Example sentences of "[vb pp] [that] they can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would n't be fair to suggest that most users of desktop publishing systems were unhappy with the quality of their page printer 's output — more that they have realised that they can improve the quality still further by going to a bureau . |
| 2 | They part , but it is arranged that they can meet again any day in White Friars , near Chester 's Inn , at seven in the morning . |
| 3 | Yeah , I would just like to add something to that , and the fact that it 's not only that women , that , that men are taught that they can rape and they can abuse women , but er that it 's alright ! |
| 4 | During the day , doctors from Nottingham University hospital and Chase Farm hospital Enfield have said that they can meet the target only if seriously ill patients are sacrificed . |
| 5 | They want to go along and relax and a lot of women have said that they can relax much more easily in their own , rather than in mixed , company , ’ Prue explains . |
| 6 | It was argued that they can monopolise resources in an area where they already do have a monopoly ( schools , community halls , etc . ) |
| 7 | We have seen that they can acquire new characteristics if infected by a plasmid . |
| 8 | They believe that our forces must be so trained and equipped that they can play both a Continental and Maritime role . |
| 9 | What many need is to be told that they can achieve something more constructive than a profit from others ' financial predicament . |
| 10 | Nor can potential school achievement or social competence be directly linked to levels of sight : pupils with little or no sight have shown that they can achieve well in school , be independent and happy , since the interaction of the child and the learning environment is as significant for them in helping to achieve these goals as it is for any pupil in school . |
| 11 | In response to the multiplicity of factors affecting their lives , the peasantry have shown that they can act positively , making the most of opportunity when it presents itself . |
| 12 | So far the museum has raised about half the amount and fingers are crossed that they can find the rest before June . |
| 13 | Many elderly people can remain in their own homes even if they are living alone , provided that they can get adequate help with some of the heavier and more awkward chores : cleaning high up , or low down , under furniture or in corners which have become inaccessible to them . |
| 14 | Hunting dogs in Africa and wolves in North America also hunt in teams , snapping at the heels of an antelope or a moose , one taking over from the other until their victim is so exhausted that they can get a grip on it with their teeth and pull it down . |
| 15 | IN our many dealings with the police we have found that they can blow hot and cold . |
| 16 | We have found that they can understand the idea of written-down cost if they are directed towards examples with which they are familiar . |
| 17 | ‘ The Germans are formidable but our young players have proved that they can come in and cope with the best , the outstanding example being Alan McLaren 's handling of Italy 's Roberto Baggio , ’ Roxburgh said . |
| 18 | These characters are highly experienced , and it may be assumed that they can equip themselves with pretty much anything they want ( subject to GM approval ) . |
| 19 | The Sword Masters are so superlatively trained that they can wield these mighty swords as fast as an ordinary warrior can a normal sword . |
| 20 | The Sword Masters are so superlatively trained that they can wield their mighty swords as fast as an ordinary warrior can use a normal sword . |
| 21 | The Sword Masters are so superlatively trained that they can wield these mighty swords as fast as an ordinary warrior can use a normal sword . |
| 22 | Mr Johnston , who stood on a ‘ Save Our Townlands ’ ticket in the council elections of 1977 , said : ‘ It is one of the few powers which councils have left that they can enforce the format for local addresses . |
| 23 | So it , if it 's an ordinary unit trust , your initial charge can be somewhere about five to six percent , however , a number of companies have realized that they can discount if you , if they 've got your s if they 've got your commitment , they 'll discount . |
| 24 | However , they do possess certain residual powers and , for example , it has been held that they can bring an action on behalf of the company against a debentureholder for the improper exercise of his powers . |