Example sentences of "they can [vb infin] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few can be relied upon for any technical back-up or support services although they can draw upon the services of their manufacturing suppliers for this purpose . |
| 2 | Now what I 'm saying to you is that there 's a big question mark as far as Goodey er report is concerned and they can talk about er the surpluses , they can talk about the trustees , but there 's no majority as far as the employees are concerned and this was the question mark that we we were saying that one of the reasons why they were saying you know that the employee should be in the minority because in the end paragraph of the summing up of the Goodey report that states quite clearly that all the responsibility and all the but the employer , now you yourself has said that er as far as the schemes and we 're talking of something in the region of a hundred and twenty eight thousand . |
| 3 | " that the highest praise they can bestow on the Masters is merited by them . |
| 4 | ‘ They can pay for the lorries out of that . ’ |
| 5 | Experiments with captive eels suggest that they can navigate by the stars , just as some migrating birds can , and on the first stages of their journey away from Europe , when they swim near the surface , this may be the way they guide themselves . |
| 6 | Many people start their marriages wondering how many affairs their partner has already had , and wondering if they can compete with the possibilities that might threaten them in the future . |
| 7 | I feel that it 's about creating the warmth and security at home , in school , wherever they are , from outside to help build up their sense of warmth and security from within , and to enable them to learn how to deal with some of these issues so that they can cope with the difficulties of life when they grow up . |
| 8 | The sharp tongue is now reserved for the consciousness-raising rap session she gives at American universities , where students are allowed to ask whatever they like about her life , her sexuality , her views of the world , provided they can cope with the answers . |
| 9 | ‘ The attraction of wrestling with the six-year-olds is that they can relate to the characters . |
| 10 | Second , we will set-down the perspective of the Liberals and SDP — the parties that have been most active in pressing the case for a new constitution precisely because they do not think they can win within the rules of the old one . |
| 11 | The later ‘ decisions only ’ approach helps to prevent members from making long speeches which they can read in the minutes . |
| 12 | At the same time , they can conflict with the needs of the local community ; although houses , factories , swimming pools and supermarkets may appear ugly or aberrant land-uses to the outsider , to the local community they may be essential ingredients in improving the quality of life . |
| 13 | ‘ And too many sailors target the very sought-after minority of waterside properties , ’ whereas they can live on the outskirts of somewhere like Truro or surrounding areas ( where new five-bedroom executive houses have dropped to around £90,000 from £140,000 and large Victorian detached houses are £110,000 ) and have moorings within a couple of miles ' reach . |
| 14 | Swordsmen such as this Talabheim trooper are usually assigned as small detachments where they can fight on the wings of larger regiments . |
| 15 | The two companies say they are confident they can comply with the licences , which they first applied for in March 1991 . |
| 16 | these class ideas on them , so that they can unify against the landlords . |
| 17 | As we will see , hesitations are an important subject of study because of what they can reveal about the mechanisms being employed when people produce spoken language . |
| 18 | If owners are unhappy they can appeal through a lands tribunal . |
| 19 | So the only way they can get at the crees is through the west field and along the path here . ’ |
| 20 | The Ellyrian cavalry is constantly called to battle , for Ellyrion is one of the main areas that the Dark Elves of Naggaroth raid if they can get across the mountains . |
| 21 | Lionfish are predatory and will eat any fish they can get into the mouths ( or think they can ! ) . |