Example sentences of "he can [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I think he can go through the small claims court for five hundred but I suppose six hundred was just over , it 's probably something very crafty that they thought up between them , this pair ! |
| 2 | ‘ He 's proved that he is capable of scoring goals and although he can improve on the defensive side of his game his passing skills are a tremendous asset . ’ |
| 3 | He will take in the Cookstown 100 , as he has a very strong supporters club there , and the North West 200 , provided he can fit in the following day 's Donington Park meeting . |
| 4 | But as any great manager knows , delegation to those less capable than he can lead to the occasional administrative hiccup . |
| 5 | ‘ We judge our support on the basis of the MPs we talk to , lists that are drawn up , early day motions that are signed , ’ says Robertson , who believes he can count on the public support of maybe seventy Conservative MPs if it comes to a confrontation with John Major . |
| 6 | We look forward very much to his succession to the Chair , and we wish him very well and I know that he can count on the full support of all the honorary officers , and all of you as members of the Council as he takes on these new responsibilities . |
| 7 | Here he can escape from the imperfect society to be an individual alone , attended by nature . |
| 8 | He can obtain from the chief executive or clerk of the authority an appropriate form and this will then save him from making repeated disclosures at any time when any matter in which he or his wife is interested is being discussed . |
| 9 | Then he cleans the bed of needles and berries , spreads an old blanket over it , stretches himself at length , his hands folded under his head , and looks through the branches at what he can see of the blue sky . |
| 10 | John Reid has splashed out more than £1 million to buy a new home so he can look at the famous sign . |
| 11 | At last month 's meeting of the Congress he showed again how he can play on the mutual fears of reformers and conservatives to get his own way . |
| 12 | The rest of this chapter is concerned with Rolle 's ability to find literary means of engaging in various ways with the Passion story so that he can point to the transforming experience of truth , " kynde knowynge " , which is the aim of the meditative exercise . |
| 13 | Norman feels he can learn from the Open champion . |