Example sentences of "can [verb] [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We still need to make sure that there will be a goodly number participating so if there is any way you can make up a last minute table do n't hesitate to contact either Cecilia or Hilda . |
| 2 | Okay , let's have a break er if you can come back reasonably quickly er we can make up a few seconds . |
| 3 | It 's not actually useless , but as you can knock up an equivalent device with a ruler , bulldog clip and blob of Blu-Tack , it deserves a mention . |
| 4 | For instance , you can knock out a Quick Report simply by filling in the blanks on what looks like the normal data entry form . |
| 5 | By criticizing the Conservative Party mid-term the right-wing press can build up a certain degree of credibility with its readers which it can then use to maximum effect by suspending criticism of the Conservative Party and increasing its attacks on Labour as the election approaches . |
| 6 | This kind of exercise can build up a certain caution in approaching a document , and a realisation that not everything is to be taken at face value . |
| 7 | We always look for a local engineering partner , with whom we can build up a strong working relationship , to provide knowledge of local practices and statutory requirements . |
| 8 | Working on board can build up a hearty appetite and catering for the 180 crew on board Balder has been managed by P&O Catering . |
| 9 | From the complex reflections it receives , the dolphin can build up a detailed picture of the scene . |
| 10 | okay it 'll be that so you can eventually you can build up a few tricks that 'll help you sort out a lot of the spelling . |
| 11 | You , you really want something that , with the younger people you can build up a proper relationship |
| 12 | It is just a matter of how you can build up the Kuwaiti nationality to go along with the growing community in the country and we were just a developing country . |
| 13 | Vitamin E : research shows that it interrupts the free radical chain of destruction and so can slow down the ageing process . |
| 14 | And you can line up a special treat to celebrate when the battle is won — using the money that has been saved on a holiday or to buy yourself something special . |
| 15 | Most people know the main animal sources of protein and can reel off a basic list : meat , fish , eggs , and dairy products such as milk , yogurt , and cheese . |
| 16 | The rating process can tie up a considerable amount of management time , and the company , of course , pays a fee to the rating agency . |
| 17 | Should we regard music as a kind of anaesthetic for weary executives so that we can opt out a warm bath of string sound ? |
| 18 | Similarly the polar bear can scent out a dead seal from 20 kilometres away . |
| 19 | Once this is accepted we can seek out the logical consistencies in contextual use which constitute ‘ structural principles ’ and which make sense of otherwise apparently baffling practices and beliefs . |
| 20 | They range from 24-hour , 365-day booking services to trouble-shooting units manned by experienced travel consultants who can conjure up a private jet at three o'clock in the morning . |
| 21 | Mark says that if it 's a fuel leak I can chuck down a lighted match , but I can tell he 's only joking . |
| 22 | Natural gas is a safe fuel , but did you know your gas appliances can give off a poisonous gas which can kill ? |
| 23 | They can carry on a normal life like going to school or work and having fun with their family and friends , but they will be infectious to other people for the rest of their lives . |
| 24 | He suggests a reason for this — the power of habit : " People can carry on a great tradition while proposing a philosophy which denies its premises . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , sounds can carry on a quiet evening and you do n't want your father asking why you were acting daft . |
| 26 | Any people who doubt this can carry out a simple test devised by the great cat authority , Paul Leyhausen , the next time they visit a zoo . |
| 27 | Using this as his measure of , Lucas can carry out a separate regression of on and for each of the countries for which he has data , once he has solved the problem of how to measure for each country . |
| 28 | The Commission for Racial Equality can carry out a formal investigation and issue a non-discrimination notice . |
| 29 | Before we can carry out a detailed examination of the organisation in order to produce a data model which will then be implemented on a database , the analysts need to gain a general appreciation of the business ( this term is interpreted broadly to include all types of organisation in the public and private sectors ) . |
| 30 | If West Yorkshire can manage without a county council and manage well , and the West Yorkshire district councils can carry out the necessary functions , why does Derbyshire have to be encumbered with a county council ? |