Example sentences of "can [verb] on a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mark Watson and John Warwick , joint co-ordinators , who double as NISW consultant and information officer respectively , are happy to talk to those who have no more idea about what they want to do than , say , look at child abuse in Texas , as they are to someone who can build on a clutch of ready-made contacts . |
| 2 | It can offer something different from both NATO and the European Communities , in the case of the former because it can concentrate on a European rather than a trans-Atlantic perspective , and in the second because since 1973 neutral Ireland has been a member of the Communities . |
| 3 | Mourning is a much more conscious process where we can focus on a loss , either which we have experienced or which we are going to experience . |
| 4 | they can organize on a customer basis |
| 5 | they can organize on a product basis ( eg where high technology products are involved ) |
| 6 | And if I have to , I can land on a stretch of roadway . |
| 7 | Sociobiologists discuss genes for male chauvinism , feminism , communism and perhaps even belief in the tooth fairy , with the solemnity once reserved for debates on the number of angels that can dance on a pin head . |
| 8 | In fact , a multimedia database may be called upon to store anything you can store on a computer or use in an information application . |
| 9 | If football 's not your game … you can bank on a feast of other sports this holiday weekend . |
| 10 | You can work on a presumption , a prebonderance of probabilities or whatever , but I mean what you can not do is take it that it 's absolutely fact that that is going to happen . |
| 11 | Here he creates the many happy and not so happy incidents that can occur on a skating rink where even a professional can ‘ miss a trick ’ . |
| 12 | Hui says that because the source code is written under the assumption that the user knows both J and C , someone that knows APL and C will find J much easier to use than someone who knows only C. Another advantage is that J can run on a range of boxes , including the RS/6000 , Digital Equipment Corp VAX , Apple Computer Inc 's Macintosh and iAPX-86 personal computers . |
| 13 | Targets set for the compiler — including provision of a single parallel programming model for developing applications that can run on a variety of computers — were formulated by a coalition of industrial groups known as the High Performance Fortran Forum ( HPFF ) . |
| 14 | If British Rail is under pressure to increase the frequency of its service , there is a case for a coordinated transport system operating bus and rail services , If there is a need for transport when it is not convenient to run rail services , or if only a certain number of trains can run on a line because goods trains and passenger services can not operate at the same time — although perhaps British Rail should be more innovative in its mix of passenger and freight services perhaps it is a good idea for British Rail and the bus services — as they are today , not as they will be affected by the Bill — to get together . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't forget , you can insist on a blindfold . |
| 16 | Parties to an arbitration can agree to dispense with a hearing , but if they do not , one party can insist on a hearing : Mustill and Boyd , pp300-301 . |
| 17 | Well for instance you can depend on a man not to get pregnant . |
| 18 | All staff in their counselling work can draw on a range of standard publications , most importantly the Staff Guide which offers detailed guidance on procedures and expected roles . |
| 19 | At 59 , he will be the oldest coach in the First Division , but Willey can draw on a wealth of experience . |
| 20 | I can sleep on a couch if they have n't twin beds … ’ |
| 21 | Every survey which involves sampling has its own problems and the social researcher who can call on a statistician for advice should never fail to do so . |
| 22 | In addition to police help and helicopters , the British controller can call on a network or volunteer mountain rescue teams in the region at any time . |
| 23 | The squash courts , the weightlifting room and the sports hall for badminton and table tennis are all available for use by members of Convocation and when you have had enough exercise you can relax on a sun-bed ! |
| 24 | ‘ The worst situation you can have on a motorway is vehicles standing still as others approach the scene of a crash . ’ |
| 25 | It is perhaps not widely appreciated the effect deforestation can have on a country like Ethiopia . |
| 26 | ‘ And after all , every player wants to be in a winning team and they know how much influence Gazza can have on a game to enable them to achieve victory . |
| 27 | Taylor has been guilty before of overlooking the impact Gazza can have on a game . |
| 28 | Omitting the scanning side means you can only fax things you can produce on a PC 's screen — you could n't easily add your signature to a letter , for instance . |
| 29 | You can stand on a stage grinning like a fool but sooner or later you 've got to stand up for what you believe in , ’ says Harding . |
| 30 | Figure 4.14(a) shows that one course can be given by a number of lecturers and Figure 4.14(b) illustrates that one lecturer can lecture on a number of courses . |