Example sentences of "can [vb infin] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the least , if fact I I 'm fairly safe in saying , that the least commission you can earn on an ad , providing it 's in our you know you 're taking it from our price system not discounted it , |
| 2 | Elite autonomy means simply that circumstances exist in which the political elites representing a given social group can bargain on behalf of ‘ their ’ communities without fearing that compromises will lead to their removal and the substitution of a new elite for the social group . |
| 3 | Saving on unavoidable costs : pay poll tax monthly ( rather than let the Council have free use of your money for a year ) ; use annual season tickets , which are substantially cheaper ; check if you can economise on energy use — within sensible limits as far as your family 's health is concerned . |
| 4 | ‘ Others more qualified than I am in these matters can comment on the economic sense or otherwise of the proposed pit closures . |
| 5 | General statements like ‘ You are a good boy ’ , ‘ That 's really nice ’ , ‘ That 's right ’ can comment on what the child has just done . |
| 6 | You can also colour-code or underline parts of the word which might cause difficulty , and can comment on the tricky bit when you record . |
| 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 | No you can comment on that |
| 9 | Portia appears indeed in Act four to be just in her defence of Antonio , and no one can comment on her choice of suitor in Act three , for surely it was the suitors ' luck and character that were the key to her , or so it seemed . |
| 10 | By referring to your essay in this way , you can direct your reader to specific parts of it , perhaps for emphasis ; and you can comment on and mediate your material . |
| 11 | * Get into the habit of standing back from your essay so that you can comment on it for the benefit of your reader ( see p. 104 ) . |
| 12 | The teacher can comment on the image , trying to deepen commitment to the work and draw out the significance of what has been made . |
| 13 | The teacher can comment on the images , as in this example ; but with a large part of the class functioning as an audience we have an opportunity for involving them actively in the process and developing the sense that in educational drama the " audience " should be active and responsible . |
| 14 | I was thinking of writing to TSB and the programme desk tomorrow advertising our group , I 'll send a draft letter so you can comment on it . |
| 15 | I can comment on Cruyff and especially Maradona — both who I HAVE seen enough of to call them world class players . |
| 16 | I think Chairman , in a sense , some of the items are sufficiently explicit for people to say well I know what 's being proposed , I can comment on it . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Thank you , perhaps I can comment on that . |
| 19 | Mrs Elaine Rodger , director of health care development for the NRHA , said : ‘ We are striving to ensure that as many people as possible have the opportunity to receive information about this consultation and can comment on the proposals . |
| 20 | Most of this chapter is devoted to a description of five sets of case studies of the new technology , showing the wide variety of different impacts it can make on the nature of work . |
| 21 | The patterns you can make on your machine depend upon your first learning what the machine will do automatically and then experimenting by adapting all that you have absorbed into your own designs . |
| 22 | This is not the point that the only checks we can make on what we are tempted to say are fallible checks . |
| 23 | Further to a letter forwarded to me by my colleagues in the Orkney Seven Action Group , I have now confirmed to my local MP , Jim Wallace , that such representations as he can make on my behalf most assuredly have my consent . |
| 24 | Celsius is a complete range of complementary products so you can build on your scent by degrees , from a stimulating shower gel to a refreshing splash of Celsius Aftershave . |
| 25 | The campaigners from Horseheath , near Haverhill , found support from their MP in their battle to stop South Cambridgeshire District Council revoking a licence allowing the village to use the 1.3 acre field so it can build on part of it . |
| 26 | In this way you will not be overwhelmed by too many gaps and can build on your experience one stage at a time . |
| 27 | As you learn more about the character of individual species the more you can build on this simple approach . |
| 28 | Mark Watson and John Warwick , joint co-ordinators , who double as NISW consultant and information officer respectively , are happy to talk to those who have no more idea about what they want to do than , say , look at child abuse in Texas , as they are to someone who can build on a clutch of ready-made contacts . |
| 29 | It is likely , in general , that advertising can build on the strengths , but that it may need improvements to the physical product to eliminate the weaknesses . |
| 30 | That is a remarkable achievement and I hope that we can build on it in the future . |