Example sentences of "can [adv] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mm Oh that would be alright if we go yeah we can all go over for a nice little run out |
| 2 | Too often , noise has meant a level plane of abraded texture , which can merely add up to a different kind of blandness , a sense-dulling consistency . |
| 3 | They consider that you can only move on from an unhappy experience if you have given it some meaning . |
| 4 | As Crick points out , however , the right idea can only fit in to a mind which is trained , and predisposed to accept that idea . |
| 5 | This can only be done by having a transformed imagination , something that can only come about through a ‘ revelation ’ . |
| 6 | Only when this phantasy is well on the way to realization as a practical mode of government does the citizen begin to notice that the state 's omnipresence means the total bureaucratization and control of life , that its omniscience dictates the need for total state surveillance , and that its omnipotence can only come about as a consequence of the total impotence of its subjects . |
| 7 | This , he feels , can only come about by a return to the basic function of inspection . |
| 8 | Says one critic : ‘ You can not advertise shame , ’ says one critic , ‘ and you can not walk up to a prostitute and say ‘ Hey , you , walk off the streets and join other prostitutes in farming ’ . ’ |
| 9 | And their arousal is so intense that if the owl finally departs they will still go on mobbing for a long while afterwards , as though they can not calm down to a normal level of activity until some considerable time has passed . |
| 10 | The first submission by Mr. Ashworth was that a public nuisance can not arise out of a lawful act , whatever its consequences , and as what is complained of here , namely heavy goods vehicles being driven along Medway and Bridge Roads , is a lawful act , no public nuisance can arise . |
| 11 | But we we can not It seems to me we can not end up with a blank sheet of paper , and draw a set of criteria up which says it it can be anywhere here . |
| 12 | A star with a mass more than about twice that of the sun can not settle down as a white dwarf or neutron star . |
| 13 | Students frequently say they have done the recommended reading , taken the necessary notes and reviewed all their materials , but still can not come up with a solution to the problem posed . |
| 14 | What , if anything , should disconcert us if we can not come up with a trouble-free definition ? |
| 15 | It can not climb back from a vertical drop since it lacks the body diameter of the rabbit . |
| 16 | I can not sum up in a few sentences what will be the substance itself of my book . |
| 17 | For those who can not get down into a bath at all ( as is the case with many back-sufferers and arthritics ) , a shower fitment at one end of the bath , with nylon shower-proof curtains to pull round inside the bath , is one of the best answers . |
| 18 | However , we can not fall back on an ‘ outer estate ’ — ‘ inner-city ’ dichotomy here . |
| 19 | You can easily change back from an improper fraction to a mixed number by dividing the denominator into the numerator and putting the remainder over the denominator . |
| 20 | And if you 're just taking up gardening , it can be difficult to decide what you really need — to begin with you can easily get by with a few basic tools . |
| 21 | But , in fact , virtually no behavioural tendency which constitutes genuine action can just show up in a cultural context ‘ as itself ’ . |
| 22 | You can just go up for a ride , letting someone else do all the work while you enjoy the sensation , or learn to pilot the thing for yourself . |
| 23 | But generational time can gradually lead on to an appreciation of dates and time-lines . |
| 24 | One can hardly go up to an admiral of the fleet and ask him what he was doing on the night of Friday the thirteenth . |
| 25 | You can usually carry on with a sport you enjoy so long as you feel comfortable . |
| 26 | name ; is a very respectable cook , so we make occasional trips to the supermarket and to the open market , and then eat at home in the evening , although we can also go out to a restaurant for a meal if we want , as someone has now kindly lent us a car . |
| 27 | Teddy can also line up with a party balloon and there 's a heart motif to complete a picture to knit and give with love . |
| 28 | Workers need to have factual knowledge about HIV/AIDS which they can accurately pass on to a child to give the child a full picture of what is involved . |
| 29 | But experience can often make up for a yard or two of pace . |
| 30 | Other entertainers on the wane can often fall back on a ‘ club circuit ’ , musicians and dancers can sometimes coach others , but there are few openings for the ex-footballer . |