Example sentences of "you can [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here you can choose to view a letter , export it to your word processor , and perform search operations . |
| 2 | So , you can choose to play a sound — perhaps the sound of a bomb exploding — as an actor collides with another , or a background feature or whatever . |
| 3 | Having said all that , there is usually something you can do to redeem a place . |
| 4 | An exercise you can do to get a picture of the difference between newspapers is to go to the library and read each daily in turn . |
| 5 | No no I would n't do that I always do it like this if I was playing that hand three flu well you could go well you got a choice you can go take a chance on your last hand , not getting through or you can go two , three , five , six , seven two three four , ace finish them which is what I 'd probably do . |
| 6 | Just because days are getting shorter it does n't mean you can forget having a bit of fun in the garden . |
| 7 | The chances are , the ones offered for sale will be under the 10cm mark , usually around 5 or 6cm : , and you can expect to pay a tenner or more for this size . |
| 8 | ‘ If you are still not satisfied after that you can threaten to issue a court summons or to take it to the ombudsman . ’ |
| 9 | Just as you can prepare for an exam by looking at old exam questions , so you can prepare to write a dissertation by looking at previous examples which have been submitted and accepted by your institution . |
| 10 | The nearby galaxies you can reach using a kind of special variable star . |
| 11 | If you can type using a word processor ( or know someone who can ! ) you will have no difficulty in putting your texts into the software . |
| 12 | If I say to you that the typical buyer of your product is the wife of a coal miner , living in Yorkshire , with three children under ten , with a council flat , no car but a colour TV , you can start to deduce a lot about her way of life and , perhaps , her approach to the sort of product you have to sell . |
| 13 | With any excavating job you can avoid creating a blot on the landscape for months after by slicing the turf off in strips , so that it can later be relaid . |
| 14 | If you find certain aspects of school work difficult , do n't just give up ; ask your teachers why they think you find it hard , and how you can begin to cope a bit better . |
| 15 | Get your financé involved too , so that you can begin to build a picture of the colours and designs that you both like or more importantly hate ! |
| 16 | ‘ OK , you can afford to hire a nanny and you may have contacts with the legal profession here , be on good terms with judges and such . |
| 17 | You will wear them more frequently than any single outfit of clothes and it is worth paying as much as you can afford to get a pair that make you feel and look good . |
| 18 | You can help keep a locomotive on the rails |
| 19 | However , if you are getting someone completely unknown , it is worth asking for people you can call to get a recommendation , although the vast majority of entertainers who advertise perform very well . |
| 20 | And if calories are a bit of a worry , you can try making a sauce from a dash of rum mixed with some low-fat yoghurt . |
| 21 | You can try introducing a pair ( use gardening gloves if you need to handle them ) and if the male does ‘ smear ’ the female . |
| 22 | You can try introducing a pair ( use gardening gloves if you need to handle them ) and if the male does ‘ smear ’ the female , separate them again . |
| 23 | You can learn to use a sign without its having to tell you what it signifies every time you use it . |
| 24 | With a bit of practice , you can learn to put a condom on without the punter knowing you 've done it ! |
| 25 | Some places run day courses — costing maybe £30 or £40 — where you can learn to hold a bird and fly it ; they 'd provide trained birds for the ‘ students ’ to use . |
| 26 | See how long you can take to eat a meal or a sandwich , chewing every mouthful as slowly as possible . |