Example sentences of "you can [vb infin] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But Ah tell ye this , laddie , Ah 'm a helluva fast learner , so do n't think ye can pull the wool or sit around on yer fat little arse doin' bugger all . |
2 | Well Howard , you ca have the England manager 's job , I 've made my decision . |
3 | Oh yeah you can fetch the lights . |
4 | You can fetch the lights Friday morning , seven o'clock Friday morning . |
5 | You 'll be in and out of the market before you can bat an eyelid . " |
6 | Once the chips are correctly installed you can reassemble the machine making sure that all the connectors are replaced in the correct location and with the appropriate orientation . |
7 | You can pass a mix of string an numeric parameters to the same procedure or function and a function can return either a string or numeric value , irrespective of the type of parameters passed to it . |
8 | Note , that a DC can only be submitted by a user with DC OPERATIONS privilege ; if you do not have this privilege , you can pass the DC to another user ( who has this privilege ) using option 2.5.0 — Change Ownership Of DC . |
9 | It may show a significant improvement in which case you can conclude the child is learning . |
10 | As your hands and arms become stronger you can lengthen the grip accordingly |
11 | But you can soften the blow by telling his Dad that none of the other dads can do it either . |
12 | Writing the words in your book provides you with a ready-made store of words which you know your pupils have difficulty with , and from which you can construct a teaching programme . |
13 | So that , erm just as you can construct a house out of bricks and mortar , and really , although the house looks very different from just bricks and mortar , it is just bricks and mortar arranged in a certain way , so the glass , the bottle , erm although it looks a very different thing from a sense experience , is really nothing more than a very complicated pattern of actual and possible sense experiences . |
14 | Wonder where you can borrow a harpoon gun . |
15 | You can borrow a lump sum or you can borrow money in stages as you need . |
16 | ‘ Do you think you can borrow an iron for me ? ’ she asked , determined to make sure that her appearance would not let Ludovico down . |
17 | You can borrow the money from a bank easily and quickly and pay it back later as you can afford to . |
18 | You can borrow the copy , ca n't you ? |
19 | ‘ You can borrow the car and I 'll see you in the office later to go over the VAT files . ’ |
20 | Yes , you can borrow the train . |
21 | Once you have made a decision about where you can site a garage , you have to think about whether to buy a kit garage , or build one from scratch . |
22 | The only way you can place a cash bet is with a bookmaker on Saturday . |
23 | You can place a marker at the edge of the swim which , at forty yards or more range , is a tremendous aid to accurate casting and ensures that groundbait always goes in the same spot . |
24 | Once you 've chosen your horse , you can place a bet right up until the ‘ off ’ — when the race starts . |
25 | Provided you leave at least one stitch between the holes you can place the holes in all sorts of shapes , boxes , diamonds , squares and so on . |
26 | Using a rolling pin with more flour dusted on to it , roll the dough out until it is approximately 5–8mm thick and you can place the template on top and see dough all around its edges . |
27 | Maybe you can beat a sword into a ploughshare , but try ‘ beating ’ a propeller engine into a jet engine ! |
28 | [ Obviously you can beat the Coke feeling ! ] . |
29 | Bearing in mind Rousseau 's educational approach , and the date of Émile , perhaps you can guess the name of this book . |
30 | Well , you can guess the rest . |