Example sentences of "he can [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before he can set out the book reaches a savage climax as a night bivouac comes under heavy bombardment with rockets and mortars : the violence , noise and confusion are captured , as is the terrifying helplessness which contrasts with the circumstances of his first wound in action during an armoured charge under gunfire . |
| 2 | He can break up the rhythm with the deceptive powers of a confidence trickster and made something happen from seemingly stagnant positions . |
| 3 | Then when Mr Deaves 's fortunes turn around and he sells his house , he can pay back the taxpayers ' money . |
| 4 | " If at the end of seven years , he can make up the fraction of a quarto forme and impose it , or is able to lay down a sheet of 16 's correctly , the apprentice so qualified may considered himself well advanced . " |
| 5 | He must never be left in such a position that he can carry on the habit , he must be made to forget it ; this sometimes takes three months , or longer in the worst cases … |
| 6 | However , it must be stressed that it is a question of fact in each individual transaction , and the question one has to ask objectively in every single situation is whether the purchaser is merely selecting specific assets for the use in his own business or whether he is buying assets in order that he can carry on the business in succession to and in place of the vendor . |
| 7 | Joe 's reducing a dislocated thumb if he can screw up the courage , and Amy 's changing a dressing . |
| 8 | If your man 's hair is thinning or he 's bald , he can cut down the chances of getting a burnt head by using high-protection skin suncream or get on the hair and scalp . |
| 9 | He can work up the ocean to scuds of foam when he 's cross . |
| 10 | The ball over the top , the low firm crosses driven in so that he can pick up the pieces . |
| 11 | ‘ Obviously , he 's a big man and we can bang the ball up to him so he can pick up the crumbs . |
| 12 | well that 's the only way he can see out the window |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I hope He can help where the rest of the KGB ca n't . ’ |
| 14 | He can ask all the questions he wants to ask , he can find out the answers , not from a third party , but from Jesus Christ himself ! |
| 15 | Now the fixators have been removed , he can fight off the frustrations of a sedentary life . |