Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adv] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " You can make fast to the ladder , but give her plenty of rope , or she 'll be standing on end when the tide goes down . " |
| 2 | Firstly , CACI can build on to the shopping centres additional information relating to those outlets in a particular retail sector — this might be in terms of floorspace allocations , number of outlets or other attractiveness measures . |
| 3 | Clearly in that case any statements about the services at the hotel can relate only to the future . |
| 4 | And , as consolation Marje , you really can hang on to the hope that as he was the secret true love of your life , perhaps you were the secret true love of his . |
| 5 | Artists and journalists are not so dependent upon their colleagues ' approval but can appeal directly to the laity . |
| 6 | Hopefully it can carry through to the end of the season . ’ |
| 7 | We can whip down to the Bricklayers for a pint . ’ |
| 8 | This will give you valuable insights into the kinds of skills and attitudes that young people bring with them to work and help you to understand how their needs and interests can contribute positively to the work place . |
| 9 | We believe that social anthropologists can contribute more to the debates , in both empirical and theoretical terms . |
| 10 | Here we report the use of a combination of quantal analysis procedures to provide evidence that both pre- and postsynaptic changes can contribute substantially to the maintenance of long-term potentiation in the CA1 region of the hippocampus . |
| 11 | Although not a primary source to the local historian heraldry is , nevertheless , an important element which on occasion can contribute significantly to the progress of a study and , because of its artistic components , pleasantly-illuminate it . |
| 12 | The growth of tree roots and their penetration and enlargement of incipient rock fractures can contribute significantly to the break-up of rock which may have experienced relatively little weakening through chemical alteration . |
| 13 | 17.1 The term ‘ writing ’ is ambiguous : in the first place , it can refer either to the process of writing or to the written product . |
| 14 | In the application of next to calendrical names of days , an ambiguity arises : next Thursday can refer either to the Thursday of the week that succeeds the week that includes CT , or that Thursday that first follows CT . |
| 15 | Lastly we can refer again to the work of the Newsons in Nottingham . |
| 16 | Students must have at least an Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent either in Philosophy or in another subject where there is evidence that the student can convert successfully to the study of Philosophy . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , well ; you can see over to the sports field . ’ |
| 18 | Anyway , at half time , Geoff 's standing right at the back of the London Road — and at the back there you can see down to the tea place underneath because some bugger 's smashed out some of the asbestos bit along the back . |
| 19 | So as well as enjoying the renowned quality and attention to detail of our service in the air , you can look forward to the chance of enjoying Jaguar quality on the ground . |
| 20 | We have indeed come a long way from 1882 , and can look forward to the challenge of the 1990s — the closer harmonisation of our concerns with those of other conservation bodies . |
| 21 | Assuming that the start of the current recession ( which on January 2nd was officially acknowledged , at last ) was some time in October , investors can look forward to the Dow tumbling to 1,800 by the late autumn of 1991 . |
| 22 | ‘ If everything goes as well as this , we can look forward to the combat troops coming home before the end of January , ’ he said . |
| 23 | Most building materials are porous to some extent , although in a well-designed and properly maintained building the absorbed moisture can evaporate harmlessly to the outside . |
| 24 | Having discussed the construction of a melody 's smallest essential part — the initial phrase — we can move on to the building of complete themes . |
| 25 | Yesterday Peter Shovlin , of course designers Anthony Walker associates , said there are ‘ fine details ’ which need to be resolved with the lawyers at Darlington Council before diggers can move on to the site . |
| 26 | There are other sums of money that you might be entitled to , too , before we can move on to the business of budgeting . |
| 27 | That is , the assumption that by controlling a researcher can move closer to the truth , or is at worst a benign procedure , can not be sustained . |
| 28 | Okay if we can move then to the agenda then , er , first of all can I wish all members and officers a happy new year and trust you had a , a festive season . |
| 29 | First , it blots out the past so that a body can face up to the present . |
| 30 | FastPort provides a TCP/IP interface so that Unix computers can spool directly to the printer . |