Example sentences of "can [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Occasionally the fungus can ensconce itself in the terminal portion of the urethra , and it may then give rise to symptoms similar to those found in non-specific urethritis . |
| 2 | We can comfort ourselves in the knowledge that death must have supervened very quickly . |
| 3 | You can explain yourself to the CO later . ’ |
| 4 | This is the reason that the ‘ equal-value amendment ’ was passed , which means that a woman seeking equal pay can compare herself with a man doing work of similar value , and not the more stringent condition of a man who is actually doing exactly the same work . |
| 5 | Pastiche is a dualistic activity , and it is an activity which can lend itself to the expression of paranoid feelings and unacted desires . |
| 6 | There are Western-style concerts in Tokyo ; if you 're brave about food and hotels , I reckon you can treat yourself to a bit of Bach or Mozart , usually played with maturity and feeling by six- or seven-year-olds . |
| 7 | Once you 've developed your dexterity in this field , then you can treat yourself to a rib transfer carriage , or add it to your birthday or Christmas list . |
| 8 | In Alexandria , the old summer capital of Egypt , you can treat yourself to an overnight excursion to Cairo and Luxor , where the Valley of Kings hides Tutankhamun 's tomb . |
| 9 | From December 10th–15th at Earls Court , top designer names and leading high street stores will present their dazzling displays of style before huge audiences and as always , there 'll be the ever-popular make-over stands where visitors can treat themselves to a new look . |
| 10 | We can congratulate ourselves on the forecasts which led to fixing fees at the right levels , but commercial criteria are not the only means of judging the fortunes of professional institutes . |
| 11 | Thus the plant can , during the latter part of the night , move its leaves to a position appropriate for sunrise ; predatory animals can prepare themselves for the activity of hunting and hunted animals can escape to safety before it is too late . |
| 12 | If twins are detected by ultrasound scan , parents can prepare themselves for the births and plan accordingly , and also alert the obstetric team so that the appropriate antenatal care can be given to allow for the best chance of a safe delivery . |
| 13 | I do n't think I can describe myself as a Marxist any more . |
| 14 | DOS 5 is more efficient at managing memory and can install itself in a previously unused area of the computer 's memory leaving more memory available for running programs . |
| 15 | He told them : ‘ You are weak people , you will always be weak people unless you can arm yourselves with the strength and courage required to gaze back into the questioning eyes of children ’ . |
| 16 | Once we can rid ourselves of the dual notions that some magic divides jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional questions and that all matters of law have one inexorably correct meaning which must always be supplied by the courts , we are in a position to make a reasoned choice . |
| 17 | People can immerse themselves in the spiritual dimension without being religious at all . |
| 18 | Certainly some reliable measure of the way you deliver nursing care is necessary and valuable , both for the client ( or patient ) and his environment , and ultimately for the sense of satisfaction you can enjoy yourself as a reflective practitioner of nursing . |
| 19 | Some years later he commented on this to Minton who gave an insight into their insouciance : draw in the morning , when fresh , he advised , so that you can enjoy yourself in the afternoon . |
| 20 | A huge £50 million has been raised for charity since the race started in 1981 and runners can pat themselves on the back for all the financial help they have given to worthy causes . |
| 21 | At least the members of the BCRS can pat themselves on the back for having used it at least once in 1989 ! |
| 22 | One of the greatest gifts known to man is the one he can give himself of a joyous heart and it can come from no one else , for it comes from the springs of a man 's own spirit . |
| 23 | You can identify yourself as an ALAS member and advertise the fact that under the scheme you offer a free interview . |
| 24 | Her belief is that to reach a very wide audience one must establish character first so the audience can identify itself with the issue , through the character . |
| 25 | It is perhaps in part a matter of date which makes Dornford Yates 's novels seem high-flown and absurd to us where we can accommodate ourselves to the formalities of Anthony Hope 's Ruritania . |
| 26 | Here are people who quite blatantly do n't give a f— for social pleasantries , leastways not when they can lock themselves into a groove and cunningly misplace the key . |
| 27 | We can lock ourselves in the basement , away from that bloody thing outside and until this Darkfall storm blows over . ’ |
| 28 | It is therefore also common ground that prima facie Glasgow must be sued in Scotland because of course it is domiciled in Scotland , and that the banks are only entitled to sue in England if they can bring themselves within the special jurisdiction laid down in articles 5 and 6 of Schedule 4 . |
| 29 | I assume that if they can bring themselves within the terms of erm of these orders then they will er be indemnified . |
| 30 | Malignant melanoma can show itself by a change in the look of a skin mole . |