Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adv prt] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have a modem you can log on to a bulletin board and download it . |
| 2 | Tourists can stay up to a maximum of 90 days in theory but longer is possible by showing a confirmed return air ticket . |
| 3 | And you and I , perhaps , we can look back to a day in our life when it was our birthday , as far as that is concerned and God filled us with his Holy Spirit , we received the gift of the Holy Spirit , we were baptized in the Holy Spirit . |
| 4 | From such a vantage point you can scan up to a mile along many beaches and spot objects cast up by the tides . |
| 5 | The not-so-good news is that this can take up to a year . |
| 6 | Each image can take up to a megabyte of memory to store and can be saved in TIFF , BMP , PCX , LBM or RGB formats . |
| 7 | biopsy on Tuesday , and it can take up to a week |
| 8 | In this city where everything is possible , and he cuts such a figure in his light suit and striped silk tie , and is 32 and full of self-confidence , and can walk up to a girl he has never seen before and with a disarming smile ask her when lighting-up time is — how can he be wearing a maroon crew-necked sweater , and cavalry twill trousers with turnups , and be 22 , and find himself running after a girl and being told that she may or may not see him tomorrow ? |
| 9 | You can go up to a woman on a street corner and start yelling at her and ten minutes later she 's back at your place doing God knows what . |
| 10 | Carrying a firearm in the commission of a crime can attract up to a life sentence . |
| 11 | If someone does nt like it they can piss off to a list for their club . |
| 12 | It can travel back to a time 200 million years ago , long before human beings existed . |
| 13 | For just £2.75 the happy eater can sit down to a plate of fish , chips , mushy peas and a bread bun . |
| 14 | ‘ Mothers should be told without ambivalence that breastfeeding offers a clear advantage to their babies … breastfeeding for at least 3 months offers a natural protection against infection that can last up to a year . ’ |
| 15 | The madcap motorists plan to see how many Minis they can squeeze on to a ferry . |