Example sentences of "can do [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | YOU can do something about the situation , YOU can take personal responsibility for conserving the worlds finite resources , by not consuming meat and animal products . |
| 2 | " We want to bring it to the attention of communities that they can do something about the rubbish in their streets , " said UNEP 's Richard Lumbe , launching the campaign in Nairobi . |
| 3 | ‘ The past is the past , and you can do nothing about it , but you can do something about the future , and I am very optimistic . |
| 4 | I mean , it needs to perhaps perhaps they can do something for the first couple |
| 5 | " I can adjust the stove , if you like , " said Richard , in relief " I can do something to the regulator . " |
| 6 | No you can do them at the front . |
| 7 | Some people think that the police can do everything under the sun like , but of course you ca n't . |
| 8 | I said well I can do everything in the hotel trade from housemaid to housekeeper to barmaid , the only thing I have n't done is managed one but I could do that if I had to and I done , done booking of the reception and I 've done bar , I 've done diner 's room , I 've done kitchen , I 've done |
| 9 | ‘ We can do everything from a sandwich to a gourmet meal , ’ says Assistant Catering Manager Richard Faulkner . |
| 10 | Well you can do one with the erm , with the little thing . |
| 11 | Notice that the enzyme can do nothing about the difference , h , between the initial and final energy engineer can , by digging a tunnel , reduce the height to which one must climb to travel between them , but if there is a difference of altitude between the cities he can not alter it . |
| 12 | Sherlock Holmes is a very clever detective , but he can do nothing about the weather . |
| 13 | Unfortunately I can do nothing about the first two but it is my responsibility to protect your salary so that your wife and family are looked after . |
| 14 | It really is important to get your statement , but first we 've got to see if we can do anything for the poor devil down there . " |
| 15 | And you can do it for a fraction of the price and without finding yourself on first-name-terms with your local AA recovery team . |
| 16 | You can do it for a week . |
| 17 | If the Government can do it for the Bosnians , why ca n't they do it for the homeless ? |
| 18 | It 's only one that can do it at a time we all have a role to play , we 're all part of that body are n't we that we 've looked at in some , what a lovely description it is , and some of us do n't look quite as good as the other part do we ? |
| 19 | If you want one , we can do it at the same time as the valuation , at a reduced fee , but we must be told at the outset . |
| 20 | Must get the tree down and we can do it at the weekend . |
| 21 | It is already happening in New Zealand where you can qualify for a remission of 60 if you dig the grave yourself , provided you can do it to the proper standards as prescribed by the local district council and bring your own tools . |
| 22 | Er but as I say if , if we can do it on a personalized basis er personalized geographic basis , it gives it more identity er then what , what you produced certainly i is halfway there to the issues that Steve mentioned earlier on . |
| 23 | Er In a monastery garden , one of these vital things , it d it you can do it on a piano , but it does n't really sound . |
| 24 | then we we can do it on a one |
| 25 | Well it 's , it 's a job that 's got to be done and you can do it on a miserable day . |
| 26 | Well I 'll leave it out and he can do it on the microwave ca n't he ? |
| 27 | So you can do it on the picture then . |
| 28 | we want it done in both directions , there 's no way you can do it on the main line |
| 29 | There are a whole lot of players who can go out there and knock balls in all over the place , score wonderful great big one four sevens and centuries and things of this nature , but what makes the , the good player an excellent player , is the player who can do it on the big occasion . |
| 30 | An irritated Dutch official said : ‘ If the Danes can do it with a referendum by July , I do not see why the British would need a longer time . ’ |