Example sentences of "can [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only have I got a career that I can earn money from . |
| 2 | You can earn advancement to leading cook and then to petty officer cook or caterer . |
| 3 | Present value : If you delay paying a bill , you can earn interest on the money in the meantime . |
| 4 | This suits other banks because it means that they can earn interest on surplus funds , knowing at the same time that they can get them very quickly , at call , if necessary . |
| 5 | This is achieved by the use of lockshield valves which can restrict flow through the most favoured radiators . |
| 6 | They are also assigned or denied privileges to limit the types of access open to them — this can restrict access to particular directories or prevent users deleting files . |
| 7 | ‘ It is now clear that the powers the Lord Chancellor was granted under the Legal Aid Act are wider than anyone had previously thought and that he can restrict access to justice simply by cutting or restricting lawyers ’ fees . |
| 8 | If the rail was surface-mounted , simply lever it off as gently as you can using packing between lever and wall to protect the plaster . |
| 9 | This , together with the self–selecting nature of the sample , means that while the findings can aid understanding of the factors involved they can not be generalised to the wider population . |
| 10 | However , cathodoluminescence ( Chapter 6 ) can give additional information on crystal growth directions and can aid elucidation of many cement relationships ; it is an important adjunct for the study of many carbonate , quartz and feldspar cements . |
| 11 | You and I have this wonderful mission to share Christ with others , this mysterious treasure who alone can make sense of it all . |
| 12 | I do not think either that we can make sense of the Devil in the language of contemporary philosophy or science ; on the other hand neither do I believe that we should try and invent a modern mythology that makes the Devil more credible and accessible . |
| 13 | What we can do is attempt to get hold of the rules of the game so that we can make sense of a game as it is played . |
| 14 | Radcliffe-Brown , however , elegantly shows us how we can make sense of all this without invoking the tenuous spectre of an earlier ‘ matriarchal ’ stage which he points out would actually have quite the opposite influence . |
| 15 | If the attitudinist can make sense of deductive reasoning as applied to ethical statements , it seems that he can make sense of the embedding of ethical sentences in complex sentences where the attitude they would express on their own is , so to speak , held in reserve . |
| 16 | If the attitudinist can make sense of deductive reasoning as applied to ethical statements , it seems that he can make sense of the embedding of ethical sentences in complex sentences where the attitude they would express on their own is , so to speak , held in reserve . |
| 17 | It is in virtue of such rules that we can make sense of the idea that we are objectively correct to call the new sensation a pain . |
| 18 | erm and now see if you can make sense of it . |
| 19 | So you 've got to get a system where you can something that 'll help you so you can make sense of it and and learn . |
| 20 | The politicians may say Blah but the computers go on saying 0110100 or whatever it is , and it 's the people who can make sense of that who 'll be in the top bunk when the dam breaks . |
| 21 | Being an available technology and the only one that can deliver high quality interactive video , videodiscs continue to be used in training , especially in dedicated applications commissioned by large corporations who can make sense of the economics . |
| 22 | The only way you can make sense of it is that it 's it 's design to get a competitor out of the market . |
| 23 | Filing for chapter 11 can make sense in other circumstances . |
| 24 | See if you can make contact with it , this magical thing called Englishness . |
| 25 | Soaring like a sharp wedge , its sandstone rocks have defied the storms of ages but have been split and shattered into a succession of strange pinnacles requiring the skill of rockclimbers to surmount although , by trial and error , walkers can make progress by avoiding the crest of the ridge in places of difficulty , using stony gullies for descent and re-ascent . |
| 26 | They can make progress in no other way . |
| 27 | The best way — indeed , the only way — in which we can make progress in that regard is by affecting attitudes and the culture that exists within companies . |
| 28 | The only reason that you can make progress in that sort of situation is if there 's a body of opinion that says that you should . |
| 29 | Several alumni have asked how they can make provision in their wills for a bequest which will help future students at Birmingham . |
| 30 | The parties can make provision in the agreement for a different measure of damages which , for example , may be appropriate if the acquirer is to invest large amounts of money in the offeree and hence could lose much more than merely the purchase consideration . |