Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Confronted with a bronze picture , we can locate its image on the relevant computer screen and , having read its precise history , proceed to learn about tableware in general , the social system of Pompeii , and even the precise recipes of the time . |
| 2 | activities are signposted , and every new stage of a lesson is indicated so that learners can focus their attention on the task in hand |
| 3 | But in the drugs capital of Medilline , the daily killings continue , the drug cartels are reportedly planning a fresh offensive , before the new administration can tighten its grip on the country . |
| 4 | We should remember that homosexuals form part of society , and they can exert their influence on the prevailing norms and values and therefore also on legislation . |
| 5 | Any reservations held by librarians have been dispelled , not just because of their confidence in the way the clearinghouses handled the material , but rather because of the realization that free exchange of material can improve their work on the subject . |
| 6 | Sometimes , at the intersections , she comes so close that I can feel her breath on the back of my neck . |
| 7 | It will also provide a ‘ feedback ’ role , where customers at sports centres and swimming baths can voice their opinion on the standard of services . |
| 8 | If Stuart Graham can find the passion of his final speeches a little sooner in the play , and if Peter O'Meara can keep his enthusiasm on the boil , Ms Johnston 's endeavour will not have been in vain . |
| 9 | You can keep your pen on the table . |
| 10 | Forfeiting an extra hour in bed to get up and muck out while it is still pitch dark or traipsing through muddy fields on bitterly cold days to break the ice on the water trough can take its toll on the keenest of owners . |
| 11 | But a short labour can take its toll on the mother . |
| 12 | The wintry weather can take its toll on the face because it is the only part of the body exposed to the elements all the time . |
| 13 | you can join our roadshow on the carnival ground Road from two , with Andy . |
| 14 | She has asked if she can have her baby on the NHS in the States . |
| 15 | In the bookshops you can have your finger on the pulse of today 's publishing world in your subject . |
| 16 | The result has been that the minority Free Democrats ( FDP ) , with only 79 seats in the Bundestag , can maintain their grip on the balance of power for decades . |
| 17 | What we 've done in the Banbury test centre , everyone who gets the coveted pink slip will get a letter inviting them to ring us er on a telephone number where they can book their place on the driving course . |
| 18 | We can exhibit our material on the page and examine the interrelations between one choice of language and another . |
| 19 | ‘ Mr. Ross goes lieutenant into one of them if he can pass his examination on the morrow ’ , Keith informed his sister , and it would seem that the examining board were duly impressed by their admiral 's anxiety , for they took a chance on this doubtful candidate . |
| 20 | Thus having sold Rocky we are left with no-one who can put his foot on the ball and control the game ( Macca excepted ) . |
| 21 | Christians believe that when a person meets Jesus they can turn their back on the past and return to a life with God . |