Example sentences of "can [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Scouts can earn between ten or fifteen grand , with a company car thrown in . |
| 2 | Fussell is a past master of gallows humour ; but every now and then one can laugh without any sense of guilt , usually when senior officers are being mocked . |
| 3 | The following is the UK mirror site of ftp.luth.se — probably THE FTP site in the world … anyway , you can log into this UK one anonymously … which basically means there s no account/password needed as such . |
| 4 | No you can comment on that |
| 5 | if I can comment on that Chairman , the erm , the Authority asked for thirty for next month , along with all the other authorities I think in the country , asked for an improvement in the , in the policing the country , and I think people that live in , in Shropshire , and the people that live in other er , parts of the country as well , would have welcomed the increase in the police force this year , but the government decided not to do that . |
| 6 | Thank you , perhaps I can comment on that . |
| 7 | I do n't think we should hold up this one because of it , er so I would like to see the more detailed plans coming to the next meeting of the area committee er , so that residents can comment on this . |
| 8 | It can persist for many years . |
| 9 | Activity-dependent synaptic potentiation occurs within milliseconds and can persist for many hours in the anaesthetised animal or in the in vitro hippocampal slice preparation , and for days when induced in the freely moving animal . |
| 10 | We found that chronic constipation in young children can persist for many years . |
| 11 | In religious organizations reconciliation can persist for long periods of time . |
| 12 | He has limitations of memory ( is there a single pilot who can recall all the instructions in his operations manual ? ) , limitations of response times , limitations to the amount of information he can assimilate at one time and process mentally ; and everyone responds differently and at different rates . |
| 13 | Perhaps the most obvious use you can make of non-ELT materials on video is to introduce topics which are relevant to your students . |
| 14 | Let's see what you can make of first of all that one . |
| 15 | On second thoughts , take Shaw and see what he can make of that computer thing . ’ |
| 16 | Eventually they may grow to like each other , especially if there is some other link they can make with each other such as matching colour . |
| 17 | Generally , links with other services are poor and the contribution that doctors and nurses can make to specific treatment is entirely lost . |
| 18 | In this chapter , the discussion focuses on the contribution social policy can make to economic growth . |
| 19 | we know we can make to that standard . |
| 20 | With these points in mind the next section will return to the contribution that liability rules can make to increased management efficiency . |
| 21 | Its role as a regulator and director of development has recently been enhanced , partly in reflection of the contribution it can make to encouraging sustainability . |
| 22 | Previous reports from the study group dealt with the contribution training can make to good safety performance , and the prediction f human error through the technique of ‘ human reliability assessment ’ . |
| 23 | There are , however , contributions that accountants can make to differentiated product strategies . |
| 24 | Perhaps the greatest contribution that fictional novels can make to human rights and changing attitudes is in giving us a timely reminder that all the statistics we 're constantly bombarded with actually constitute human lives , just as valuable as our own . |
| 25 | He points out that we need to distinguish between the contribution that research can make to policy and that which it can make to social work practice . |
| 26 | the contribution that the programme can make to realistic career expectations . |
| 27 | The CC programme has highlighted the vital contribution the private sector can make to urban regeneration . ’ |
| 28 | However , our discussion will concentrate on the contribution each can make to public sector accounting . |
| 29 | I think the only response you can make to any child who 's facing a challenge is that you care , that you will be patient , that you will go on and on and on . |
| 30 | Compared with shifting coalitions of Independent councillors , party groupings can make for coherent policy planning and administration . |