Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adv] [adv] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The water-soluble vitamins , B and C are particularly at risk and levels can fall even further if food is kept hot . |
| 2 | In practice this means they can borrow more cheaply than banks and thrifts which , being unable to compete with them , have increasingly decided to join them . |
| 3 | Trained keyboard users can type much faster than humans write by hand , but speech is much faster than either of these for the majority of people . |
| 4 | In our view , we can do no better than quote from Sahlin 's direct attack on sociobiology : |
| 5 | Mr G Douglas Vaisey also suggests that others should start setting the comps : ‘ I 'm sure we [ we ? ] can do much better than Katie Mallett . ’ |
| 6 | On a clear day you can see as far as Dublin from the Great Car of Donard ( or so they say ) , but mist or heat haze have always foreshortened the view for me . |
| 7 | I can run as fast as Magnus when I try . |
| 8 | Women can move as fast as men in weighing up situations rapidly . |
| 9 | This strategy recognizes that different pollution sources have different marginal costs of control , that some can control more cheaply than others , and that there would be net savings to society if some plants reduced emission to a greater and others to a lesser extent . |
| 10 | Mrs Maguire , slamming the report 's authors , told LBC radio : ‘ We can go home tonight and sleep . |
| 11 | ‘ You can go as far as Burnley if you 're old or disabled . ’ |
| 12 | I believe he 's the best driver in the game , and I do n't think there 's a guy on the US Tour who can drive as far as Greg Norman can . |
| 13 | Metro Saverstrip — only for journeys in West Yorkshire ; Metro DayRover — you can get as far as Manchester with this if you 're elderly or disabled and are permitted to take a dog or other authorized companion . |
| 14 | The 1991 season may turn out to be Jon Solly 's last serious crack at the 10,000m , but he is confident that he can get as far as Tokyo for the World Championships . |
| 15 | The idea is that it can check more accurately whether people have done the courses , and I hope that that answers the point made by my hon. Friend . |
| 16 | However , the latest amendments to the Building Regulations require much higher standards of insulation than ever before and have also belatedly recognised the problems that over-insulation can cause as far as condensation is concerned — both inside the house itself and also within the building 's structure . |
| 17 | Once a bat has detected a moth it has the advantage , because bats can fly much faster than moths . |