Example sentences of "can [verb] and [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following proposed amendments to the Constitution are for your careful consideration so that you can comment and vote on them at the A.G.M. on Friday , 19th March 1982 . |
| 2 | It might also have been caused by a dry soldered joint , that is , one which can make and break with expansion when warm . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , a basically sound plan provides a framework on which you can build and progress in the light of experience and changing conditions . |
| 4 | The rhetorical approach stresses that ideologies do not necessarily function to suppress argumentation and thinking , but provide the elements with which people can think and argue about everyday life ( Billig et al . , |
| 5 | Comedy is radical , too , in the sense of forcing the reader to reconsider traditional reverences : tragedy can flatter and soothe with an assurance that even in the dungeon or on the scaffold the heroic mind is invulnerable . |
| 6 | It is only when we reach old age , whenever that is , that we can experience and reflect upon an almost entire life cycle . |
| 7 | We welcome that and will do all we can to sustain and build on it in the future . |
| 8 | You can stay and talk to me if you like , though . ’ |
| 9 | She said to Rachaela , ‘ You can stay and help with this . |
| 10 | Then , as trees and shrubs mature , stones weather and acquire the patina of moss , our garden can evolve and improve with each successive season . |
| 11 | No NATO general could have organised the strategy so well , for what general can recognise and know by name over a thousand of his troops — even when masked ? |
| 12 | But if I am going to bring anybody in , then they will have to be somebody I can trust and live in this area . ’ |
| 13 | The Society 's latest leaflet in the ‘ Hygiene In Focus ’ series is on Low Temperature Pathogens , providing topical guidance on listeria and other food poisoning or food spoilage organisms that can survive and multiply in fridges and freezers . |
| 14 | Each company is given considerable autonomy so it can know and respond to local markets . |
| 15 | Go and see what you can buy and sell in the islands around here . ’ |
| 16 | Only women who are not in the same circumstances as most women can up and off for six months . |
| 17 | ‘ The males I train every day so that they can jump and run without feeling too much tired . ’ |
| 18 | During this time , anyone with a satellite dish can watch and listen to the candidates as they prepare for their interview . |
| 19 | The implicit assumption is that investors can borrow and lend at the riskless rate of interest . |
| 20 | Thus it is only by reference to a standard of normality that we can identify and respond to actions such as those of children and the insane . |
| 21 | He says : ‘ In the sectors we are targeting , the need is for a highly specialist sales force which can identify and respond to ever-changing demands . |
| 22 | Invite your partner to respond — and listen — so you can negotiate and agree on a solution . |
| 23 | Cos there is not erm , what I can do and arrange with Loretta and that is that er we could probably , mom and I could get out there early to you , and Beth I suppose as well , and erm perhaps go for lunch or something |
| 24 | ‘ A lot of them that works on commission just say there 's nothing they can do and call in the tow-truck . ’ |
| 25 | Any small hope held out to her by circumstances , or by her lover , is as a wisp which she can spin and twist into a thread , and if she gathers enough of these her feelings tell her that she will be able to bind them into a strong rope . |
| 26 | They can fetch and carry for other Goblin or Orc races , and do other rather limited tasks , but they are little use for any real work . |
| 27 | Business and the community can benefit and learn about crime prevention from each other . |
| 28 | Confidence that you can understand and benefit from using statistical techniques in a particular situation |
| 29 | This involves developing explanations for particular actions or behaviours that have caused problems , expressed in terms that both parties can understand and recognize in more positive and acceptable ways . |
| 30 | When a woman 's voice is used freely and has power , it can sound and feel like a flow of light . |