Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've suggested you start with two yarns of medium thickness , but you can weave in a large variety of yarns . |
| 2 | Turned upside down on the floor , it became my boat , my cart , a railway engine — it 's amazing what a child can make of a simple object in imagination . |
| 3 | There are several tried and tested arrangements of units and appliances which will give an idea of the use you can make of a given shape : The one-wall kitchen , the U-plan kitchen , the L-shaped kitchen and the galley kitchen . |
| 4 | One person leading into another can make for a smoother flow and a more efficient use of time . |
| 5 | None of this means Shawcross should stop — the cause is too important — but it can make for a frustrating life . |
| 6 | An identification consequent on a prior dislocation can make for a creative , empathetic partiality which is then the basis of a further identification and understanding of other kinds of discrimination . |
| 7 | I can make as a good a vassal out of some faithful man as can any of my counts , and maybe even a better one " . |
| 8 | There is a choice of well-prepared menu for all meals , and once a week there is a pizza party and a Happy Hour when guests can socialise in a real holiday atmosphere . |
| 9 | On the basis of her understanding , it appears that any artist in the USA who uses the conventions of the mass media in such a way as to produce a critique of the media ( and I can think of a good many ) is veritably a ‘ quasi-situationist ’ . |
| 10 | There is to be a fancy-dress parade , with a bicycle as a prize for the best entry , so see if you can think of a good idea for a character . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I can think of a thousand better things to do . ’ |
| 12 | Erm , I I honestly though , oh yes I can , I think I can think of a black sheep . |
| 13 | And no one can think of a similar incident on this scale . |
| 14 | I I can think of a I can think of a few th of them who are going to be completely incomprehensible to you . |
| 15 | ‘ I can think of a few names . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 17 | I can think of a dozen men of much more recent notoriety if she was simply inventing it for some cranky reason of her own . |
| 18 | ‘ I can think of a dozen good reasons , ’ smiled Pascoe . |
| 19 | This ability is very striking because it shows clearly that young children can think about a non-existent or counterfactual situation . |
| 20 | You can think about a disciplined approach to problems , whatever it is , whether it 's a roundabout or wh however you name a particular hazard . |
| 21 | Neither must we forget that most fish can adapt to a particular food source and actually produce more of a particular enzyme to cope with a new food . |
| 22 | The other legitimate reason for panning is to relate one part of the scene to another , a situation which can arise as a natural part of the action in this day on the beach sequence . |
| 23 | However , the pattern can arise as a genetic mutation quite spontaneously in any part of the world ( see Genetics chapter ) . |
| 24 | One can readily see how a correlation of this kind can arise in a mean shear flow . |
| 25 | These can arise from a great variety of causes . |
| 26 | Conversely , emotional or mental problems can arise from a physical cause , as was the case with the victim of the instant coffee , and this is even less likely to be recognized by orthodox practitioners . |
| 27 | 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 . ’ |
| 28 | Alternatively , by conditioning in a physiologically isotonic saline solution , it can remain at a constant size . |
| 29 | ‘ Democracy can exist in a one-party as well as in a plural-party system , ’ he told a summit of five African nations on Monday in the Cape Verde capital , Praia . |
| 30 | His range alone is impressive : he can spring into a left uchimata ( inner thigh throw ) then twist right into a seoi-nage ( shoulder throw ) and still retain sufficient balance to produce a sparkling footsweep which will send his opponent crashing to the ground . |