Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NOBODY who has seen the news on television of late can have remained unmoved by the harrowing pictures of the starvation that is afflicting parts of Africa , especially Ethiopia . |
| 2 | It 's a compromise between the straight-ahead disco that guarantees a toehold in the charts — the retread of Never Can Say Goodbye is a rather cheap cash-in on the success of Do n't Leave Me This Way — and the more varied explorations where their hearts probably lie . |
| 3 | Anyone wishing to know more about NEAR can visit the project team office at or telephone |
| 4 | The wind coming off the North Sea along here can skin your lips , even on a day when the sun appears to be shining . |
| 5 | Feelings and situations which some people cope with adequately can become quite unbearable for others . |
| 6 | Humid air permeating from below can cause condensation in the roof space , particularly where there is felt under the roof tiles , which can cause the timbers to rot . |
| 7 | You would probably both benefit in the long term by coming to such a compromise as interests and contacts from outside can save you both from the trapped feeling that a dependent relationship can bring about . |
| 8 | The point is I think that the argument from here can go two ways . |
| 9 | This gives it a passing resemblance to a crab , with which it shares an inability to raise itself significantly above any flat surface on which it finds itself , giving the lie to that universally popular , but inaccurate , graffito , ‘ Please to stand upon the seat , the crabs in here can jump six feet ’ . |
| 10 | And erm the one I got , in there can rig well three sixty K and one point two meg , no problem ! |
| 11 | After all , the sights about here can make one dizzy . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You got anybody over there can shoot some pictures for us ? ’ |
| 13 | Individuals can play eachother ; an entire office can stalk their boss , or up to 20 at once can indulge in the mayhem of all against all . |
| 14 | And the ability to open several applications at once can confuse the inexperienced . |
| 15 | I have done little to remedy that myself , except to fall back on the preferred notion of level , which at least can begin to explicate how things can be reached by effort at some times but not others . |
| 16 | you at least can keep up with what he 's doing because you can see |
| 17 | The question of accent is important too — you need to be confident of the accent with which you are working , and it is always advisable to present an accent you are familiar with or at least can work with comfortably . |
| 18 | The firm can adjust subsequent managerial salaries to reflect overconsumption of non-salary perquisites , or at least can attempt to do so based on the information available . |
| 19 | The catch is that only those states which have signed or acceded to the convention by then can take part in any votes . |