Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [adv] you can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you sit for long enough you can feel the energy swirling around the rim . |
| 2 | Just think of how long you can stay without any protection before you 'd burn ( for example half an hour ) , multiply that by the SPF rating on the cream ( for example SPF 4 ) and that gives your sunbathing time ( in this case , two hours ) . |
| 3 | He 's he 's not come yet so erm Perhaps while while we 're waiting for the others I 'll just say a few words about the building , because erm from out here you can see er quite clearly that the central portion of the building is the oldest erm from if you look at the state of the stonework . |
| 4 | If you ca n't cope in here then you can go and find a job in some cotton-wool private school for rich brats . |
| 5 | A gradual , continuously varying effect , indeed , on how long you can expect to live . |
| 6 | It is a gradual , continuously varying effect on how far you can walk , and how fast . |
| 7 | I hastily dress , but there is limit to how fast you can put on two or three layers of clothes . |
| 8 | It is important , too , to set clear limits to how long you can continue caring if the health of the elderly person is likely to deteriorate seriously . |
| 9 | Altitude , too , makes a big difference to how quickly you can burn . |
| 10 | We talked about how fast you can make a 1.1 MkII Escort run when it 's only firing on three cylinders and how to make it run on three cylinders when it wants to run on just two . |
| 11 | You ring them up , give your credit-card number , and they talk dirty to you for however long you can afford . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , at least now you can put your mind at rest and leave the rest to us . |
| 13 | ( Practise that defensive movement with a friend and you will be amazed at how fast you can turn to protect yourself , and how difficult you can make it for him or her to hit you . ) |
| 14 | You know you have to draw the line at how far you can go but I 'm f I 'm worried about this account definitely . |