Example sentences of "can [verb] [pers pn] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If we can sneak in a small bottle of strong acid to the Bookman , ’ Mr Litmus explained , ‘ he can use it to burn through the bars at night . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , without interfering , an adult who is obviously interested in what they are doing can encourage them to talk about the choices they are making regarding size , shape and texture . |
| 3 | You can get them to dig for you , in this other rule , you can get them to dig through the wall . |
| 4 | You can compel them to go to the polling station and even to put an official election slip into the ballot box but that slip could be blank or spoiled , so what would be achieved ? |
| 5 | LEFT Never ignore a young dog 's request to go out into the back yard because this can cause it to soil around the home , and inhibits the toilet-training process . |