Example sentences of "[Wh adv] we can [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ … it will be a great thing not to have to depend on the fickle wind for making a passage , and still more to know that we may pounce down upon those rascally fast-sailing dhows whenever we can sight them in a calm , and be sure of overtaking them … ’ |
| 2 | These fast-changing times should cause all of us to reflect on the lives we are leading and how we can better them for ourselves and those around us . |
| 3 | If we know what to do we can all look at our own houses and decide how we can alter them in not too expensive ways to make it a bit harder for the criminal . |
| 4 | Once we have identified a need , we can go back and work out how we can satisfy it at a price that the market is prepared to pay . |
| 5 | My plan is to consider inter-relations between welfare improvement and the safeguarding of the environment , but first I want to talk about what the term ‘ welfare ’ means , and how we can use it in a scientific way . |
| 6 | I will now entertain suggestions as to how we can rid ourselves of this horrible dog menace . ’ |
| 7 | Do you know why we can see them at night and not at day time . |