Example sentences of "but you can [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trickier , this one — with your joystick in port 1 , you can move forwards and backwards ( left/right ) , but you can also execute a natty little leap by hitting ‘ up ’ . |
| 2 | Different manufacturers claim widely different life expectancies for both materials , but you can reasonably expect a five-year life from most types ( but as some manufacturers claim a life of only half this , and others double , check before you buy ) . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's no guarantee , but you can soon assess a person 's ability to talk sensibly . |
| 4 | I do n't know if anybody 's ever seen those but you can actually have a computer at the side and a thing that sits on there and you can change and up on the screen it will appear what 's on the screen on the computer . |
| 5 | At the Pont d'Espagne the road ends , but you can then take a reasonably comfortable path , for about three-quarters of an hour , up through the tumbled rock and ailing pine trees — they seem to be fighting a losing battle against the colonies of grey lichen — to the Lac de Gaube , at an altitude of a trifle under 6000 feet . |
| 6 | But you can never effect a total kill . |
| 7 | ‘ I work rather odd hours but you can always leave a message for me here at the cafe . |
| 8 | Modern methods are all very well , but you can still do a lot with a hammer and chisel . |
| 9 | You just do n't have the people jumping onstage going , F**k Margaret Thatcher , anymore , but you can still make a point . ’ |
| 10 | You just do n't have the people jumping onstage going , F**k Margaret Thatcher , anymore , but you can still make a point . ’ |
| 11 | At the moment the show may be a little too chaotic , but you can still get a sense of what Neale means . |