Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [pron] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we can , at this level , we can restrict it to numbers . |
| 2 | Now that I know the genetic formula of my insects , I can reproduce them at will , and I can tell the computer to " evolve " towards them from any arbitrary starting point . |
| 3 | When you eventually get on to any committee it is surprising how quickly the esteem in which you are held grows when you can conduct yourself with confidence in the meetings . |
| 4 | To go with it , buy a metal hawk , a square of sheet metal with a handle attached to one side , on which you carry the plaster to the wall surface ; you can make one from plywood with a softwood handle if you prefer . |
| 5 | We have feelers , metal strips , that are one and a half thou thick , we call it , you ca n't have them any thinner because they can make them in Sheffield at one thou thick but they suffer and bend by use . |
| 6 | Erm that can make you of course more hungry . |
| 7 | ’ We can make it to Fraxilly . |
| 8 | Well when we take the honey away and we get the wax left over we can make it into lumps . |
| 9 | Sugar paste icing is available ready-made from large supermarkets and cake decorating shops , but you can make it at home . |
| 10 | Phil 's been linked in the past with Vortex 's more prestigious neighbours Leyton House , now called March — he 's out to prove on Sunday he can make it in Formula One . |
| 11 | I do n't see how he can make it before Monday , and that 'll be a whole week . ’ |
| 12 | If you go in there and stay perfectly still you 'll see numerous varieties — and if you can make it before daylight you 'll be almost deafened by a dawn chorus . |
| 13 | Doing it his way , he can make lots of money as a New York dentist , and buy a few nice icon things for himself . |
| 14 | Oh well I 'm sure you can knock her into shape . |
| 15 | Built in the 1740s and housed in the only remaining Gothic interior in the city , it 's now electronically operated and can imitate anything from bagpipes to a brass band . |
| 16 | But check that your 512Kb card has some free memory sockets so you can upgrade it to 1Mb or more later on . |
| 17 | I can compare it with Cappuccilli 's best period , for example , or , in a different way , Tebaldi . |
| 18 | It was Batuan who explained that , although only the Gods can own land , they can lend it to man for his temporary use . |
| 19 | Yeah but you can lend it to Laurie on the nights you 're not using it . |
| 20 | Stash old plastic or paper shopping bags near the rubbish or garbage bin and then you can re-cycle them as bin liners . |
| 21 | Or we can treat them as victims of an insurable risk . |
| 22 | This , as practised by ordinary mortals rather than professional scribes , can cover everything from neatness to wild illegibility — much as handwriting does today among our nearest and dearest . |
| 23 | How can you be sure what really happened unless you can rerun it in slo-mo ? |
| 24 | You can intersperse them between units of archers . |
| 25 | But rules that strengthen banks in good times can cripple them in recessions . |
| 26 | One bullet in the wrong place can cripple you for life or send your blood gushing on to the pavement . |
| 27 | I prefer to have fruit really cos I can eat them with rolls . |
| 28 | They can eat it at home when |
| 29 | It does n't just focus on giving birth in a pool , but looks at how swimming and water exercises can prepare you for labour , and how water can help you and your baby in the bonding process . |
| 30 | But I 've no idea what can prepare you for Father 's reactions . |