Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [pers pn] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I reject the hon. Gentleman 's criticism , and I can reassure him on the present position . |
| 2 | He can make it on his own , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 3 | Oh they can sack you on the works . |
| 4 | Will my right hon. Friend set out his policy for 1992 — — so that I can congratulate him on his anniversary again next year , when he will still be Prime Minister ? |
| 5 | You can congratulate them on getting into the problem so quickly , discuss the flaw , come to a mutual agreement about definitions or regulations , or dictate further instructions as needed . |
| 6 | You can throw it on your roses . |
| 7 | For the first time in Britain , doctors can include it on death certificates as the cause of death . |
| 8 | If er something comes in , they can attack him on his back do you see . |
| 9 | . There quite nice are n't they , you can hang them on your cot that 's good . |
| 10 | Hopefully , YTS permitting , the rest of the country can catch them on the forthcoming Teenage Fannies tour . |
| 11 | Hopefully , YTS permitting , the rest of the country can catch them on the forthcoming Teenage Fannies tour . |
| 12 | You can catch me on the phone . |
| 13 | You can buy it on a Tuesday up in London , which is one of the good things about London |
| 14 | Each season the true 500 elite ( you can count them on your hands with fingers to spare ) develop their skills further as improved equipment allows achievements which a year ago , or even a month ago , would have been impossible . |
| 15 | Well , perhaps we can count them on the fingers of one hand . |
| 16 | 1 can overrule you on this . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Then perhaps you can assist me on a minor point of methodology ? ’ |
| 18 | — the way in which he and his colleagues can assist us on an individual basis . |
| 19 | be careful in the dusk , remember mirror , signal , manoeuvre once you start to overtake move quickly passed the vehicle you are overtaking , when overtake er , overtake only on the right except when the driver in the front has signalled that he intends to turn right , you can overtake him on the left , without getting in the way , when you want to turn left at a junction , when traffic is moving slowly in queues and be er , in a lane on the right and moving more slowly than you are , in one way streets , but not dual carriageways , maybe with a path on either side , when traffic is moving as described , do not increase your speed while being overtaken , slow down if necessary to let the overtaking vehicle pass . |
| 20 | Very crudely we can base it on those elements which albeit often apparently antithetical or contradictory as they seem to be , have figured more or less constantly in discussions on " what design is " . |
| 21 | You can either do what we 've already done or you can base it on stuff that we 'll do in the future . |
| 22 | And I 'm just being hysterical , I suppose , because I 've had too many of John 's terribly strong G and Ts and it 'll all look different in the morning and I 'll come to you and say sorry and was n't I being a silly girl last night , and you can pat me on the head and say yes , was n't I ? |
| 23 | And we can give you on account . |
| 24 | You can do it on your own or you can get together with family and friends . |
| 25 | I can do it on my own . ’ |
| 26 | It 's another question as to whether I can do it on stage , but at least it happened , at least I know I can get there if I really try hard enough . ’ |
| 27 | Er but as I say if , if we can do it on a personalized basis er personalized geographic basis , it gives it more identity er then what , what you produced certainly i is halfway there to the issues that Steve mentioned earlier on . |
| 28 | There are times when I wish I had someone to look after and who would look after me again , but I am confident now I can do it on my own . " |
| 29 | You 'll be doing it on your own so that 's what I want you to do to get so you can do it on your own . |
| 30 | Er In a monastery garden , one of these vital things , it d it you can do it on a piano , but it does n't really sound . |