Example sentences of "but we can [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , the er , whilst we can not expect them to adopt say our ideals , because we are er , you know , we 're probably more modernised in lots of ways , but we can set a standard which they work towards , and er , he mentioned about the fact that people er , the unemployment 's coming down a lot with the jobs , they 're just part-time jobs , and they 're very cheap paid jobs , and very er bad conditions for a lot of people as far as health and safety goes . |
| 2 | We probably sha n't ever find out ; but we can suggest a point at which the transformation might have begun . |
| 3 | Mr Stage said : ‘ To bring the hospital up to Western standards will cost £ 7m. but we can do a lot of vital work with a lot less . |
| 4 | I do not think that we can turn back the tide of secularisation altogether in the area of dying , but we can call a halt to it by giving some serious thought to practices within our society and churches . |
| 5 | But we can get a pizza or a McDonald 's . ’ |
| 6 | But we can get a day thing . |