Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [verb] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Lords , I I 'm not sure that I can give an absolute answer to that , it would be wrong for me to , to guess . |
| 2 | " If I can dance an endless dance with you , |
| 3 | To tell the truth , I can use an extra hand . |
| 4 | I can imagine an early busload arriving |
| 5 | ‘ Which of the players ’ wives do I have to sleep with before I can play an all ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If you should be in need of assistance , I can recommend an excellent gardener , for instance . ’ |
| 7 | Well they 're obviously not , looks like a pensioner or something , but eh , you know , erm I can , I 'll see if I can get an old , a walking club going with them , you know ? |
| 8 | I can become an English don and … other things besides . |
| 9 | " If the hostess happens to be a brunette she can wear an orange gown … to heighten and complete the illusion . " |
| 10 | The Court of Appeal has ruled that she can use an ancient law to sue the Today newspaper for claiming she stole letters belonging to the princess . |
| 11 | It follows that if you can deliver an effective and continuous attack , your chances of scoring are higher than when you throw a single technique . |
| 12 | You are able to load a file of up to 16MB in size and you can open an unlimited number of windows . |
| 13 | On the short mixed ridge leading to this minor training summit , you can view an endless stream of parties coming up from the Grands Montets cablecar station for a taste of a real alpine mountaineering . |
| 14 | You can de-rail an entire train in this way . |
| 15 | Going on to a weight-reducing diet that is not adequately balanced may further compromise your feelings of well being and energy , and limit the degree to which you can undertake an increased level of exercise . |
| 16 | ‘ He asked if you can give an extra two hundred and fifty millilitres . ’ |
| 17 | If you can wear an earthed wrist strap or , at least , a piece of copper wire clipped to the ground plane . |
| 18 | Alternatively , you can make an intriguing doom-laden prediction ( ‘ beware the old Tilean who walks with a limp — he carries a poisoned blade for you ’ ) which you can make come true at any later time you like . |
| 19 | Alternatively , you can make an oral record if you have a dictation machine . |
| 20 | Little girls love flowers just as much as big girls , and you can make an excellent birthday card for a child . |
| 21 | The publisher , traditionally , needs to sell at least a thousand copies of that to be worth even advertising it , but this means that you can print an extra copy whenever you want and this then implies perhaps and even larger and larger growth and more and more specialised information , which only computers can manage , and one hesitates to work out where the end of all this is . |
| 22 | The publisher , traditionally , needs to sell at least a thousand copies of that to be worth even advertising it , but this means that you can print an extra copy whenever you want and this then implies and even larger and larger growth in more and more specialised information which only computers can manage , and one hesitates to work out where the end of all this is . |
| 23 | If the opportunity does n't present itself naturally you have to engineer the situation so you can explain an important or emotional message . |
| 24 | You can take a day trip to visit Wanlockhead , the highest village in Scotland , with its Museum of Lead Mining , where you can visit an underground mine gallery , and not far away , Drumlanrig Castle , the magnificent 17th-century home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury . |
| 25 | A Collection Suite comprises a necklet , ring , bracelet , brooch and earrings to add a touch of glamour and by mixing up the styles you can create an individual look for that final touch . |
| 26 | You can create an emotional picture of a city . ’ |
| 27 | Rather than an ordinary ScreenShow in which the order in which the slides are shown is determined in advance you can create an interactive HyperShow in which the viewer decides what to see next . |
| 28 | ‘ I think you can create an old but light feeling in a Georgian house with modern furniture if it 's designed the right way . |
| 29 | One of the many advantages in working with miniatures is that you can create an enormous variety of different visual effects according to the way in which you group the finished pictures . |
| 30 | You can fit an ultra-violet steriliser , which will cause the algae cells to clump together , when they will settle out , or be removed by your filter . |