Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , if a bank manager can earn that amount of money , why not a part-time footballer in the Irish League . |
| 2 | A widow can earn any amount without losing her widow 's pension , although this is taxed . |
| 3 | It is a superbly efficient food gatherer , and can siphon ten gallons of water at a single suck and squirt this into the elephant 's mouth . |
| 4 | The new machine is reliant on an up-to-date design studio using C.A.D. ( Computer Aided Design ) techniques that can reproduce each design onto a floppy disk . |
| 5 | It is worth noting that imaginative use of unsophisticated technology ( as discussed in Chapter 7 ) can aid this part of an investigation , enabling a large volume of activities that may be undertaken by specified functional groups to be readily summarised . |
| 6 | If you believe that you can aid this world by standing on your head then I will hold your ankles for you . |
| 7 | Beecham said that any fool can conduct three concerts with an orchestra , but to go on improving is like going on a race track where it is possible to improve your time at first , but each new improvement involves great effort and often some danger . |
| 8 | Regular theatre-goers can make substantial savings by buying a Saver Ticket . |
| 9 | The business schools also provide recruits for domestic industry , and in many Third World countries the government gives young graduates from such institutions posts with high degrees of responsibility in national development agencies where they can make substantial contributions to the welfare of their nations . |
| 10 | But even the blind can make certain demands for consistency upon those with sight . |
| 11 | Particularly in countries where the diet is poor it might be of very considerable significance if the mother can make better milk at some times of the day . |
| 12 | He is , however , frequently contacted by landowners who want to know how they can make better use of their trees . |
| 13 | We will have to be very sure that we know what we 're talking about when we meet them to persuade them that we need their funds more and we can make better use of them and we hope to raise around half of that twenty five million pounds from them . |
| 14 | Picture frames can make striking displays on occasional tables , window sills or other low-level areas . |
| 15 | No one can make that choice for you . |
| 16 | With this foundation a student usually has a choice of two , or maybe three , subjects to pursue to degree standard , and can make that choice on the basis of experience . |
| 17 | Although the router can make all sorts of accurate joints and decorative edge profiles , many users may find they are most often using a straight 6mm cutter to remove the waste from a groove or mortise . |
| 18 | I mean , of course they can , they can make all sorts of wild promises and all kinds of crazy policies because they know they 'll never be called upon to carry them out . |
| 19 | The objective of the course provision is to produce office professionals who can make extensive use of technology but who are able to accept responsibility and operate heuristically as well as technically within organisational systems . |
| 20 | The " Page make-up " facility is where the screen is split into different panels and the user can make final decisions on the layout of the text and graphics . |
| 21 | note that any of the inherent variables that a camera and meter may have can make noticeable differences to the figures in this table . |
| 22 | Church schools which have chosen to transfer to the education authority , rather than be independent , become public schools ( the term used in Scotland for maintained or state schools ) , although they can make separate arrangements for denominational instruction . |
| 23 | Indeed , he confessed that he was deeply troubled by having to pass sentence at ill : ‘ Itis with feelings of great pain that I pass sentence upon you , the defendants , and I can make great allowance for the youthful spirit which has been exhibited by you . ’ |
| 24 | Very clear , I can make two keys for you . |
| 25 | First , I can make two points about the way in which the political constellation has changed since the beginning of August . |
| 26 | For example , we have found that we can make good businesses by selling services that we developed for use in our own company . |
| 27 | Farmers can make good use of some land while other areas nearby are less attractive , or even repel them . |
| 28 | Malawi can make good use of mountain water by piping supplies under gravity to lowland settlements , at a cost of £3 per person . |
| 29 | A person who can make good use of a resources library has learnt the following things : |
| 30 | ‘ We 're two adults , we 're mature , we can make rational decisions about our lives . ’ |