Example sentences of "can [verb] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An obese person can strive to overcome such feelings by overeating and so gaining size , weight and ( subjectively speaking ) importance . |
| 2 | I therefore put it to him that he has really now er a definite choice , he can seek to resist most of these amendments and I have n't a slightest doubt they 'll be put into the Bill er the Bill will be drastically altered thereby er and when it goes back to another place nobody quite knows er wh what will happen to it , or he can use his very considerable powers of conciliation er by taking a little time for further consideration . |
| 3 | No car owner can neglect to check such basic safety features as tyres , brakes , oil and steering . |
| 4 | After their retirement from employment , people in the UK can expect to receive some form of pension . |
| 5 | The new season is about to start for the NMS outstations and visitors can expect to see many new exhibits and displays . |
| 6 | So Megadeth fans can expect to see this line-up staying together for quite some time ? |
| 7 | We are encouraged by our progress and shareholders can expect to see this process continue . ’ |
| 8 | In the future we can expect to see this technology integrated into the motherboard circuitry — initially for use in portable computers to reduce the unit weight and power requirements . |
| 9 | As compression techniques improve and storage becomes greater , we can expect to see more and more disc based products which combine , in consumer entertainment , education , training and even in business communications , digital sound , data , graphics and moving pictures to create genuinely multimedia information products . |
| 10 | The sums are complicated by another factor : when a bond goes into default , an investor can expect to recover some of its value when assets are sold off . |
| 11 | In our own case , if we can wash our face on our UK print run we can expect to make some profit from foreign licences . |
| 12 | Schools in ‘ well off ’ areas can expect to raise more money in direct appeals and in fund raising activities than schools serving poorer communities . |
| 13 | Thus those who were in middle-class occupations will almost certainly enjoy larger pensions and more comfortable houses , and they can expect to suffer fewer disabilities , and live longer too . |
| 14 | It is , however , a power which must be used sparingly for the government can decline to debate such a motion where the power is being used to abuse the process of the House . |
| 15 | For details of what you can do to support these sisters contact the Palestinian Women 's Group , c/o 21 Collingham Road , London SWS ONU . |
| 16 | The publisher might refuse and there is little IRS can do to force that publisher to help the band . |
| 17 | Is there anything I can do to improve this other than fitting an overdrive ? |
| 18 | In response to the burglary my reaction became : ‘ Actually when I think about it and allow all the facts to sink in it is just too awful ; there really is nothing I can do to pretend this has n't happened . |
| 19 | Of what you can do to make this a better place to live . |
| 20 | There are also a lot more things we can do to make this treatment more tolerable . |
| 21 | There are also a lot more things we can do to make this treatment more tolerable . |
| 22 | There 's very little that the that the chief whip can do to avoid that situation . |
| 23 | Consider what you can do to avoid this in the future . |
| 24 | Let's look at the five in turn and see how they apply to you and what you can do to counteract any harmful effects they may be having on your life . |
| 25 | Is there anything I can do to solve this problem ? |
| 26 | Will my right hon. Friend see what he can do to help some children in my constituency , who came to me saying that they would like access to present-day artists such as Yehudi Menuhin , Cliff Richard and Jason Donovan and other , younger stars ? |
| 27 | And there 's nothing you can do to change that . ’ |
| 28 | Is there anything that the Government can do to change those events ? |
| 29 | Ecstasy 's been described as the next best thing to an orgasm , so if your life feels empty it can appear to fill that gap quite nicely . ’ |
| 30 | Anglers like Dave Harrell can not be praised too highly , and yet , because the average standard of anglers has gone up , they can appear to do little different , apart from catch loads more fish . |