Example sentences of "we can [verb] the [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We know horses like to caress and scratch each other with their muzzles and teeth , and we can copy the same sort of contact on the horse 's back , neck , or chest , with our fingertips . |
| 2 | Now it so happens that we can make the same substitution of forms in an otherwise completely different sentence , producing an exactly parallel change of meaning : |
| 3 | We can say the same kind of thing about improbabilities and miracles . |
| 4 | Well we can use the same decision rule and just change the subscripts by one , so you 've got gamma into P T minus two right , plus one minus gamma the expectation of T minus three , prices T minus two okay , and we could substitute right , the right hand side here , right , into the expec , into that expectation up there . |
| 5 | We can use the same approach to examine the self-representation of a particular ruler , taking again the example of a Roman emperor such as Augustus ( 31BC-AD 14 ) or Nero ( AD54-68 ) . |
| 6 | Note ; When we want to show that lines are of equal length , we can put the same mark on each line . |
| 7 | Consider the following one-syllable utterance : those We can find the same tonic syllable in a long utterance ( still of one tone-unit ) : give me those |
| 8 | Or we can describe the same action using a PASSIVE sentence , in which the subject of the sentence ( italicised below ) is acted upon ( rather than acting ) . |
| 9 | However , looking at the archetype of the Weaving Mother operating in the general human domain , we can see the same principle operating in , for instance , the teaching systems of spiritual and esoteric traditions , where it may just as easily be the man who calls upon the powers of binding . |
| 10 | But if we can get the same information for an even lower level of risk , then that is really what people should do . |