Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] can [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Under the system of tenders , if the offer is rejected and is not beaten when the case goes to court , the side making it can recover expenses from the time it was put on the table . |
| 2 | My stupid mind knows I can make dumplings , so why on earth ca n't it tell me who I am ? ’ |
| 3 | We can not overcome the past by forgetting the discord and sorrow which war has brought , but by willingness to reconciliate we can ensure peace for the present . |
| 4 | ‘ By singling out these rural establishments , the council believes it can weaken opposition . |
| 5 | Elsewhere Sun Express reckons it can deliver products 20% below the cost on SMCC price lists — it offers no installation , service or support . |
| 6 | If you feel that you might benefit from using the Counselling Service you can make arrangements to see a counsellor by telephoning , writing to , or calling at the campus office . |
| 7 | MO JOHNSTON last night pleaded for the chance to prove he can solve Everton 's goal-scoring crisis , writes Des Kelly . |
| 8 | To love someone means that when that person dies we can suffer sorrow upon sorrow . |
| 9 | Figure 2 shows that as well as providing values of isotope shifts we can use RFS to measure the amount , or abundance , of a particular isotope in a sample . |
| 10 | But as the subject develops we can expect researchers to be more explicit about exactly how they expect a pragmatic theory to be formulated . |
| 11 | ‘ Devoting more airtime to music means we can offer listeners a broader range of singles and albums , ’ said Paul Robinson , chairman of the playlist panel of producers and DJs who select the records to be played . |
| 12 | The Met thinks it can deflect New York 's city politicians by showing how useful it has already become ; the British Museum hopes parliamentary auditors will give up , dispirited by some prickly opposition . |
| 13 | The 20-year-old , recovering from a hernia operation , returns to full training convinced he can boost Spurs revival still further . |
| 14 | The company claims it can trim 10% to 15% off the time needed to resolve a customer call or problem . |
| 15 | The mainstream Labour left thinks it can call Mr Major 's bluff : he would rather swallow the Social Chapter , they guess , than lose the whole treaty . |
| 16 | The fact we have got a good track record and have been serving the pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals industries for some time means we can get work but we have to cut our margins . |
| 17 | The bicycle 's special design means it can reach speeds of up to sixty miles an hour . |