Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adv] [adv] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | I can do no better than to draw the attention of the House to this statement in Labour 's charter for sport : ’ We will review the composition and powers of the Sports Council to free them from political bias ’ . |
2 | There are three strands of answer to this , each of which has much purchase ; I can do no better than to let the espousers of the three strands speak for themselves . |
3 | I can do no better than to quote Thos . |
4 | I can do no better than to quote from the trust application document . |
5 | Now , if you had an opportunity of glancing at the leaflet already you will have seen that the leader for this July 's er , weekend is is Mr Henry and , I do n't think I can do any better than to spend two minutes of the time that we 've got in asking Henry if he would say a word or two of introduction to the theme for this year . |
6 | Expansion and contraction of awareness may be interdependent , so that ‘ Be aware ’ would not , for example , pronounce waking good but sleeping bad ; when exhaustion is blurring awareness one can go so far as to say ‘ You ought to go to sleep ’ , although only for the sake of waking with refreshed awareness tomorrow . |
7 | You can go so far as to say that any words which produce good music constitute a good libretto . |
8 | You can go so far as to say that I mean , you will be safe in saying that if your , that as your benefit is suspended your income support for you , not for your family but for you , will be reduced . |