Example sentences of "he can [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No he can be an American dream and he can also represent Russia because they 're different things that you 're talking about . |
| 2 | Not only can Jesus heal people , but he can also conquer death . |
| 3 | Even if it can be said that , in the course of his duty , a policeman will become hardened to certain sorts of ritual taunts and insults , there is no reason to doubt that he can also experience harassment and distress . |
| 4 | He can also make policy decisions and give effect to them , as , for instance , was often done when prosecutions were not brought for attempted suicide . |
| 5 | He can also make policy decisions and give effect to them … " |
| 6 | He can also store waypoints with a descriptive name , not just a number , and transmit way points to the receiver when required . |
| 7 | He can well afford extravagances and is expected to expand his art collection still further . |
| 8 | Then Labour 's education spokeswoman , Hilary Armstrong said Mr Fallon 's assurances were worthless because he can not make commitments for the next Government . |
| 9 | Mr Aznar has repeatedly taken refuge in claims that the Socialists are hiding the true figures and that he can not make promises until he has seen the books . |
| 10 | Will he tell them why , if there is to be a days-at-sea restriction , he can not pay fishermen the same financial support that farmers get when their land goes awry ? |
| 11 | And if a man permits his personal belief to distort , alter or transform historical fact , he can not expect others , whether or not they share his belief , to condone the process . |
| 12 | He can not coin guineas but in proportion as he has gold . ’ |
| 13 | He can not treat wear and tear , but he can ease pain and help people to combat back pain . |
| 14 | He can not meet Potter 's eye . |
| 15 | We have just seen that the general rule is that since X is not the owner he can not confer ownership on Y , who similarly can not confer ownership on Z. If Z refuses to return the goods to O , O has a claim against Z for conversion of the goods . |
| 16 | To the Russians he will always be a traitor and therefore suspect and under surveillance in case he tries to re-defect so he can not leave Russia , his letters will be censored , and telephone calls bugged . |
| 17 | ‘ My husband has a new job but he is unable to start work because he can not leave Oman . |
| 18 | For he can not love God , whom he has not seen , if he does not love his brother [ or teacher ] , whom he has seen . |
| 19 | For he can not love God , whom he has not seen , if he does not love ‘ Boggers ’ , whom he has seen . |
| 20 | Notwithstanding , the firm has backed all the way , and has continued to work for Bell Lawrie , even if he can not give advice to clients . |
| 21 | The Home Secretary has told the Commission that he can not give advice on the matter . |
| 22 | The patient with sensory loss has a problem in that he can not feel heat , cold , pain and pressure . |
| 23 | He can not forgive man 's cruelty to man ! ’ |
| 24 | He can make suggestions and harangue in the man 's council meeting , but he can not order people into action . |
| 25 | Broome is put to the test again and he can not afford failure twice . |
| 26 | ‘ He can not have God for his Father who has not the Church for his mother . ’ |
| 27 | With the usual kindly swat , and again directing his intellectual energy towards moral concerns , Johnson replies , ‘ No sir , he can not have pleasure in music , at least no power of producing music ; for he who can produce music may let it alone ; he who can play upon a fiddle may break it : such a man is not a machine . ’ |
| 28 | But he can not extort blessings here . |
| 29 | Second , in taking the argument to be necessary Nozick tacitly accepts that his theory is not as purely externalist as it might initially appear , and hence he can not claim immunity from an attack merely on the grounds that it is internalist . |
| 30 | However , in adult life , Ian finds he can not take criticism . |