Example sentences of "can [verb] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I I can think of a I can think of a few th of them who are going to be completely incomprehensible to you . |
| 2 | ‘ I can think of a few names . |
| 3 | ‘ I can think of a few consultants , not to mention some very tired registrars , ’ she added ruefully , ‘ who 'd give their right arm to work in conditions like these . ’ |
| 4 | A problem can arise with the latter type of pod , where the terminals of the batteries used are not very high , and the wrap around casing of the batteries causes the base contact area to be recessed . |
| 5 | It will have to be the shortened version , I 'm afraid , but you 'll be surprised how much we can cover in a few hours . ’ |
| 6 | In the Sheriff Court the adjustment period can range from a few weeks to a few months , depending on the whim of the Sheriff . |
| 7 | The length of single eruptive episode , which can range from a few days to several years , will depend on the eruptive energy available once the ground surface is broken . |
| 8 | Each golfer can stay at the former home of the Domecq family , one of Spain 's famous sherry dynasties , for seven nights in January for £319 , inclusive of flights and breakfast . |
| 9 | ‘ But I can pencil in a few other little misdemeanours . |
| 10 | ( 2 ) The loans must be to defray expenditure incurred in acquiring ordinary share capital of a close company complying with s13A(2) as described above , or in lending to such a close company where the money loaned is used wholly and exclusively for the purpose of its business or the business of any of its associated companies provided the latter are also close companies satisfying the conditions of s13A(2). ( 3 ) When interest is paid on the manager 's loan , Newco must continue to comply with s13A(2) — this means it must continue to satisfy the relevant purpose test rather than that it should continue to remain a close company ; in the case of a purchase of shares in Target , the reason why Newco should be close after the institutions commit to invest is to ensure that institutions and management can invest at the same time and that , at that time , Newco is both close and satisfies the relevant purpose test , ie already controls Target ; management can not commit Newco to acquiring Target until the institutions have committed to funding Newco , and once they have so committed the institutions are likely to control Newco under s416 , so a structure is needed whereby management also controls Newco at this point . |
| 11 | An example of what you can do with a little space … a lot of work … and seven and a half thousand plants … |
| 12 | Amazing what you can do with a few nails , is n't it ? ’ |
| 13 | There is little one can do about the former . |
| 14 | There 's nothing you can do about the latter , and as for the former you 'll simply have to stop worrying . |
| 15 | ‘ Customers can exchange on the same day , free of charge , ’ says chief dealer John Jackson . |
| 16 | For example , if there is no allowable string which spans the whole graph , then we can search in the same way as described above , but wherever the required path does not exist in the tree , check if that position in the tree is flagged for end-of-word . |
| 17 | We can see from the latter 's evocative landscape , Figure with Birds , that , in Britain at any rate , Surrealism served to refresh the romantic imagination . |
| 18 | Often the same or a similar fault can occur to the same aircraft a number of sectors later . |
| 19 | Conclusive evidence that the bare and to infinitives can not be treated as meaningless variants is provided however by Jespersen 's observation that there are some cases where both forms can occur in the same context . |
| 20 | Three directors can look at the same page of text and be reading three different pieces . ’ |
| 21 | Thus we can examine any given sequence of events dramatically by seeing these events through different eyes , or we can look at the same events from a distance by framing our drama as an investigation or an enquiry : we , the participants in the drama , could be townspeople celebrating the history of our town , creating a pageant . |
| 22 | It will depend on the particular circumstances of each case as to whether a solicitor who has suffered financial loss as a result of having to comply with an undertaking given in the course of his acting for a client can look to the latter for reimbursement . |
| 23 | well you remember er when we sat down this evening I said there was a couple of ways that you could help me , one of these ways was that er you might be able to introduce me to one or two of your friends and I can run through the same ideas with them . |
| 24 | Two-stage tendering , for instance , means negotiation with a contractor can progress at the same time as the production of detailed design information , thereby shortening the total period necessary in which to complete the pre-contract work . |
| 25 | Oh no you can sleep in the same tent I 've got my tent you can sleep with me poor sod , you go and sleep with them |
| 26 | All you 've got to do is chat to him about Tuscany and then twist the conversation around so you can slide in a few of my questions . ’ |
| 27 | The water-soluble vitamins , however , are not usually stored in the body in any great amount , so deficiency can develop within a few weeks or months if the diet is poor . |
| 28 | The results can take from a few hours to over a week , depending on where you go to be tested . |
| 29 | Suppose no two of the processes unc can communicate on the same global channel ( even internally ) , that the list unc contains each free variable that can be input or assigned to by one Pi and used ( in any way ) in another , and that no unc has a free occurrence of any of the channels . |
| 30 | listening to the mi in the mi if you plug the earphones in there you can hear at the same time what 's being recorded . |