Example sentences of "can [vb infin] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody can reproduce this intonation . |
| 2 | It is worth noting that imaginative use of unsophisticated technology ( as discussed in Chapter 7 ) can aid this part of an investigation , enabling a large volume of activities that may be undertaken by specified functional groups to be readily summarised . |
| 3 | If you believe that you can aid this world by standing on your head then I will hold your ankles for you . |
| 4 | I can make this engine more efficient — there is a method of recondensing the steam so that it can be re-used — and I can design a firebox which will burn the fuel down to ash . |
| 5 | Only the user can make this decision ; here are some simple guidelines which should help : Before even considering which computer to buy or whether to use a bureau , it is important to define precisely what the system must do . |
| 6 | ‘ At a time when Scotland 's supply of quality players is limited , McCoist can make this tie less of a banana skin than it looks , ’ said Roxburgh , who freely admits he would rather his team were playing Germany , Italy or the Netherlands . |
| 7 | If you wish , you can make this casserole in a saucepan , simmering it over a low heat on top of the cooker . |
| 8 | He can make this concession without allowing any limits to the scope of reason as a critical tool . |
| 9 | When they retire from work , many people can make this choice freely , and a popular choice is along or near the south coast of England . |
| 10 | Teachers who on their own make the effort to design appropriate materials are doing a great and necessary job in the promotion of community languages , adding to the growing storehouses of available approaches : working groups for the creation of teaching materials can make this activity more efficient and exciting , especially when headteachers can be convinced of the value of such activities in the framework of the normal timetable of departmental meetings , perhaps using ‘ slack time ’ which becomes available during examination periods . |
| 11 | This DEMANDS change but if any band can make this transformation AND keep their original sense of humility , then it is The Smiths . |
| 12 | Then we 'll see how defensible we can make this place . ’ |
| 13 | We can make this piece higher if you want to . |
| 14 | Perhaps , however , we can make this claim by appeal to the initial moves of the argument that you are not justified in believing that you are not a brain in a vat . |
| 15 | As far as we know , no other Esquire contributors can make this claim . |
| 16 | Perhaps an illustration can make this difference clear : faced with the word saucer to read aloud , there are only a limited number of ways in which it can be read , given the rules of English orthography . |
| 17 | And as such of course in run load you can make this thing go in the order of tens of nanoseconds probably less to recognize an image . |
| 18 | I hope you can explain this mystery to me . |
| 19 | We can explain this pattern if we remember that in the normal prose condition subjects were receiving both a syntactic and semantic context . |
| 20 | There is an unselfish element in thinking about this , and we can compare this idea of moral obligation with many of the factors influencing what people do and how they vote . |
| 21 | We can compare this concept of distributive justice found in choice theories with an equivalent pattern found in interests theories . |
| 22 | Even if only a tiny portion of blue sky is visible , the bee can compare this section of pattern with a reference map of the entire pattern in its brain , and pinpoint the sun . |
| 23 | We can refine this process by allowing costs to influence our choice of i and j ( small costs of basic variables being desirable ) , and one such refinement is now described . |
| 24 | ‘ The man who can win the allegiance of the Teddy Boys ’ , remarked Mr Andrew Fountaine who was later to come to prominence within the leadership of the National Front , ‘ can rule this country . ’ |
| 25 | But an element of rationing can override this tendency : when people know that their budgets will stand only a certain level of instalment payment , that forces them into longer repayment schedules than they would otherwise choose . |
| 26 | If the committee resolves that a trustee who has used improper solicitation to obtain proxies or to procure his appointment as trustee , should nonetheless receive remuneration for acting as trustee , the court can override this resolution ( r 6.148(2) ) . |
| 27 | So when the chairperson does not like it , or can not understand it — or never sees your advertising — and your advertising is designed to appeal ( say ) to factory supervisors or teenagers , you can treat this judgement with the appropriate degree of ( polite ) contempt . |
| 28 | The way you can treat this task . |
| 29 | Of course , members can disregard this advice . |
| 30 | There is really nowhere else you can experience this intensity and expanse of darkness . |