Example sentences of "can [verb] [pos pn] [noun] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your office must have a pile of sand in it instead of a desk , so that you can keep your head buried all bloody day . ’ |
| 2 | Protracted bargaining , Williamson argues , is less likely for three reasons : people feel part of a unified organization , and so are less inclined to argue ; management has the right to demand information from workers in the organization , and therefore can restrict opportunism ; and , ultimately , management can use its authority to guillotine any dispute that threatens to be prolonged . |
| 3 | The customer can use his lien to enforce this ; he can refuse to hand over any goods which are returnable by him , until he receives the part-exchange goods or the part-exchange allowance . |
| 4 | ‘ Funny , ’ says Hulk Hogan , just before Secret Shine turn up in their bloodied butcher 's aprons and dismember him with their thumbs so they can use his torso to stir some soup made from doctors , ‘ I thought all the bands on Sarah were useless , overly well-spoken , terminally passive rock inadequates wallowing in their own love of wimping insipidness . ’ |
| 5 | Under s 254(1) of the Insolvency Act , the court can exercise its discretion to halt any action , execution or other legal process against the debtor or the debtor 's property pending the consideration of the interim order . |
| 6 | When the buyer calls to sign the transfer or lease , see that any mortgage or other document requiring a signature ( such as an undertaking to a building society to carry out specified repairs ) is engrossed and ready for execution at the same time , to avoid unnecessary attendances ; and if you wish , you can let your client sign any undertakings as to outgoings instead of doing so on your client 's behalf ( Chapter 7 , head 2(c) ) . |
| 7 | You can ask your employee to fill this in for absences of between four and seven days . |
| 8 | A master can teach his pigeons to capture another man 's flock and drive it home like a herd of sheep . |
| 9 | My colleagues and I look forward to discussing with you ways in which together we can help your organisation fulfil that role during the decade ahead . |