Example sentences of "can [vb infin] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can turn the tape off and we can carry on this |
| 2 | You can carry on this afternoon . |
| 3 | While the national coach sat upstairs in a Glasgow hotel fretting over the pressure that media attention can bring on young players , Ferguson 's agent , Denis Roache , sat downstairs in the foyer no doubt planning the next stage of his client 's future and acknowledging that there is , given the the player 's performance against Germany , no such thing as bad publicity . |
| 4 | Paints for people with allergies : Some of the chemicals in paint can bring on allergic reactions in sensitive people , and some paints are made omitting the specific materials that cause these allergies . |
| 5 | ‘ Rational ’ — a word that can take on various meanings and get one into all sorts of trouble — is here being used to describe those models that ignore organizational behaviour and suggest that the decision-maker has near-perfect knowledge , power and insight , needing merely to conduct the necessary analysis and implement it . |
| 6 | Single figures on their own can mean very little but compared with other sets of figures , they can take on greater significance . |
| 7 | The vocabulary of evaluation , especially praise , is so heavily used in speech — including in HYPERBOLE , or exaggerated forms — that it can take on surprising effects in more formal , written contexts . |
| 8 | The source coordinates of the stream are found by generating two random whole numbers in the range 1–30 and the direction of movement from one cell to the next is found by generating another random number which can take on one of the values 1 , 2 , 3 or 4 . |
| 9 | It seems to be easier , as a procedure only you can take on all of this idea , but if your not clear about the detail bit . |
| 10 | Grands jetés en avant require a spring onwards from one foot to the other and can take on many forms . |
| 11 | Before I can take on such a patient I naturally ask him to consult his doctor to ensure that there is no physical cause for the problem . |
| 12 | In general , it has been accepted that people can take on part-time work in this way if it has not been their usual employment pattern . |
| 13 | In general , it has been accepted that people can take on part-time work in this way if it has not been their usual employment pattern . |
| 14 | In general , it has been accepted that people can take on part-time work in this way if it has not been their usual employment pattern . |
| 15 | As time goes on , our membership and our finances will decide when we can take on full-time officials . |
| 16 | And there are others which can take on theological dimensions . |
| 17 | These are limited ( although boards can take on additional functions through negotiation with their education authority ) . |
| 18 | All of the uses found of such blends which contain the bare infinitive are also in some way non-assertive , although this non-assertiveness can take on some very subtle forms . |
| 19 | Every year one or 2 more people come along to see if they can take on last year 's winner . |
| 20 | The Netherlands allows the centre to carry on supporting , preparatory or auxiliary activities , which is more flexible , at least in principle , and the centre can take on commercial risks so long as an increased mark-up is agreed . |
| 21 | The scheme announced yesterday means women who now have to collect their children from school can take on more demanding jobs with longer hours . |
| 22 | There is a danger that a voluntary organisation can take on more than it can handle and consequently overstretch its resources . |
| 23 | I do not see how the Asian and West Indian pupils that I am responsible for can take on English behaviour for half a day when they are at school and change to their culture when they are at home . |
| 24 | Yeah , yeah , yeah but I mean there 's the weather forecast including the local weather forecast erm that you can switch on any time and er news of course erm oh er er lots and lots . |
| 25 | This is easily the most important leg of the course , where a great deal of place changing can go on due to the huge differences in speed among sailors . |
| 26 | They can go on first sort of warm up band and that 'll put everybody else in context . |
| 27 | It notes that by hiring two firms , IBM gave itself maximum scope — and also upset the search industry because search firms are barred from approaching a company they have worked for two years after a placement , and barred for life from approaching an individual they once placed , so each of IBM 's two can pass on such names to the other . |
| 28 | In other states , cities can pass on all or nearly all of these bills to the state government . |
| 29 | Give me the phone number so that Helen can pass on any message that might come in . ’ |
| 30 | All these simple garden activities depend upon the real involvement and enjoyment of an adult who loves a garden , and can pass on some of his or her knowledge to children as they work and play together . |