Example sentences of "[that] [pron] can [verb] [adj] [noun] " 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 | Comfortable seating should be used , set out in a circle so that everyone can see each other . |
3 | I mute them so that I can switch two wirelesses on at the same time , because if you have two on together they screech . |
4 | 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 . ’ |
5 | Please let me know at least two days in advance so that I can make other arrangements . ’ |
6 | 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 . |
7 | ‘ 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 . |
8 | She can try them on then , so that I can do any alterations that are necessary . |
9 | ‘ The men think that I can do disappearing tricks , too ! ’ thinks Carl . |
10 | But I flatter myself that I can meet this danger more calmly and securely than most philologists ; my philosophical seriousness is already too deeply rooted , the true and essential problems of life and thought have been too clearly shown to me by the great mystagogue Schopenhauer … " ( 1869 ) ; " I love the Greeks more and more … [ but ] … the philologist 's existence … seems to me more and more anomalous " ( 1870 ) ; " For me , everything that is best and most beautiful is associated with the names Schopenhauer and Wagner , and I am proud and happy to share this feeling with my closest friends " ( 1870 again ) ; and from the close of the same year , " Let us drag on in this university existence for a few more years ; let us take it as a sorrowful lesson … I realize what Schopenhauer 's doctrine of university wisdom is all about … |
11 | It seems strange that I can spend ten times as much on a Fender product and be provided with none of this ! |
12 | It 's my extreme good fortune that I can use that voice to earn a living . |
13 | I have bought a display book of transparent folders from the stationers so that I can put each pattern sheet into one of the pockets , together with a note of any information such as techniques used and any variations tried . |
14 | So that I can put this sort of stuff somewhere frigging else . |
15 | A coalition was formed in June 1757 in which Pitt ran the war , and justified his claim ‘ I know that I can save this country , and I know that no other man can ’ , while the Duke of Newcastle made sure that the majority in the House of Commons realized that their business was to vote money for Pitt 's military operations without too much fuss . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | My PC manual says that I can add more memory in 2Mb modules . |
18 | People I have worked with I 've identified as having problems that I can see some sort solution to in terms , for instance , of hospital treatment erm at times I 've been unable to erm to do that because the Act is very difficult to work round erm and in retrospect I 'm very |
19 | I sincerely hope that there is a MAJOR signing imminent — not that I can see any player replacing Mr Batty . |
20 | I have my camera with me so that I can take some photographs . ’ |
21 | Anyway , rather than attributing it to my childhood , I prefer to believe that I was born into the world with greater or lesser faculties than other people and that I can take full responsibility for them . |
22 | I may try to shrink myself to an infinitesimal point of thinking Ego to which all spontaneous process is external , but the spontaneous is always springing up at the centre of me , thrusting me forward or dragging me back , and it is only at the periphery that I can take full control of it . |
23 | I ca n't assume from my background that I can trust all theories any more than all accountants or all lawyers . |
24 | I would imagine that nobody can do that gig without the inevitable EC comparison … |
25 | It is essential that Mrs G Lomas be kept informed of our deliberations , so that she can incorporate any revision of the Science Plan in her final document . |
26 | She does n't cry in front of Robert any more , she still tells him lies about what things cost so that she can save some money and make sure she 'll never be dependent on him again . |
27 | ‘ What he actually says is a very proper reminder that you can do more good with wealth in the nation , in the community and in the family , but wealth for its own sake is not a good thing . ’ |
28 | That you can carry heavy bags and bend down without a twinge in the back ? |
29 | Then work out a way that you can attain that goal over a period of time . |
30 | ‘ They have proved that you can combine high standards of accommodation and community spirit in high-rise living . |