Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Repeatedly interviewing the same people can sensitise them to the research , and this may have unknown effects on their responses . |
| 2 | Occasionally the fungus can ensconce itself in the terminal portion of the urethra , and it may then give rise to symptoms similar to those found in non-specific urethritis . |
| 3 | But we can , at this level , we can restrict it to numbers . |
| 4 | Now that I know the genetic formula of my insects , I can reproduce them at will , and I can tell the computer to " evolve " towards them from any arbitrary starting point . |
| 5 | Times are hard , and money is scarce , but please , if you can spare anything at all , contact Pat Drake as soon as possible . |
| 6 | This can insulate them from considering it in more political terms . |
| 7 | The association and others criticise what I describe as independent inspectors , but we can reassure them in the Bill and elsewhere by showing how powerful HMI will be in ensuring that standards are up to the required level . |
| 8 | I reject the hon. Gentleman 's criticism , and I can reassure him on the present position . |
| 9 | When you eventually get on to any committee it is surprising how quickly the esteem in which you are held grows when you can conduct yourself with confidence in the meetings . |
| 10 | Surely we can conduct it in an adult manner ? ’ |
| 11 | Willig ( 1978 ) has proposed an alternative scheme which can make everyone at least as well off as under the average cost regime . |
| 12 | Sometimes they are perceived only by those in intimate contact , yet sometimes they can make everyone in a large crowd aware of individual feelings . |
| 13 | Well they can make her into an old , old lady |
| 14 | To go with it , buy a metal hawk , a square of sheet metal with a handle attached to one side , on which you carry the plaster to the wall surface ; you can make one from plywood with a softwood handle if you prefer . |
| 15 | You can make one like the British O' level that passes only 20% of 16 year-olds . |
| 16 | Not directly but you can make one in that how that once everybody gets , once you have the resources to raise everybody up to a certain sort of acceptable standard of living , then you can redistribute those resources and you are , you are , y you 'll be able to eliminate poverty |
| 17 | Israeli children eat these pancakes during Hanukkah in December but you can make them at any time of the year . |
| 18 | We have feelers , metal strips , that are one and a half thou thick , we call it , you ca n't have them any thinner because they can make them in Sheffield at one thou thick but they suffer and bend by use . |
| 19 | I know you 've got none fit in Munster at the moment , but hopefully the Lads in the Power Pack Section can make something of the ones we 've just lifted . |
| 20 | " You can make something of your lives , " he 'd tell us in those occasional moments of confidence . |
| 21 | Analysis and interpretation of structures in a text are useful if you can make something of them — if , for instance , you can say something new on the basis of having identified a rhyme pattern . |
| 22 | * Analysing the structure of a text is useful only if you can make something of it , such as linking it with something else about the text in a correlation or causal relation ( see p. 53 ) . |
| 23 | Erm that can make you of course more hungry . |
| 24 | This alone can make it worth a reporter 's time to come along . |
| 25 | Benefits such as good facilities can make it worth travelling farther ; it 's amazing how a well-designed yard can cut down on working time . |
| 26 | Perhaps the shopkeeper should have a panic button under the counter to press during such a confrontation , and while humouring the shopper by pretending to go and look for some grey ones , stout men could rush in and restrain the customer before he can make it to his Access card . |
| 27 | For accountants who can make it to any of the superstores ( research shows that customers travel some distance but telesales are available to any destination in the UK ) , whether they are sole practitioners or part of a larger group , the benefits would appear to be great . |
| 28 | ’ We can make it to Fraxilly . |
| 29 | Maybe I can make it to my first home game in 15 years ! |
| 30 | Now , do you think we can make it to the post box let's go and have a try shall we ? |