Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it 's , we 've got to get them motivated and I 'm asking today , you know , we need more help and if you can spare a few hours a week it would be more than appreciated . |
| 2 | ‘ I can spare a few minutes . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I can spare a few days , ’ Jenna assured her , not daring to look at Alain . |
| 4 | tell you roughly what I want you to do and you can make a few notes and then you can tell Kelly . |
| 5 | You can make the same arguments about certain stories at home . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll put some more earth on today and then we can plant a few turnips and such in it . |
| 7 | ‘ I suppose we can stay a few minutes longer , ’ said Cathy . |
| 8 | I can wait a few days . ’ |
| 9 | Now they can enjoy a few luxuries . |
| 10 | Perhaps I can give a few pointers to anyone just starting up . |
| 11 | You can expect a few difficulties and the occasional setback . |
| 12 | You can expect a few aches tomorrow , as new exercises usually cause our muscles to respond 48 hours after we do them . |
| 13 | ‘ Our commitment to adopt the Social Charter should remain a priority objective so that employees in our country can achieve the same rights and opportunities as their Community counterparts . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I think she 's got the attribute that every good cook should have — if you can do a few things really well , stay with those rather than attempt the impossible . ’ |
| 15 | Historically the computational approach has been most actively pursued by engineers eager to build machines that can do the same things as humans . |
| 16 | We can other things however though , because we can do the same things for actual . |
| 17 | No , nan and granddad can bring one lot up and my mum and dad can fetch a few bits and then just keep bringing bits back , I mean |
| 18 | The cells are distributed so that callers travelling through cells a fair distance apart can use the same frequencies without interfering with each other , making most use of the limited spectrum available . |
| 19 | The amazing thing about memory is that you can use the same hooks for a multitude of lists without ending up in confusion . |
| 20 | Well , I may send a telegram if I can work a few days off at Athens . |
| 21 | If users think they can run the same applications on Solaris , Destiny and Open Desktop then they 'll buy a desktop Unix client . |
| 22 | Medical diagnosis involves social skills ( Melhuish , 1979 ) but as discussed earlier the basis and development of these skills is not dissimilar from other cognitive skills and correspondingly the training can follow the same principles ( Singleton et al . , |
| 23 | And the Oxford Cheetahs can ruffle a few feathers when they meet the Exeter Falcons tonight . |
| 24 | If I can clarify a few points . |
| 25 | Do you mean to tell me that you never see any case of obstruction , street shouting , begging , carts and cycles with no lights , no offences against the motor car laws , or in other words , that everybody — men , women , and children — know the laws so well that they can avoid the many pit-falls ? |
| 26 | Assuming the Boss and Big Boss can score a few wounds you are in with a good chance of winning the combat . |
| 27 | Despite that , one can suggest a few guidelines . |
| 28 | You can try the same tests on other kinds of small animals too , including centipedes , millipedes , spiders ( Chapter 1 ) , earwigs , ants ( Chapter 12 ) , young snails , young slugs , maggots and earthworms ( Chapter 6 ) . |
| 29 | Her mother says , ‘ Do n't judge before you 've not actually been and do n't believe everything you read 'cos you can read the same stories about every town in England , good and bad . ’ |
| 30 | The problem will then return to the Government 's desk , and I hope it will then accept that the country can have no more universities , and no more university places , than it can afford . |