Example sentences of "and the [noun] can [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless Major and the Hurd can neutralise it , the Government 's credibility is set to take the full force of the shock wave . |
| 2 | Here , Parsons points out , the task of socialization may be much simpler in our culture for girls , because the role-model — the mother-is usually close at hand around the home and the daughter can imitate her behaviour much more readily . |
| 3 | Adventure holidays are increasingly popular and the brave can test their physical and mental endurance in a number of ways from outward-bound courses where the participants usually spend the last few days of their ‘ holiday ’ building themselves a shelter in a sodden landscape and living off nature , to dog-sledging across the Arctic Circle and learning how to build an igloo on the way . |
| 4 | The group can help clients on a wide range of problems and the treatment can last anything from two sessions to two years . |
| 5 | Oh yes , yes , I think we all need , even , even if , plain , life is full of playing games and the game can help you get through the day sometimes . |
| 6 | And , and the police can do nothing David , because their hands are tied , for a simple reason , if you name a name , which I do n't know any , erm they gang up on you ! |
| 7 | Let him shoot somebody and the police can have him . ’ |
| 8 | If you 're recording , plug it into the desk and the engineer can make anything sound good , so whether you use one pickup , two pickups , one amp , two amps , Marshall , Crate , anything . |
| 9 | Play him or her you can explain the results which you want from the session and the engineer can advise you on any extra equipment which you may need to hire . |
| 10 | But not everyone in the gang has Q's options and inclinations , and the hard one , Bishop ( Shakur ) , decides that the best way he and the guys can prove they 've got ‘ the juice ’ is by robbing the corner store . |
| 11 | The medium is particularly well suited to close-up shots and the viewer can make his assessment of the situation from behind the player 's arm . |
| 12 | And the Substitute had better be with me — tell Bacci he can take my car down to Florence , I do n't really need him and the Substitute can take me back with him … |
| 13 | and the mind can free itself from anywhere . |
| 14 | Would it be done in the first year of a Labour Government , in the first Labour Parliament , or in two or three terms , or will there be an exchange rate mechanism-type growing process whereby we get used to the idea over 10 or 15 years and the Scots can have it immediately because they are culturally and politically ready for it , but the people of the north , who are not that bothered , will have to wait 15 years until they see the advantages that will supposedly accrue to Scotland and then will mount the barricades and demand the same for themselves ? |
| 15 | Since there are only two lines the reader takes special notice of their meaning and the author can leave his sonnet assured that his message has been received . |
| 16 | If this is so , and the missionaries can do it , then why are there so many religious disputes . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll have you flown back to the Grand Bahama today , ’ Crowninshield said patiently , ‘ and the twins can join you on Sunday morning . ’ |