Example sentences of "[det] [prep] we can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's the thing about drink : some of us can take it , and some of us ca n't . |
| 2 | And like the black writer , James Baldwin , few of us can resist the temptation of blaming the present — at least in part — upon the past . |
| 3 | But the reality is far , far different , and few of us can take that much reality . |
| 4 | Very few of us can afford all of the appliances we would like all at the same time . |
| 5 | ‘ The Esquire article was a disgraceful attack on a man who needs defending in a way that few of us can imagine . ’ |
| 6 | This is an excellent choice for the aquarium and by buying these captive bred animals each of us can contribute to the conservation of an important commercial food animal . |
| 7 | There is much that each of us can do to help ourselves — by not smoking , by eating sensibly , by taking regular exercise , and by not drinking too much . |
| 8 | There is much that each of us can do to help ourselves — by not smoking , by eating sensibly , by taking regular exercise , and by not drinking too much . |
| 9 | ‘ This is one way in which each of us can make a difference now ’ |
| 10 | Each of us can help to improve the quality of the environment , and do our bit towards conserving the world 's resources . |
| 11 | P. T. Geach , Mental Acts , refers to the Cartesian idea ‘ that introspection can give the word ‘ I ’ a special sense , which each of us can learn on his own account' . |
| 12 | Each of us can have only a tiny impact on creating a kinder , finer world . |
| 13 | so each of us can hear , |
| 14 | ‘ Seriously ; it does n't work that way ; neither of us can leave it alone . |
| 15 | If she wo n't let you I 'll help you and if neither of us can do it quietly we 'll call my master to do it for us . |
| 16 | Well , that is one argument neither of us can win . |
| 17 | Sentences in the deductive mode sometimes contain deductive markers , such as we can tell that , know that , think , must , might , or perhaps . |
| 18 | Calvados is n't always easy to come by in this country and such as we can get is usually one or other of the commercial brands which in spite of their high prices are pretty crude . |
| 19 | ‘ Put like that , ’ said Karelius , smiling , ‘ I do n't see how either of us can refuse . ’ |
| 20 | Meanwhile , there 's nothing much either of us can do for them . |
| 21 | Our marriage has been on the cards from day one , and there 's not a damned thing either of us can do about it . ’ |
| 22 | The Experiences evoked are human ones i.e. experiences that all of us can relate to and share because we are all ‘ Jock Thampson 's bairns ’ . |
| 23 | All of us can make mistakes . |
| 24 | He asked Americans ‘ to contribute today so that all of us can prosper tomorrow . ’ |
| 25 | Not all of us can aspire to this level but we can ask questions such as ‘ what would be the effect of building a motorway between towns A and B ? ’ |
| 26 | All of us can play our own part in the struggle for justice and development worldwide . |
| 27 | And suddenly they found themselves talking the sort of language that all of us can understand , and they got quite excited about this . |
| 28 | Almost all of us can recall a time in our lives when we have been under emotional stress and have become ill as a result . |
| 29 | Now , thanks to an excellent new book called Massage for Total Relaxation , by Nitya Lacroix ( Dorling Kindersley , £9.99 , published on April 25 ) all of us can learn to massage the stress away whenever it builds up . |
| 30 | Chatting often produces some very interesting ideas for serving and preparing the food and all of us can learn something from each other in casual conversation . |