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 .
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