Example sentences of "that they can " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would not advise any female competitor to rely upon a firm bra as a means of protection , because all that does is hold the breasts so that they ca n't move freely under impact . |
| 2 | Others feel that they ca n't carry on by themselves . |
| 3 | Rather like pathological ‘ organisation men ’ , they seem so addicted to bureaucracy that they ca n't get enough of it in their day jobs . |
| 4 | Many parents , increasingly pressed to meet school fees , say they would rather the trips were not on offer than have to explain yet again to their children that they ca n't join their friends on this once-in-a-lifetime trip . |
| 5 | ‘ But I 'm certain as I can be that they ca n't win unless they have your grandfather . |
| 6 | It 's perfectly reasonable that they ca n't understand . ’ |
| 7 | Some teachers say that they ca n't leave out attractive or valuable items on open display in classrooms and corridors in case of theft or damage . |
| 8 | The reason unforgiving strategies do n't do very well is that they ca n't break out of runs of mutual recrimination , even when their opponent is ‘ remorseful ’ . |
| 9 | Agnes made no comment on this statement ; yet all the while she was thinking , they should n't buy things that they ca n't afford , especially hats , from hard-working women like these . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've heard that gipsies paint stolen horses so that they ca n't be recognised . ’ |
| 11 | The fact that they ca n't see you increases your authority in their eyes . |
| 12 | As a physician practising several of the complementary therapies I feel that it is wrong to defend their lack of scientific evaluation by making the case that they ca n't be assessed . |
| 13 | I hope you will print my letter for the benefit of the young women who think they are in love and are willing to overlook ‘ a few things ’ because they are afraid that they ca n't live without the guy . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's difficult for people to accept that they ca n't interfere with the transfer of data once it 's automated . |
| 15 | I do n't care if they 're hallucinating purple snakes and blue baboons , because the whole point of putting them on a boat is that they ca n't get off and swim home , and they ca n't get drugs on board , and they ca n't bribe you to take them to land , and that means they 'll have no damned choice but to get cured . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Now that they ca n't get hold of cocaine they 'll just crash out . ’ |
| 17 | The fact that they ca n't look at the real problems makes them attack someone or something else . |
| 18 | Muggers aim to terrify their victims so that they ca n't react rationally . |
| 19 | ‘ Some are still so frightened that they ca n't answer the phone . ’ |
| 20 | They argue that the move shows that they ca n't be trusted . |
| 21 | When people get into a stress-induced panic about their workload they may ( a ) begin to load more and more on to their own shoulders , and ( b ) feel so overwhelmed that they ca n't seem to get started . |
| 22 | As soon as the adventurers realise that they ca n't outrun the mist , it coalesces into three cowled figures . |
| 23 | Place is so damn big that they ca n't find them . |
| 24 | They tell you nothing , give you the idea that there are no alternatives … they do n't like to admit that they ca n't cater for every child 's needs … they do n't give anything freely … not even information . |
| 25 | With the US dollar buying only 116 Japanese yen , US companies should be slashing their prices in Japan — but they claim that they ca n't — Apple Japan Inc and Sun Microsystems Inc say they are not benefiting from the strong yen because they buy so much from Japan , and that has become more expensive in dollar terms as the yen has risen . |
| 26 | These men tend to be more confident that they can make their desires known to their partners , whereas those who did n't enjoy their introduction to sex are among the most likely to say that they ca n't express what they want . |
| 27 | We 're all leopards , everyone has spots that they ca n't change … |
| 28 | You see people having a relationship with their children that they ca n't have any other way . |
| 29 | But the fact that they ca n't go to a machine anywhere and get contraceptives is ridiculous . |
| 30 | One reason why students do n't do as well as they should at A level is that they ca n't express themselves . |