Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [conj] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the point of view of its spatial support , we can understand as well the use of the to infinitive as what Jespersen calls the " infinitive of specification " ( 1940 : 262ff ) . |
| 2 | In looking at future development the service providers must address the geographic problems that can occur and also the duration of provision ( days , hours , weekends etc ) and consider whether these can best be met in a joint planning context . |
| 3 | Depression , which is expressed in tears , can follow or else a sense of outrage at not being taken seriously , which can explode in the form of tears of rage . |
| 4 | So erm , it it 's important to remember that Freud 's theory explains both of these tendencies and both the tendency for the group to make people better than they might normally be , but also that the tendency for the group perhaps to make them worse and of course either can happen and presumably a lot depends on the , on the leader , the leader or whoever is playing the , the leadership function presumably has erm some responsibility for this . |
| 5 | A real blow this was , as United need every point they can get and now the fight for survival is really on . |