Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] can [verb] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where you can make the most of your leisure time . |
| 2 | ‘ No , you 're supposed to abandon Masquerade just so I can earn a few thousand dollars . ’ |
| 3 | Although you can do the same via the menus ( the corresponding sequence being Chart , Edit Data ) it is much more convenient to click on this icon . |
| 4 | Taking a cricket bat to the audition is n't a bad idea although you can get the same effect with an umbrella . |
| 5 | Just as you can remove sulphur from power station emissions so you can do the same with carbon dioxide . |
| 6 | As we go to press , Cheek by Jowl 's new production has not yet started rehearsals , so we can say no more than that the company tell us it will be in the ‘ uproarious tradition ’ of their previous Shakespeare comedies , and that 's good news . |
| 7 | If I can clarify a few points . |
| 8 | Yes , well if I can do a few two ounces worth I put them all together and then Adam can give her a little bit . |
| 9 | Well , I may send a telegram if I can work a few days off at Athens . |
| 10 | Will it help Barry if if I can use the same to actually ask him if ? |
| 11 | I 've 'ad this idea for a long time an' if I can get a few customers , we 'll be able ter buy some extra food an' we 'll be able to rent a better 'ouse , with good strong doors not like these rotten ones . ’ |
| 12 | Let's see if I can get the same then |
| 13 | if she can get a few bottles |
| 14 | Why not join our band of Volunteers — even if you can spare a little time you will always be welcome . |
| 15 | But it 's , we 've got to get them motivated and I 'm asking today , you know , we need more help and if you can spare a few hours a week it would be more than appreciated . |
| 16 | ‘ I think she 's got the attribute that every good cook should have — if you can do a few things really well , stay with those rather than attempt the impossible . ’ |
| 17 | This is opposed to simply ‘ stifling our emotions ’ until we can stifle no more and we blow our filter out and say things for which we are sorry . |
| 18 | All right now that we can do numbers up to thirty one , let's see if we can do a few more dates . |
| 19 | Ok , only I have n't got time today , if we can do the that today look , might as well get done really . |
| 20 | So we 'll get that sorted out and been talking about it I think the best bet is if we can get a few lessons in during the holidays so that when he goes back to school he 'll be more or less up to date . |
| 21 | If we can get a few more accepted under their responsibility so be it . |
| 22 | Yeah put them in the sale , you know I 'm gon na put them in the sale see if we can get a few bob right , pattern first I should imagine . |
| 23 | But if we can get the same information for an even lower level of risk , then that is really what people should do . |
| 24 | There is no real difficulty in accepting the functional equivalence of variants such as lt ] and [ ? ] if they can occupy the same position in a set of words ( such as the syllable final position in bat , pit , hot ) without replacement of one by the other altering the semantic form of any item . |
| 25 | We can other things however though , because we can do the same things for actual . |
| 26 | But in any case , the best proof of the pudding is in the eating — by which I mean that any one who has tried to help young poets over the years , whether in Britain or America , knows that Ford 's and the imagists ' precepts about diction are what most of them most need to learn — no novelty , after all , since they can learn the same lessons from the preface to Lyrical Ballads , if they choose to . |
| 27 | ‘ Which of the players ’ wives do I have to sleep with before I can play an all ? ’ |
| 28 | Next time you develop an ache , lump , pain , or tenderness in part of your body , see whether you can find the same thing on the other side . |
| 29 | Her mother says , ‘ Do n't judge before you 've not actually been and do n't believe everything you read 'cos you can read the same stories about every town in England , good and bad . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Just as long as I can spread a little happiness at whatever cost to my dignity , I will not have lived in vain . |