Example sentences of "can [adv] [vb infin] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can not force desire to take a shape it resists , but perhaps we can slowly remould it . |
| 2 | The level control built into the transmitter can help to reduce this effect , but can rarely eliminate it without compromising the output level . |
| 3 | But it is debatable whether one can wholly understand it from the inside . |
| 4 | You can all do it . |
| 5 | Write in the Margaret all systems computer so we can all read it . |
| 6 | now what gave the reason for that so we can all follow it quite clearly see if I 've got this right , was the reason for the updating of the service charges once a year in the brochure , the fact that if you did n't update the brochure might mislead a prospective purchaser ? |
| 7 | We can all enjoy it eventually if we try hard enough sort of thing . |
| 8 | We can all use it , ca n't you , for , you know the when you 're organize the whatever , the actual garden you can erm use it for well anything you want ! |
| 9 | Santiaguito , which was a complex of four distinct domes joined on to one another in a single elongate ridge , is rarely quiet for long , and one can literally hear it growing , because there is an almost continual rattle of small stones and rocks falling from the higher parts down on to the scree slopes below it . |
| 10 | Set in the most peaceful of surroundings above Sorrento and the Bay of Naples , this hotel can rightly claim it has some of the best views on the coast . |
| 11 | A humble self-sufficiency — hard-earned , often enough , like Larkin 's , and subject to sudden , spasmodic panics of loneliness or a fear of being thought insensitive — are the hallmark of many a post-war British hero , and no talk of anti-heroes can entirely rob it of its modicum of cautious praise . |
| 12 | Piracy may be very damaging to trade ; but if carried on by the merchants themselves , it can obviously stimulate it . |
| 13 | Oh yes well you can perhaps do it tomorrow |
| 14 | 4.5 Consider the following sentences : ( 33 ) we believe the detective innocent Leonard proved the theorem incorrect Atkins will guarantee her picture authentic We can perhaps take it as self-evident that these do not contain attributive adjectives , but they also differ from predicate qualifiers . |
| 15 | To better appreciate the size of the sea , one can perhaps imagine it heaped up into a cube . |
| 16 | If we translate analogue information into a digital form , we can suddenly manipulate it freely in almost any way we wish . |
| 17 | From the available information , we can not tell how many of the 1160 deaths in 1986 belong to the 1946 cohort so we can only estimate it to be 1160÷2 = 580 and assume that another 580 of the 1946 cohort will die in 1987 . |
| 18 | Yes , but I can only do it if I am convinced . |
| 19 | So far as talking is concerned , they can only do it to each other . |
| 20 | ‘ I can only do it when we 're in the middle of a conversation and you look at me speculatively and then say something anodyne in a voice that is so deliberately empty of judgment I can practically feel the strength of will you are exerting to keep it so , ’ said David with the hint of a laugh in his deep voice . |
| 21 | You can only do it if you miss out that . |
| 22 | But he can only , he can only do it on your information . |
| 23 | Remember , they can only do it once . |
| 24 | You can only do it when you 're in the right mood . |
| 25 | But you can only do it when you 're at home or out ? |
| 26 | Unfortunately , there is no real solution to these difficulties and again we can only leave it to the reader to arrive at his or her own conclusion on the basis of the material presented . |
| 27 | going to cash my giro today as well you can only cash it at one of your local |
| 28 | They can only contain it |
| 29 | One can only think it is to do with their not addressing the rock . |
| 30 | ‘ I can only think it 's down to our Gabbichi cardigans , ’ he laughs . |