Example sentences of "that [pers pn] can [vb infin] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nenna thought : I 'm pleased for him to see that I can make a proper job of something . |
| 2 | I have to prove that I can do a better job than the lads already in the side . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I am saying that I can produce a printed Sherlock Holmes story by Conan Doyle which contains the words ‘ Elementary , my dear Watson . ’ |
| 4 | I am going to play him in the remaining reserve games so that I can get a good look at him . |
| 5 | I find now that I can take a little comfort for acting beyond my authority and without Don Bennett 's knowledge of what I was doing . |
| 6 | ‘ Camilla believes that you can tell a great deal about a nation by its lavatory habits . ’ |
| 7 | Tony always says that you can tell a happy motorcyclist by the flies on his teeth . |
| 8 | His latest joke is that you can tell a happy musher by the dog shit on his teeth . |
| 9 | The breakthrough in this version is that you can combine a live chart within a spreadsheet display and carry on working on the spreadsheet without having to switch modes . |
| 10 | There are other ways people have tried to protect the minority , one is by saying that the , that you can generate a certain set of rights from within the democratic procedure in a different way , that is if democracies flourish people need certain liberties , people need to express their own opinions , people need to be able to do what erm assemble where they need to and so on but more common is the view that democracy should be limited by constitutional would present the minority and this is a view that Mill does n't really defend in representative government although it seems to be very close to his view and on liberty , that is we limit the spear that this government has control over so we ca n't , so in this view erm democracy is given a very limited role . |
| 11 | But whatever your choice , the advantage of modern fabric technology means that you can create a thick and substantial-looking coat without it being too heavy or uncomfortable — it often does n't need to be lined either . |
| 12 | It is often said that you can discover a great deal about a person 's character by the books on their shelves . |
| 13 | well if I were you I would start sorting out if there 's anything good in there that you can make a few bob out of |
| 14 | So should you ever bet a local from Sherborne that you can find a better village , do n't be surprised if you get this reply . |
| 15 | These pockets are so voluminous that you can get a whole lot in besides — suntan lotion , midge repellent , etc . |
| 16 | and er eighteen feet wide so that you can get a dozen down there seated if necessary , you know , yeah |
| 17 | Before we go , a reminder that you can see a new look Central Lobby after our late news this evening . |
| 18 | What I 'm suggesting is that it ought to be possible to design an inner northern relief road with an appropriate junction and with appropriate traffic managements in the centre of Harrogate so that you can encourage a significant proportion of the traffic that would otherwise have used the western relief road to divert to the southern bypass and inner relief road . |
| 19 | We have provided this so that you can keep a daily record of your progress on the diet and of your weight . |
| 20 | Er well we would we would record them and and that would be it you know but we would have a fair idea when we 'd be recording the album like that you know there 's always be a place in a Foster and Allen programme for a Beautiful Dreamer so if you get a sound that 's pretty close to that there 'll always be a place for a an up tempo sound that that Mick would do so you have to sort of pick ones with a good story line and a good melody and again that you can work a good video round you know . |
| 21 | Remember that many of out best writers now teach as well as write ( perhaps to supplement the income they earn from royalties , but also because they simply want and like to ) and that you can learn a great deal from the writers you admire . |
| 22 | This means that you can have a complete record on paper of each stage of the design process , making the program particularly suitable for exam course work . |
| 23 | It is a thing that you can have a little bit more of , or a little bit less of . |
| 24 | The saw will cut off the tongue of one board so that you can use a wide wood chisel , or a bolster chisel , to lever up a board from the side . |
| 25 | To begin with , then , we need to identify the different kinds of focus and modes of argument that are possible , so that you can gain a general sense of the elements which are combined together in an essay in literary studies . |
| 26 | This means that you can follow a delicate vegetable terrine with a composed salad , or artichoke vinaigrette with a bowl of mussels . |
| 27 | ‘ The great thing about Chipie is that you can buy a whole look , or just buy a T-shirt , ’ says Neil Prosser . |
| 28 | I guess that 's fairly unusual , because travel agents in the past have n't spent money saying you can book a holiday at your travel agent , but erm we 've had a pretty high spend and backed up by window point of serve , so we have messages in our shop windows that you can buy a British holiday at Lunn Poly . |
| 29 | Once you find that you can visualize a single item , repeat the process with a group of three or four . |
| 30 | ‘ The kidnappers have just given us quite explicit instructions not to involve the police in any way , yet you claim that we can send a senior officer along on the pay-off itself without there being any risk ! ’ |