Example sentences of "can [vb infin] as [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | Two spayed females disputing a territorial boundary can caterwaul as dramatically as any ‘ rutting toms ’ . |
2 | Third , you have to believe that they can do as well as you . |
3 | If the safeguards we propose are adopted , we are confident this can work as successfully as it already does in the magistrates ’ and county courts . ’ |
4 | It is described here so that you can see as soon as possible : A learning program may have many facets , and classification is fraught with subtlety . |
5 | The dragonfly has so many ommatidia that it can see as well as some vertebrates . |
6 | On a clear day you can see as far as Dublin from the Great Car of Donard ( or so they say ) , but mist or heat haze have always foreshortened the view for me . |
7 | ‘ In the day , ’ said Barbara Coleman , ‘ I can see as far as the Esterel … |
8 | Further evidence comes from detailed observational studies of adult-child interactions which have suggested that infants are able to synchronise gross motor activity with the intonational contours of adult conversation ( Condon and Sander 1974 ) and that imitation of an adult 's facial expression can occur as early as three days after birth ( Meltzoff and Moore 1977 , 1983 ) . |
9 | I can run as fast as Magnus when I try . |
10 | An average polar bear stands almost four feet tall at the shoulder , weighs 1,500 lbs and can run as fast as 25 miles an hour . |
11 | Women can move as fast as men in weighing up situations rapidly . |
12 | It can develop as fast as a Charolais if fed appropriately and under ideal circumstances it can achieve similar weights within the same time span , especially if breeders are selective in their choice of stock . |
13 | Creating a game from a film costs hundreds of thousands of pounds and can take as long as making the movie . |
14 | Settlement can be a drawn out affair and can take as long as six months or more from the time your debt became overdue . |
15 | I have walked it in a day , but it can take as long as a week to complete . |
16 | It can take as long as two weeks after you give your blood sample before you get your result , which can be a difficult and stressful time . |
17 | The coarse grist can take as long as six months , by which time many plants that are intended to benefit will have long since gone . |
18 | First you are told that you can take as long as you like to put the counters in the jar . |
19 | BELOW Making a detailed scale drawing of a vertical section can take as long as excavating the feature in the first place . |
20 | Unless sent by an air courier , an ocean bill of lading can take as long as a week to arrive by air mail . |
21 | It is our experience that from appointment to completion , the sale of a company can take as long as six months or , perhaps , longer . |
22 | In some species these trailing threads , full of stinging-cells called nematocysts , can reach as far as 50 feet . |
23 | And oh , when we do something else , and my hands say to my feet , ha hang on , you can walk as well as they can , let's try it . |
24 | They can go as fast as they want and there will be no restrictions . |
25 | ‘ You can go as far as Burnley if you 're old or disabled . ’ |
26 | However , with the Land Rover we can go as far as you want . ’ |
27 | I believe he 's the best driver in the game , and I do n't think there 's a guy on the US Tour who can drive as far as Greg Norman can . |
28 | Metro Saverstrip — only for journeys in West Yorkshire ; Metro DayRover — you can get as far as Manchester with this if you 're elderly or disabled and are permitted to take a dog or other authorized companion . |
29 | The 1991 season may turn out to be Jon Solly 's last serious crack at the 10,000m , but he is confident that he can get as far as Tokyo for the World Championships . |
30 | D' you think you can get as far as The Angel at Lacock ? |