Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adv] of [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For instance erm if you 're communicating via a typewriter , there are various common mistakes which can arise out of the fact that two keys are close together , and so you 've hit one key when you meant the other , and knowing that can help the computer to work out what you intended .
2 Much more account should be taken of the individual teacher in discussing classroom practice ; the notion that a ‘ practice ’ can exist independently of the practitioner and can be imposed without regard for the individual 's personality , intentions and preferences is both professionally demeaning and impractical .
3 Time ( and his bank balance ) will tell , but at least now the whole thing 's up and running he can retreat out of the public eye .
4 When it moves any models in its path are run over , sustaining a strength 7 hit unless they can jump out of the way .
5 He can break out of the space of desperation .
6 I do n't actually believe that that depression is normal , I believe that we can overcome depression , and I think there is some creative things that we can do out of a depression people can become stronger , they can tap into their resources inside with support and help , so I can believe it 's a positive experience .
7 But this merely raises the problem of a definition of " truth conditions " and it is difficult to see how such a definition can steer clear of the question of " ontological commitment " .
8 ‘ I wonder if we can see out of a window ? ’ said Angalo .
9 The boot is big , the kids can see out of the windows and the heat/vent/demisting is brilliant , as are the sound system and cruise control .
10 If Serafin is astute he asks what you can see out of the windows .
11 In winter you can look out of the window and tell it 's 2°C outside .
12 As we work , we can look out of the window now and then and see the students doing physical exercises and practising sports for the sports day on Monday — they 're very keen on physical jerks here , and at Peking we used to be woken up at 7 a.m. to find the Chinese staff doing P.E .
13 my duty is remitted , and I can look out of the windows .
14 The overarching cultural structure includes a system of rights and obligations , the family organization and the child-rearing practices , yet each of these levels is distinct in that , to a degree , it can shift independently of the others .
15 When ready each child can then join in the still image , remembering their position and expressions so that it can be recreated later , and so that half the group can move out of the image to examine the other half .
16 Later on , interest centred on the revision of the terms on which schemes can contract out of the State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme and the profession commented on the Government Actuary 's proposals for the rebate in National Insurance contributions from 1993 onwards .
17 So long as people can walk out of a room and say they have decided to leave on their terms , they retain their dignity .
18 If we work at that and strive for extra quality and performance , we can come out of the recession pretty good shape .
19 ‘ You can come out of the shower , sir . ’
20 And I think it can come out of the voice as well .
21 They are alive , can come out of the rock and can materialize .
22 ‘ Well , it 's a recognised symptom of the condition that an attack can come out of the blue .
23 There 's an amazing amount of feel that you can get out of a guitar that you could never get out of any other instrument .
24 Many otherwise inexplicable early divorces are about proving that one person can get out of a trap and another can let him or her go .
25 What the Russians want is technical help and equipment , now our own industry is in decline er yes , particularly in machine tool industry , and I think the first thing we should do is to go over there and see what it is they actually needed , what they actually need right now , er one of your previous er correspondence , er speaker turned round and said well they 've got half finished buildings and things like that , I mean er , people have got to be put to work because people in co-ordinate employment is the only source of real wealth , but the market economy is n't interested in promoting real wealth , I mean it 's only interested in what it can get out of an economy not what it gives .
26 You said about the buyer 's guide that it 's , that you were a representative of Friends Provident , you 're an employee and it 's very very important to stress that because people like Abbey National were appointed representatives but we are employees and that 's one of the things , that 's one of the good things you can get out of the buyer 's guide .
27 ‘ You can get out of the country before they come for you .
28 There could be more awareness of the ways in which women with children can get out of the home to meet socially or take up outside employment , and more facilities to increase those opportunities .
29 can get out of the building , which is why
30 He can get out of the window , but how can he get across to the fire escape ? ’
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