Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] can be [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Davey Philips of Clan Skates : ‘ You can totally scam it or you can be committed and go for it . |
| 2 | Or it can be described as we might describe other fictional forms , such as an opera , a play , a film , or even a mime , where there is no linguistic dimension at all : X contains several Neanderthal characters . |
| 3 | Most of the cases decided under the doctrine of fundamental breach have not been overruled , and they can be regarded as illustrating a prima facie presumption of construction that an exclusion is not intended to cover cases of fundamental breach or breach of a fundamental term , and very clear words will be needed to displace that presumption . |
| 4 | It 's cheaper than out-and-out war , and they can be disowned if things grow too difficult . |
| 5 | C-fos and c-jun are of interest , though , not merely because they provide a key mechanistic link between early events at the cell membrane and nuclear protein synthesis , but because they only become active in cells showing plastic changes , and they can be measured and localized with exquisite sensitivity by variants of the autoradiographic techniques I have already described . |
| 6 | These have a solid cellular core of unplasticised polyvinyl chloride ( upvc ) enclosed in a smooth , durable outer skin , and they can be sawn and drilled just like timber . |
| 7 | But gradually the pattern emerges and it can be seen that the cells ' filopodia attach best in the ring region . |
| 8 | In Fig. 3 the oldest branch ( c ) will soon have to be cut right back to the vine stump and it can be seen that the vigneron tending this vine has already decided to cultivate another branch ( b ) in preparation . |
| 9 | Table 3.1 lists the four factors which determine the financial status of elderly people — employment , state benefits , private savings , and family transfers — and it can be seen that their relative shares have changed over time , with the decline in employment income roughly matching the rise in state benefits . |
| 10 | However , Fig. 4 b shows the data during the satellite overpass at higher time resolution and it can be seen that the southernmost event was coincident with the cusp ( between the large arrows ) . |
| 11 | Table 29 summarises before and after information for completed schemes and it can be seen that this target is being achieved with a total estimated reduction of 52 accidents for local road schemes with a further reduction of 16 on trunk roads . |
| 12 | A carrier is fixed by knots or capstan windings to the line , and it can be raised or lowered simply by rotating the secondary kiteline around the triangle . |
| 13 | This proportion is called the relative abundance , and it can be expressed as follows : |
| 14 | It is true that many sociologists of religion have suggested definitions of their subject matter , but there is no clear agreement and it can be argued that if we were to stick to only one definition then we would not be able to ask — let alone answer — some of the questions in which they are interested . |
| 15 | This has the advantage of improving house-keeping and it can be argued that the absence of human beings reduces the danger of starting a fire . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , both MSC and other agencies are involved in training schemes for adults , and it can be argued that this is the most appropriate form of ‘ educational ’ provision for the unemployed . |
| 17 | To this extent , then , a photon feels the gravitational force and it can be argued that a photon should travel along a curved path in a gravitational field . |
| 18 | But they do have plenty of guns , and it can be presumed that some of their provision comes from hunting . |
| 19 | Establishments were obviously catering for a different market in the evening , and it can be assumed that customers were prepared to spend more time and to pay more for a different ‘ meal experience ’ . |
| 20 | Both breweries are now up-to-date and efficient plants , and it can be assumed that neither will require extensive re-investment for some years yet . |
| 21 | It is non-toxic ( once cured ) , and it can be removed if required . |
| 22 | In 1955 radiometry at planetary wavelengths established that the cloud-top temperatures were about 238 K , and it can be shown that if the clouds consisted of water ice crystals then there would be far more water in gaseous form in the atmosphere above the clouds than was observed . |
| 23 | In the case of Venus thermal tides make a very large contribution and it can be shown that it is this component of the overall circulation that may drive the 4–5 day zonal circulation and thus speed up the axial spin ( section 4.2 ) . |
| 24 | However , the marked path is still the highest scoring of the paths considered , and it can be shown that , if all the paths had been considered , it would still have a high probability of being the highest scoring . |
| 25 | I can not be refuted if I claim that my visual sense-field contains a yellow sense-content , but I can be refuted if I go on to claim that there exists a yellow object that is responsible for my sense-content . |
| 26 | You may snort and think that this is very far-fetched but you can be assured that the majority of lecturers who appear before you not only know their subjects but are enthusiastic about them and about transmitting their knowledge to you . |
| 27 | What will happen after the E.D.C. has the property has never been discussed but you can be assured that it will be for recreational . |
| 28 | What will happen after the E.D.C. has the property has never been discussed but you can be assured that it will be for recreational . |
| 29 | These newly discovered pieces of evidence are only fragments of scales , but they can be identified because they match those from complete skeletons that have been found in later rocks . |
| 30 | The justice meted out in children 's games ( like that on the screen ) may be rough and ready , but it can be argued that ‘ violent play ’ is by no means all negative . |