Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [pron] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Repeatedly interviewing the same people can sensitise them to the research , and this may have unknown effects on their responses . |
| 2 | The association and others criticise what I describe as independent inspectors , but we can reassure them in the Bill and elsewhere by showing how powerful HMI will be in ensuring that standards are up to the required level . |
| 3 | Surely we can conduct it in an adult manner ? ’ |
| 4 | This alone can make it worth a reporter 's time to come along . |
| 5 | Now , do you think we can make it to the post box let's go and have a try shall we ? |
| 6 | ‘ Not much traffic if we can make it into the forest , ’ he said . |
| 7 | You can make it in the kitchen . |
| 8 | It is a chance for him to prove he can make it in the Football League . ’ |
| 9 | You can make it from a standing start to 60 miles per hour in 8.6 seconds — almost exactly the same time as a Mazda MX3 . |
| 10 | You can breathe it in through the lungs you can swallow it through the mouth , you can inject it through the skin and you can also absorb it through the skin . |
| 11 | ‘ If they live , we can transplant them into the garden . |
| 12 | With just a few bits of metal and lots of imagination , Meccano addicts can build anything from a replica of Blackpool Tower to a Lancaster bomber . |
| 13 | so you can build it into the unit . |
| 14 | We would always suggest that you supply a copy of the PageMaker document so the bureau can output it via the software if the PostScript file wo n't perform . |
| 15 | We can comfort ourselves in the knowledge that death must have supervened very quickly . |
| 16 | You can explain yourself to the CO later . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ If you 're being checked out by someone the fact that they can compare you with a photo is so satisfying that you 're on your way before you know it . ’ |
| 18 | This is the reason that the ‘ equal-value amendment ’ was passed , which means that a woman seeking equal pay can compare herself with a man doing work of similar value , and not the more stringent condition of a man who is actually doing exactly the same work . |
| 19 | Pastiche is a dualistic activity , and it is an activity which can lend itself to the expression of paranoid feelings and unacted desires . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , if the court 's powers are to be meaningful , there must come a point at which the court , while not disregarding the child 's wishes , can override them in the child 's own best interests , objectively considered . |
| 21 | There are Western-style concerts in Tokyo ; if you 're brave about food and hotels , I reckon you can treat yourself to a bit of Bach or Mozart , usually played with maturity and feeling by six- or seven-year-olds . |
| 22 | Once you 've developed your dexterity in this field , then you can treat yourself to a rib transfer carriage , or add it to your birthday or Christmas list . |
| 23 | See as you 've found your wallet you can treat us to a chicken |
| 24 | You can treat it as a printer , but one that prints its documents elsewhere . |
| 25 | A fire blanket is the best way of smothering chip-pan and frying-pan fires , and has loops so you can lower it over the pan without burning your hands . |
| 26 | The RUC are anxious to speak to the driver of a maroon Maestro car which was close to the murder scene yesterday morning , in order that they can eliminate them from the murder investigation . |
| 27 | If that man is out there and he is innocent then please would he come forward so that we can eliminate him from the inquiry |
| 28 | That 's the , that 's the whole point , you , you have to start somewhere , yes I can give her a bit of paper , yes she can throw it in the bin , it 's made no difference , in fact I think it 's getting worse since I spoke to her , is n't it ? |
| 29 | Thus the plant can , during the latter part of the night , move its leaves to a position appropriate for sunrise ; predatory animals can prepare themselves for the activity of hunting and hunted animals can escape to safety before it is too late . |
| 30 | But there is nothing on land that can prepare you for the profusion of shapes and colours of the corals themselves . |