Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh pn] can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are also probably around 400,000 Vietnamese civilians settled in Kampuchea , many of whom can double as fighters . |
| 2 | Suppose we have M individuals , each of whom can perform any of M tasks . |
| 3 | Although there is no animosity between the players , most of whom can see the benefits of joining forces , there remains a strong rivalry between those few people in either camp who have resisted amalgamation . |
| 4 | There is a captive audience , most of whom can understand the relevance of the message , and many are prepared to participate as they await their flight . |
| 5 | Again , it is , as Sen puts it , ‘ the tradition of thinking in terms of what exists rather than in terms of who can command what ’ ( Sen 1981 : 8 , quoted in Redclift 1982 : 1 ) which ignores the vital question of access to food production and the fuel to cook it . |
| 6 | The question of who can sue is less important than the question of who will sue . |
| 7 | And it legitimately widens the scope of who can count as an academic peer : no longer can peer review amount to a cosy chat among academics sharing but not exposing taken-for-granted assumptions . |
| 8 | In Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire [ 1992 ] 1 AC 310 the relevant principles for determination of who can claim damages for nervous shock were reconsidered and emphasis was placed on the need for a plaintiff to demonstrate particular ties of love and affection with the injured victim . |
| 9 | In some regions the concept of zoning — designating areas exclusively to one type of user — has been tried to solve problems about who can go where . |
| 10 | " There 's rules about who can ride up with the driver , " I said looking at John Russell and wondering if he had any ideas . |
| 11 | The group has already started a hotline run by community midwife Ann Kirkpatrick where women can get more information and other health professionals can find out more about who can help . |
| 12 | Do n't shake your head Mr , read the letters that are coming to me , from those schools like who can see the reduction in their budget next year . |
| 13 | For those who put their faith in the existing Union , sovereignty lies with whoever can command a majority in the House of Commons . |
| 14 | On the demise of the Open Software Foundation 's Architecture Neutral Distribution Format effort , Hewlett-Packard Co says ‘ there should be an ANDF technology out there , but says it will be happy to work with whoever can provide that solution , ‘ we 're not religious about that , ’ says HP UK 's workstation marketing manager , Richard Owen . |
| 15 | ‘ Mail Newspapers and other newspaper proprietors clearly attach a great deal of importance to maintaining their goodwill and reputation with their readers by exercising careful control over who can advertise in their newspapers and what kinds of advertisements appear there , ’ the judge said . |
| 16 | only the contractors do and even they only know when they go on site so , but we , we sort of say you do this , you do that and then we contract to who can do it , there 's some of them by er |
| 17 | The logic is obvious , we have seven sections now , seven sectional conferences , these conferences must have proper terms of reference , proper guidelines for debate and clear rules as to who can attend , who can speak and who can vote , and that 's the most important part of our report . |
| 18 | Perhaps a small bet on who can stop first ? |
| 19 | And what 's inspiring about a treatise on who can own brown rice stores and how many people it takes to make up a windmill construction co-operative ? |
| 20 | Partly this is because management has placed limitations on who can operate the VDUs , and partly the layout of the plant is such that there is only space for four cars between each work station . |
| 21 | That 's because there 's no-one else around who can offer anything else — no-one ! ’ |