Example sentences of "can [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Now , if you had an opportunity of glancing at the leaflet already you will have seen that the leader for this July 's er , weekend is is Mr Henry and , I do n't think I can do any better than to spend two minutes of the time that we 've got in asking Henry if he would say a word or two of introduction to the theme for this year . |
| 32 | Mr G Douglas Vaisey also suggests that others should start setting the comps : ‘ I 'm sure we [ we ? ] can do much better than Katie Mallett . ’ |
| 33 | Indeed , the ILEA , precisely because its schools operate in such widely differing circumstances , has published a ‘ league table ’ of 16-plus examination results adjusted for intake factors , which shows that schools with a disadvantaged intake can do relatively better than a school with an advantaged intake . |
| 34 | It is a similar concept to the benefit of the division of labour , in that benefits are to be gained , not by persons doing what they can do best , but by persons doing what they can do relatively better than other people . |
| 35 | Third , you have to believe that they can do as well as you . |
| 36 | Pilots , and even instructors , often believe that they have good judgement and can land accurately anywhere because they can manage on their own site . |
| 37 | The group can expend not more than £100,000 . |
| 38 | Well some of it erm with some of it is , I mean it 's like the taxation side and , and things like that I can understand quite easily because I 'm used to dealing in that but when it comes |
| 39 | Plastic mirror is another possible substitute and has the advantage that it wo n't steam over ; on the other hand it can crack very easily when it is being fixed into place and it does seem to give a more distorted reflection . |
| 40 | That a computer can be taught to work like that has always been a controversial proposition ; even today there are observers who believe that it is impossible to build a machine ( at least with current programming techniques ) that can plan even remotely as well as a human . |
| 41 | These can work particularly well where a strong family involvement continues . |
| 42 | A large pine table , with a collection of different chairs , is the focal point of the dining area , illustrating perfectly that a mix of furniture designs can work well together provided they are made from roughly the same colour wood . |
| 43 | If the safeguards we propose are adopted , we are confident this can work as successfully as it already does in the magistrates ’ and county courts . ’ |
| 44 | In retrospect , one can see far better than even he could see at the time how deeply the logic of the ‘ New Theology ’ , biblical and historical rather than scholastic , was bound to challenge the whole shape of the contemporary Church and the way it perceived orthodoxy . |
| 45 | It is described here so that you can see as soon as possible : A learning program may have many facets , and classification is fraught with subtlety . |
| 46 | The dragonfly has so many ommatidia that it can see as well as some vertebrates . |
| 47 | On a clear day you can see as far as Dublin from the Great Car of Donard ( or so they say ) , but mist or heat haze have always foreshortened the view for me . |
| 48 | ‘ In the day , ’ said Barbara Coleman , ‘ I can see as far as the Esterel … |
| 49 | She 's very muddly and disorganized and I can see so clearly where she falls wrong … when I lived at home it was always a bit of a nightmare because I was always trying to get things straight . |
| 50 | This can occur not only if the goods subsequently perish but also , for example , if after the contract is made , it becomes illegal to carry it out . |
| 51 | Further evidence comes from detailed observational studies of adult-child interactions which have suggested that infants are able to synchronise gross motor activity with the intonational contours of adult conversation ( Condon and Sander 1974 ) and that imitation of an adult 's facial expression can occur as early as three days after birth ( Meltzoff and Moore 1977 , 1983 ) . |
| 52 | I can run as fast as Magnus when I try . |
| 53 | An average polar bear stands almost four feet tall at the shoulder , weighs 1,500 lbs and can run as fast as 25 miles an hour . |
| 54 | When , when I 'm not sure what 's happening , and people are sort of weaving about and things like that , you can use that and you can just tick over and your ready to move if you need to and you can stop quite quickly if you need to as well . |
| 55 | Powered by a 550bhp Perkins engine and fitted with an advanced suspension system , Warrior can move cross-country faster than any other armoured vehicle currently in service with the British Army . |
| 56 | Women can move as fast as men in weighing up situations rapidly . |
| 57 | That 's alright though because it does n't , I 'm not worried tonight because you can lay in tomorrow cos as I say there 's no playschool or gymnastics is there ? |
| 58 | This strategy recognizes that different pollution sources have different marginal costs of control , that some can control more cheaply than others , and that there would be net savings to society if some plants reduced emission to a greater and others to a lesser extent . |
| 59 | It can develop as fast as a Charolais if fed appropriately and under ideal circumstances it can achieve similar weights within the same time span , especially if breeders are selective in their choice of stock . |
| 60 | Creating a game from a film costs hundreds of thousands of pounds and can take as long as making the movie . |