Example sentences of "they can [adv] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can just plug into a mind gym instead . |
| 2 | At greater speeds they have a choice ; they can either swim at a greater depth ( away from the influence of surface drag ) or resort to their ‘ aquabatics ’ . |
| 3 | They can either respond to a rise in the level of InsP 3 , or they can release their calcium in the presence of a constant level of InsP 3 through a process of CICR . |
| 4 | ‘ The result is that when these children grow up they can not cope with a relationship which demands that they show emotion or feeling . |
| 5 | Similarly , the families of the mentally ill need help in sudden emergencies when they can not cope with a very disturbed relative , general help in understanding and accepting the nature of the disorder and support if they have to make difficult decisions such as agreeing to the compulsory admission of a severely disturbed relative to hospital . |
| 6 | They can not compete with a handful of rice and 8d per day . |
| 7 | They can not suck from a mare and must be bottle fed if they still posses a suck reflex or by stomach tube if they can not suckle . |
| 8 | Some children brought up in institutions are so damaged by these experiences that they can not live in a family where they have to respond to others ' feelings and may escape into work in an institutional setting . |
| 9 | Where disabled persons are treated less favourably than others because they can not comply with a requirement with which a substantially higher proportion of non-disabled persons can comply , and the requirement is not justifiable in the circumstances , indirect discrimination will arise . |
| 10 | It requires planning , skill and tactics to create a winning side and if the individual players do not fit into the maze , if they can not work within a cohesive unit , then success will elude the whole team . |
| 11 | Once they 've , you 've got their clothing off they can probably stand in a shower , but remember to take their boots off or whatever or shoes of because if you do n't they 're going to stand in a , in a dilute solution of whatever it is that 's being absorbed by the skin . |
| 12 | Like the absence of useful maritime peripheries , however , they can only serve as a secondary reinforcement of pre-existing leanings to political centralism . |
| 13 | They can only operate as a rough guide to classifying tables of data , and it is not possible to say how they might relate to the levels in a particular graduated test scheme . |
| 14 | The fear of Cardiff 's rivals is that , without the same resources , they can only lose in a transfer war , and some are looking to the Welsh Rugby Union for legislative salvation . |
| 15 | They can then apply for a further 24-hour extension but after that they must charge or release the pair . |
| 16 | If little Jimmy 's mother tells everyone that they can never go on a long journey because little Jimmy is always car-sick , then you can be sure that little Jimmy always will be car-sick . |
| 17 | They 're great are n't they , covering a multitude of peculiarities , but even they can sometimes do with a little adjustment , sizewise . |