Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ His books taught me that poetry can be pure and profound , and at the same time popular . ’ |
| 2 | representative , and , an independent superintendent , have just inspected the ship and tell me that loading can not start until the crew have dried out the holds — that will delay us a while . |
| 3 | Northern Ireland 's experience in Spain and Mexico in the last two World Cups taught them that heat can pose more problems than the opposition for British-based players . |
| 4 | Sentencing Clarke to 21 months in prison and a 3 year driving ban , Judge Francis Allen said , ’ nothing this court can do can remedy the harm that you caused by your decision to drive that day . |
| 5 | Judge Allen told Clarke : ‘ Nothing this court can do can remedy the harm caused by your decision to drive on that day . ’ |
| 6 | My Hayley 's a bit like that , jumping all over me this morning ca n't |
| 7 | ‘ I expect another visit this night , ’ he reported to General Cope , ‘ but I shall give them the warmest reception my weak party can afford . ’ |
| 8 | Taking that level of security down to individual data items , what what areas of my chartered account can I update what areas can I look at ? |
| 9 | My old mum can remember when the old french onion sellers used to come round , door to door . |
| 10 | My favourite , my favourite niece can have some though . |
| 11 | I understand that this scheme will be able to light up a town of about 30,000 people , just as my hon. Friend can today , almost single-handedly , light up her constituency . |
| 12 | If my hon. Friend can make a case , we shall have to think about the issue . |
| 13 | However , my hon. Friend can be assured that I have listened attentively to what he has said and his points will be considered carefully before a decision is made on whether the application should be called in . |
| 14 | ‘ Unlikely that my mental cogs can turn or unlikely that I will see anything ? ’ |
| 15 | Well what I can find are eight days , where for two hours , my primary focus can be these labels , producing the labels . |
| 16 | But my good lady ca n't abide 'em . |
| 17 | Perhaps you imagine that my poor patient can be wakened up and talked to . |
| 18 | She therefore rents her newly acquired property during this period : ‘ My four-bedroom apartment can easily be let out for £1,500 per week gross , which , less Spanish tax and rental commission , works out at approximately £1,000 per week , which covers my community charges and management fees . ’ |
| 19 | I have almost no social life , free only when my disabled mother can manage my child for a few hours . |
| 20 | How strange , though , that the report running inside my own head can quote so freely and copiously from the report running inside Summerchild 's . |
| 21 | As Dali once said , ‘ Where else but in my own town can the most extravagant and solid facets of my work endure ? ’ |
| 22 | And that even if my own son ca n't read , speak French or identify Mozart concertos , he can nearly walk and he 's brilliant at heading a ball . |
| 23 | The first signs of its waning authority can certainly be perceived ( with hindsight ) in earlier novels , particularly Jane Austen 's ; but novelists before Dickens do not write as though they are aware that the failures they criticize are irreversible . |
| 24 | In spate , this is the most spectacular of the waterfalls , and its thunderous roar can be heard from afar . |
| 25 | In principle , conflicts of interest and their attendant problems can be viewed from essentially two different perspectives : those who favour minimal regulation , and those who favour more stringent regulatory controls . |
| 26 | This class , whatever we call it , can not be properly understood and its historic role can not be adequately explained , outside the necessity that produces the eternal contradiction of capitalist accumulation on a mass scale . |
| 27 | Whilst not every child has the aptitude for sport , with such a large choice of activities in the country , there 's bound to be something which each child can enjoy . |
| 28 | The measurements indicate the depths at which each cultivar can be successfully accommodated . |
| 29 | This predominantly optimistic view is further enhanced by Rutter et al who were prepared to identify five key areas which were associated with good schools and suggest.ways in which each area can be developed to promote positive behaviour and improved attainment levels . |
| 30 | This notebook survives and its dated notes can be checked against Arthur 's account of the spring spent at Lydiard Constantine . |