Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] can [verb] [prep] them " in BNC.
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| 1 | When these things hit you there 's not much you can do about them . ’ |
| 2 | If you study a lot of subjects , they come to an end , there 's only so much you can learn about them . |
| 3 | Even if you have problems , there is very little you can do about them in the middle of the night . |
| 4 | This is a choice between two types of reading , in that one can choose between them on the basis of whether the novel 's contradictions are to be articulated and sustained in the act of reading ( " rhetorically aware " ) or suppressed by the reading ( " aesthetically responsive " ) . |
| 5 | Certain individuals stand out as more perceptive , sensitive , far-seeing than the rest of us , and we recognize their value judgements as maturer than our own ; but they differ from experts in that we can learn from them only how to evaluate more maturely ourselves . |
| 6 | Wheels are quieter than feet , you know , which is about all I can say for them . |
| 7 | ‘ All I can say about them is that they were a real joy , ’ Bill Pertwee remembers . |
| 8 | They 're very big , and they 're very expensive , and that 's about all you can say for them . |
| 9 | And the characters are so stupid you can laugh at them . ’ |
| 10 | The Nylabone people say that if your mum is still concerned she can write to them and they will put her mind at rest . |