Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adv prt] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Potato , you can make out of potatoes |
| 2 | erm supporting it , I mean they are just putting their name down so that they can stay out of trouble . |
| 3 | Employees can opt out of SERPS ( with a generous financial rebate ) into a modest ‘ appropriate personal pension ’ ( APP ) arranged commercially on an individual basis by a licensed financial provider . |
| 4 | The straight lines of an oblong pool suit a formal garden , where curves can look out of place |
| 5 | There are relevant stair er Chairman which you can look out of place at the present moment of time but they will need to be addressed at some point in time in the future and therefore one could be forgiven for wanting to prioritise various but in general terms , the strategy that has been er looked at is the progress of St Albans in general , there may be small elements of it and some of these have already touched upon but in general that is no sound strategy er which over a period of time and in the process of that it will be essential to monitor erm the effect of some of the changes as you go forward to see in fact whether the other elements of strategy that were erm put in to that er work were in fact still necessary and whether they should be have some . |
| 6 | A heavily advertised new launch can run out of steam when the level of advertising declines . |
| 7 | It may be that the lovely weather will go on even after the hall is pulled down , in which case we can meet out of doors , but we ca n't expect to go on doing that when autumn and winter comes , can we ? ’ |
| 8 | The point is that we can compute out of sequences of utterances , taken together with background assumptions about language usage , highly detailed inferences about the nature of the assumptions participants are making , and the purposes for which utterances are being used . |
| 9 | Since 1988 employees can contract out of SERPs and also out of their employer 's occupational pension scheme , by choosing to opt for an ‘ appropriate personal pension ’ instead . |
| 10 | But it 's a dangerous strategy though because when you start implementing these things then they can go out of hand and you 've got these measures and it 's , it 's turned on |
| 11 | Since monographs can go out of print a year after publication , and since the heaviest use of monographs is normally in the year and a half following publication , librarians obviously can not rely upon reviews as a selection tool . |
| 12 | In 1915 , for example , Catherine Marshall condemned socialist ideas of class struggle as ‘ pure militarism ’ and , responding to events in Russia in 1917 , Helena Swanwick confided her belief that ‘ no real building can come out of revolutions which make a dust and a mess and bitterness and reaction . ’ |
| 13 | Always remember , however , that at any time the participants in the drama can come out of role to consider what is happening . |
| 14 | If the confrontation between Nazareth and Rome looks like it 's becoming unproductive , the teacher can come out of role and ask the children to reflect on what has been happening — perhaps through discussion , perhaps through a short piece of writing ( a diary entry , a letter to a friend , a sketch representing how the townspeople feel about the power relationship , or — shifting the perspective — the report that the Roman has to make to his commanding officer ) . |
| 15 | The crucial issue , as the philosopher , Jonathan Glover , explained in his book , Causing Death and Saving Lives , is how much the person can get out of life . |
| 16 | ‘ If you can get out of Ireland , find somewhere else to go to start a new life , then go . |
| 17 | There 's no way you can get out of trouble , you ca n't get out , what 's the use of trying . " |
| 18 | And in rather chilly summers they eat less , so plants can get out of hand . |
| 19 | Drinking on your own or to drown your sorrows can get out of hand . |
| 20 | Committees and complex , multiple reporting relationships , which are necessary , can get out of hand . |
| 21 | ‘ You must have had your fair share of lovers ’ tiffs over the years , Mrs Lewis , so I 'm sure you understand how easily they can get out of hand . ’ |
| 22 | She claimed the group fears smacking can get out of hand and involves the risk of more serious physical injury . |
| 23 | Man too has a mechanism of mimicry which goes back to the baby in the cradle answering its mother 's smile , older than any utilization for learning how others feel or how to pick up skills or even for play , and which can get out of control in neurotic echolalia and echopraxia . |
| 24 | ‘ Obviously having been a player here I desperately hope the club can pull out of trouble . ’ |
| 25 | Shares would normally be redeemed out of distributable profits , but the Act does allow for redemption out of a fresh issue of shares , and private companies can redeem out of capital ( ss 171 – 172 Companies Act 1985 ) . |
| 26 | It means that he can slip out of school , er , in the afternoon , when normally , in nor on a normal school day , he would not be able to do that . |
| 27 | For those of you who think self-employed actually means well I can crawl out of bed at elevenish , work till fourish , that 's three days a week because the other two days I can have a couple of rounds of golf , Thursday and Friday , those of you who think that 's what self-employed means , are gon na fail . |
| 28 | If the lads continue in the same vein , then we can climb out of trouble . |