Example sentences of "[verb] them can " in BNC.
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| 1 | To breach them can be a grave moral fault . |
| 2 | A further dimension to the externality problem concerns goods which yield external benefits from which people enjoying them can not be excluded . |
| 3 | John Selwyn Gummer , Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food There is no point in producing a list of microwave ovens without giving the detailed instructions so that those using them can improve their performance . |
| 4 | These are often a combination of personal and peer-group interests ; and pursuing them can lead to the development of a wide range of knowledge and skills . |
| 5 | It is suggested that only by acting on the systems which constrain them can women hope to free themselves , and each of the three novels explores different possible forms this discursive action can take . |
| 6 | Enthusiasm for such ideas has even now not completely evaporated ; voices advocating them can be found through the 1970s and 1980s and , in only marginally more sophisticated forms , at the present time : |
| 7 | But after a four month lay-off the people who have to open them can get rather out of practice , so they 've been sharpening their skills against each other . |
| 8 | In Britain , condoms are available over the counter and from slot machines , so that anyone wishing to purchase them can do so . |
| 9 | Yet , because policymakers often neglect demographics , those who watch them and exploit them can reap great rewards . |
| 10 | The people who exploit them can make a lot of money , but those fat cats do n't get their hands dirty |
| 11 | Faulty communication patterns can be directly pointed out , and steps towards improving them can then be recommended . |
| 12 | Mrs Thatcher , a recent convert to environmental conservation , clearly held the opinion that environmental problems are not only soluble but that solving them can be shown to be cost-effective : |
| 13 | As usual , however , there are problems , and help in solving them can be had by making a few simple measurements . |
| 14 | The quantity of finds depends on the type of site being excavated , and for sites that produce a large quantity of finds , the tasks of washing and marking them can be lengthy . |
| 15 | well you ca n't fillet them can you ? |
| 16 | Yeah well I ca n't tell you unless I 've got them can I ? |
| 17 | The crops grown on a farm and the reasons for growing them can vary enormously . |
| 18 | I do n't know , probably several hundred million years mm , ca n't really understand them can you ? |
| 19 | You tell them can we just switch the phones off for a couple of minutes , no , no calls on are they ? |
| 20 | By 1931 all these techniques were routine , and it is a very great pity that the people who developed them can not now be identified . |
| 21 | If we know what animals with cytochrome oxidase blobs in their visual cortices can see that those lacking them can not we can learn something about the functions of the blob system . |
| 22 | In any event , from the American point of view , the whole purpose of ground-based cruise missiles is that the decision to use them can be taken instantaneously without consulting anybody else . |
| 23 | Nor can we fundamentally question the rules of logic , for only when we assume them can we ask a question at all . |
| 24 | ca n't keep buying them can you ? |
| 25 | You ca n't have them can you ? |
| 26 | Many children need to spend much of their time with the group in physical activity out-of-doors , and a teacher supervising them can help to develop their experiences and language , so that she feels her time is being used just as profitably out-of-doors as within the confines of the classroom . |
| 27 | You could but you ca n't tell them can you , anything no ? |
| 28 | They see it as a further confirmation of their own moral righteousness in remaining committed to believing in a God who their reason tells them can not exist . |
| 29 | You ca n't blame them can you ? |
| 30 | Although it sounds quite funny picking up children and carrying them can be tricky when you can hardly walk . |