Example sentences of "[noun] he can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no ‘ correct ’ way for a librarian to calculate the desirable size of his bookfund , but taking into account published standards plus a variety of factors which affect the use and condition of his stock he can devise a semi-scientific approach . |
| 2 | At times he has a lover he can hurt |
| 3 | He may simply be an entrepreneur who perceives the opportunity to buy resources at a total cost lower than the revenue he can obtain from the sale of output . |
| 4 | ‘ This is n't some damn club he can visit when it fucking well suits him , ’ she said . |
| 5 | Kevin says he 's swimming backstroke because it 's the only stroke he can do . |
| 6 | Remember , in non-League football a player is respected not only for the number of goals he can put away . |
| 7 | Well I 'll sent Tony to the shops he can buy |
| 8 | In other words he can give this as his address . |
| 9 | WHO KNOWS what petty grievances fester in the dark recesses of Martin Willis ' imagination , but on ‘ Au Fou ’ there seems an endless stream of negative subjects he can roar and screech about in snivelling , tired and emotional voice , rather like the Incredible Hulk moaning ‘ I do n't wan na go to school ’ . |
| 10 | so as long as we 've got a date by Saturday he can go and do it , if we still have n't got a date he wo n't be able to go and do it |
| 11 | There are a small but not insignificant group of people who will be moved by this issue to vote in the General Election even though apathetic about other policies and the Prime Minister needs every vote he can get . |
| 12 | So why not increase his artillery , and give him all the fire-missiles he can carry . |
| 13 | The more bedrooms he can pack in , the better . |
| 14 | If the investor is to syndicate , the management and its advisers should try to play some part in the selection of additional investors ; if an additional director is to be appointed by the syndicate , that director ought to be selected for the experience and talent he can bring to Newco . |
| 15 | The manager develops an understanding of his milieu by piecing together all the scraps of data he can find . |
| 16 | Further , if the recipient does not wish to wait six months he can serve a notice on the sender in which case , if the sender does not come within one month to collect them , they then become an unconditional gift . |
| 17 | Tracking along the trajectories he can establish that the electron which eventually fell onto this spot of the photographic plate was the one he called A whilst the one that collided with the gold atom was the one he had called B. Quantum mechanically ( that is to say , with the electrons of the real world ) this can not be done . |
| 18 | I thought cor blimey it 's a wonder he can walk look at that you would n't believe that today would you nineteen ninety two oh no wonder they all come over here , is so really , ca n't blame them if that 's the sort of quality of life they 've got |
| 19 | No wonder he can afford to live in Ploughman 's Lane . |
| 20 | He 's got great feet he can pass the ball superbly and he he sees things he spreads the play . |
| 21 | Through the living-room window he can see a playpen , and a child 's pot standing on the table . |
| 22 | He will also be in touch with all the local voluntary services for the elderly and disabled , whose help he can raise . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've had sleepless nights but it 's the biggest day of his life and he needs all the help he can get , ’ he said . |
| 24 | And sadly he needs all the help he can get right now … starting tonight . |
| 25 | He wants to be a county cricketer and he 's ready to take all the help he can get . ’ |
| 26 | If a taxpayer has two residences he can elect which of them is to be treated as his main residence ( s222(5) ) for the purpose of the exemption and notwithstanding the terms of the above concession the husband can avoid difficulty if he makes a positive election . |
| 27 | If somebody can be persuaded to say something which is critical of Darwin he can get his name in the papers or on the box . |
| 28 | If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace . |
| 29 | And when we 're on lates he can do it at |
| 30 | And there are not many boys who would not want to be him , because A he is attractive , B he can write and act , C he can play the drums and D he is a wild boy and rebel . ’ |