Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun] [pers pn] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , he had had to resign in humiliating circumstances.So you can see why this time he is so anxious to avoid knocking copy . |
| 2 | In broad outline we can designate the Asiatic , the ancient , the feudal , and the modern bourgeois modes of production as progressive epochs in the economic formation of society . |
| 3 | I think in broad terms we can say that er , Les Echo comparatively did better than the F T. |
| 4 | In each case we can choose a scale above which the material may be considered homogeneous , but below which the structure needs to be considered . |
| 5 | The computer is very fast ; it can be set to scan the text of journal articles and print out the titles of all which use significant key words more than a stated number of times , and it can be set to tell us how many times Shakespeare used a particular expression , and in each case it can give the results quite astonishingly quickly . |
| 6 | By having a very limited range of values in each compartment you can quickly locate the components you require , with minimal wear on the components . |
| 7 | But in that sense she can use the car on her own . |
| 8 | Most of us will be working part time and voluntary work will be considered work just as much as paid work and in that way we can distribute the enormous amount of work that needs to be done more evenly . |
| 9 | And our systems need to be consistent because in that way we can manage and control them and yet they need to deal with the variable requirements of our different categories of users . |
| 10 | Yeah , I , I 'm suggesting that the facilities management contract , be referred to the budget review sub-committee for consideration , and in that way we can actually consider it , and obviously if the report is not yet prepared , erm , perhaps we can put some input into it , I have to say , that it disturbs me to be given an answer , that do n't worry everybody , there 's a report coming , and then we suddenly say well , we might like to look at it in three weeks time , we 're told actually it 's not written yet . |
| 11 | What they 're able to do with that money this year and in that way we can make a reasonable assessment as to what has to be done next year and the years after and budget all , but we 're talking about how they 're going to spend the money that we 've just earlier on voted for , for us so that we can see what is being done and also that the public can see because after all this all came up , the report to the ombudsman and the public will not be satisfied about our performance on that . |
| 12 | In that way you can be seen to care as much for your people as the union does . |
| 13 | And the provision for the county is well over the allocations in the structure plan already , but the County Council , sent observations to the District Council to say , We 're not going to object to this particular er windfall site coming forward for a hundred and sixty houses , because it 's recycling existing urban land , and in that case we can set the policy to one side . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , in that case we can open the presents and put them round the tree . |
| 15 | Surely , one could argue , it can only be recognized by knowledge of some convention that U means z ; but in that case we can do away with talk of complex intentions and construct an account of communication based directly on the notion of conventional signal . |
| 16 | But in that case it can not be ‘ a sensation of the lines on the paper ’ . |
| 17 | " In that case you can please yourself . " |
| 18 | Then he said , ‘ In that case you can bloody well go and waste your own bloody time seeing your half-baked analyst for me . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , well , in that case you can go to bed and sleep easy . ’ |
| 20 | In that case I can spend Monday h er making phone calls |
| 21 | In that case I can give you my Mercury my business Mercury number and you can make phone calls on the company from here . |
| 22 | ‘ In that case I can tell you that in my humble opinion this place is the meanest , tightest little arsehole in the entire fucking country . |
| 23 | ‘ In that case I can only express my gratitude . |
| 24 | Taking various client groups into the bureaucracy is in itself no real way forward because in that context it can only lead to professional defensiveness of the worst kind . |
| 25 | With your foot in that condition you can not go very far . |
| 26 | For a third distinct trend in progressive rock we can turn to Pink Floyd , known for avant-garde experiments , often making use of collage , electronics and ‘ freeform ’ techniques . |
| 27 | In high season you can spend hours waiting in line at Argentiere . |
| 28 | In social situations we can ‘ act out ’ our political struggles to make transitions from immature to mature relationships . |
| 29 | In lighter winds they can be picketed out , facing into wind with the wings level . |
| 30 | Because literary texts exist in different editions it can be more helpful instead to note the chapter number , act and scene number , line number , etc. ( and of course , you should indicate the exact edition you are using ) . |