having it typed and back again , |
| 28 | A telephone hotline service will also be available that will put you in touch with other members who have the same set up as yourself so that you can discuss any problems you have encountered . |
| 29 | Like a computer , it 's not that you 're clever , it 's just that you can access old records with amazing speed . |
| 30 | One of the advantages of not knowing too much about things is that you can keep sacred cows in the without noticing . |