Example sentences of "can [vb infin] on the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Others more qualified than I am in these matters can comment on the economic sense or otherwise of the proposed pit closures . |
| 2 | You can also colour-code or underline parts of the word which might cause difficulty , and can comment on the tricky bit when you record . |
| 3 | If we have 2 or 3 good results now I can see this as being a watershed for Leeds , and we can build on the renewed confidence and self belief to challenge again . |
| 4 | With no inherent mechanism to correct this disequilibrium outcome , the economy can stay on the lower curve of the J with considerable unemployment ; i.e. with the real wage W1/PO the economy might stick at on in part ( d ) with unemployed in part ( a ) . |
| 5 | ‘ If there 's bandits along any of these sections , ’ he said , ‘ we 'll skip 'em and you can tack on the extra mileage by walking round Kano a few times . ’ |
| 6 | Travel plans have been curtailed so people can focus on the imminent launch later this month and people who have visited Redmond over the last 11 years say they 've never seen the intensity level so high . |
| 7 | Travel plans have been curtailed so people can focus on the imminent launch later this month and people who have visited Redmond over the last 11 years say they 've never seen the intensity level so high . |
| 8 | ‘ We judge our support on the basis of the MPs we talk to , lists that are drawn up , early day motions that are signed , ’ says Robertson , who believes he can count on the public support of maybe seventy Conservative MPs if it comes to a confrontation with John Major . |
| 9 | We look forward very much to his succession to the Chair , and we wish him very well and I know that he can count on the full support of all the honorary officers , and all of you as members of the Council as he takes on these new responsibilities . |
| 10 | I mean the main thing is people can borrow on the true price of the house and then they can have an 80 or 90 per cent mortgage and when they come to pay the mortgage they have the £500 subsidy for twelve months or take them into the next twelve months . |
| 11 | Her friends ' comments are on the level of rhetoric ; no-one can speak on the personal level of hurt . |
| 12 | ‘ He 's proved that he is capable of scoring goals and although he can improve on the defensive side of his game his passing skills are a tremendous asset . ’ |
| 13 | Richardson 's Garvey colleague Dan Clarke will win his 50th cap in the game , and will be hoping that the Irish can improve on the 4-1 defeat at the hands of England when they last met in the Centenary Trophy staged in Dublin in June . |
| 14 | ‘ Customers can exchange on the same day , free of charge , ’ says chief dealer John Jackson . |
| 15 | This way the buyer need not fear a situation in which the supplier will run out of essential stock , and the supplier can plan on the long term to optimise his conditions of supply . |
| 16 | The town you can see on the other side of the bay is Grange over Sands . |
| 17 | It will be some time before Stewart can begin on the interior decor , but the furnishings are likely to be medieval in flavour , if contemporary in colour , with heavy tapestries draped from the walls and fittings boxed into the panelling . |
| 18 | Now we can begin on the first phrase — the most important of the whole theme , for the success of everything else depends upon it . |
| 19 | Mrs Jacqui Jones , the partnership secretary , says that besides moving ahead in terms of technology , the firm also enjoys a reputation for quality of service and can draw on the wide experience of its partners who , like the firm 's founder , still deal in property conveyancing , wills , probate , trusts and investment as well as commercial and litigation work and much more . |
| 20 | I 've I 've have been given notice that there is one proposed amendment which I intend to call now because then we can vote on the whole thing |
| 21 | Ben-Porat clearly shows how literary tradition can prevail on the objective conceptualisation of reality and how it influences the reader 's weltanschauung . |
| 22 | These things can happen on the smallest scale — within one family , when a husband treats his wife as a breeding machine — or on a national or international scale , when entire ‘ populations ’ come under pressure from the planners , and individual human rights become as invisible as the individual people the word ‘ population ’ conveniently obscures . |
| 23 | These things can happen on the smallest scale — within one family , when a husband treats his wife as a breeding machine — or on a national or international scale , when entire ‘ populations ’ come under pressure from the planners , and individual human rights become as invisible as the individual human people the word ‘ population ’ conveniently obscures . |
| 24 | They have been bitterly attacked by Beijing , which has said they must be dropped before talks can resume on the political future of the colony . |
| 25 | ONCE there you can ride on the thrilling Tower of Terror roller coaster -rise one hundred giddy feet into the air then plunge headlong into the ruined castle where you 're sure to meet a fiendish surprise . |
| 26 | These two cases also illustrate the effect that emotional blocks or upsets can have on the overall health of the individual . |
| 27 | This is not only because of the harmful effects they can have on the physical self but also because the need for them indicates a severe deficiency in the emotional self — a deficiency which needs to be helped and treated rather than disguised . |
| 28 | We also speak of being ‘ consumed ’ with guilt and , although we are not literally eaten away , the phrase is not so very far from the truth when you consider the harmful effect guilt can have on the physical body . |
| 29 | A rubber stamp of these headings , which you can impress on the last sheet of your notes on title and each of which you then tick or mark appropriately , saves undue strain on your memory . |
| 30 | They will wash four to six place settings , can stand on the draining board or worksurface , or can be built in below using a kit supplied by the manufacturer . |