Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] can [vb infin] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fells around Baldersdale are dangerous places , full of hidden ghylls — deep water holes — and moss bogs which can swallow a man whole . |
| 2 | Full DOS sessions are provided — in other words you can run a DOS program as though it was running under MSDOS — as are Windows 3.0 sessions , with the same proviso . |
| 3 | Further , if the recipient does not wish to wait six months he can serve a notice on the sender in which case , if the sender does not come within one month to collect them , they then become an unconditional gift . |
| 4 | ‘ We will look at projects which can offer a pay back in up to five years , except in the case of new business investment projects — NBIPs — which require a shorter return on investment . |
| 5 | It considers , in very broad terms , the variety of circumstances which can cause a change of dependence/independence status for the AL of maintaining a safe environment . |
| 6 | It 's always there , I mean erm that 's one of the advantages you can have a bath every day . |
| 7 | When they 're placed on floppies we can use a program ( called a ‘ packer ’ or ‘ zipper ’ ) to encode this information so it takes up less space . |
| 8 | For those of you who think self-employed actually means well I can crawl out of bed at elevenish , work till fourish , that 's three days a week because the other two days I can have a couple of rounds of golf , Thursday and Friday , those of you who think that 's what self-employed means , are gon na fail . |
| 9 | ‘ But now that I 've been on a regular contract at Brookside for the last two years I can afford a season ticket in the stand ! ’ |
| 10 | The lesson of the porcupine quills ( and for an actual example of how not to do it read my Zen There was Murder , if after all these years you can find a copy ) is that any part of your book that you do not directly present to the reader ought to be thought out in imaginative terms , just as thoroughly as you have used your imagination to make whatever you have written fully credible . |
| 11 | My personal observations I can make a comment on , for example , the cultural area . |
| 12 | Home Office ministers have asked the Association of Chief Police Officers to monitor the spread of scanners which can detect a radar trap up to three miles away . |
| 13 | On some waters you can gain a degree of selectability by using harder and larger diameter baits . |
| 14 | You 've no doubt heard of these helmets which can feed a man 's senses a crudely simulated universe-a cartoon universe — with which he can interact physically ; he rotates , it rotates ; he hears a sound , he turns towards it , the source is where it should be , so on and so forth . |
| 15 | Think of the different ways you can transmit a message to another human being : by waving , nodding , banging on the neighbour 's wall , writing a letter , frowning , slamming the door , moving away from someone who sits beside you , pointing , raising your eyebrows . |
| 16 | One of the few things that keeps movies worth watching is the vitality of all the marvellous comedians from Saturday Night Live and SCTV : Bill Murray , John Candy and so on , terrific personalities who can bring a vibrancy even to dead scripts . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ We really do need to find daytime firefighters who can provide a mainstay to their local fire station when others in the locality have to work away , ’ Mr Davis added . |
| 18 | Consider the different ways we can use a key : to open doors or containers or gates that have long been locked : " Are you sure you want to do this ? |
| 19 | If fast-food take-aways want to find their best prospects they can do a lot worse than identify areas which have a high proportion of ‘ households sharing access to a bath ’ . |
| 20 | To many newcomers they can seem a celebration of village conviviality , but closer inspection often reveals that who actually speaks to whom depends very much on background and life-style . |
| 21 | There are also two procedures which can place a plaintiff in further difficulties . |
| 22 | The villages which can claim a degree of undisturbed continuity beyond this are not usually agricultural villages at all , but medieval textile ‘ towns ’ which have reverted to an agricultural status following the transfer of textile production to the industrial North during the nineteenth century . |
| 23 | It 's true that some to leave a mess but that 's convenient for builders and speculators who can wreck a place and then blame it on the squatters . |
| 24 | With a knowledge of breathing exercises you can control a state of panic or distress , steady yourself , reduce tension , lower blood pressure and even cholesterol levels . |
| 25 | As churches are planted across the country , the great need is for leaders who can lead a team , impart a vision for this work , and see it come to pass . |
| 26 | There are good mechanics who can produce a series of illusions flawlessly . |
| 27 | President Najibullah , like most Afghan officials , was cool about a possible role for ex-King Zahir Shah in any settlement : ‘ For all forces who can play a role in the peace mechanism , the door is open directly to Kabul airport . |
| 28 | It 's basically offering people erm rather than becoming members they can become a supporter for five pounds a year of the Green Party for which they get three shortened up beat newsletters and this week it was two sides of A four . |
| 29 | Other times it can indicate a lack of understanding and acceptance of this important spiritual principle . |
| 30 | It is these basic measures which can make a difference to saving lives all over the world . |