Example sentences of "but we can [vb infin] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We ca n't control the climate but we can control the air pollution . |
| 2 | But we can treat the zero exponent on the ladder of powers as the log , since its effect on the shape of data batches fits exactly at this point ; it corrects upward straggle more powerfully than taking roots , but it is not as strong a transformation as the reciprocal root , or reciprocals . |
| 3 | The countdown to one of the country 's … one of the world 's oldest sporting challenges is underway … after a hundred sixty four years the score stands at 69 to 68 … the sport is rowing … the contest is the university boat race … they 'll be naming the crews on Monday … but we can meet the Oxford blue boat in our Friday Feature |
| 4 | We can not change what is happening inside , but we can change the hair condition by applying correctly prescribed , penetrating protein treatments to the hair . |
| 5 | So who 's going to be the next manager of Oxford United … the shortlist is being drawn up this weekend … the appointment will be made early next week … we ca n't tell you yet who it 's going to be but we can tell the Manor Ground directors who you want … |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | We probably sha n't ever find out ; but we can suggest a point at which the transformation might have begun . |
| 8 | For most men the interior light of the mind is dark as in a black and white picture but we can make the dawns rise and colours come as in a coloured picture . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ We ca n't jam the signals but we can make the advertising and sale of decoders illegal after this date . ’ |
| 10 | No , but we can make an effort , can we not , to persuade our European colleagues to join us in that . |
| 11 | Similarly , Freeman argued , in relation to unskilled labour , that ‘ uneducative ’ employment was unavoidable and , therefore , it was necessary that ‘ the intelligence and character of the adolescent be trained outside the workshop ’ : ‘ We can not train for a trade , but we can enable the worker to do his duties as thoroughly as possible ’ ; such training would give a ‘ familiarity ’ with ‘ ordinary tools ’ and ‘ simple machines ’ , a grounding in ‘ mechanics ’ and ‘ competent draughtsmanship ’ . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Because of the non-linearity of the cross-equation restrictions we can not use the F-test in this case , but we can use the likelihood ratio . |
| 14 | As I have indicated , the requirements for competition are slightly different , but we can use the fitness built up through normal training to provide a platform upon which to establish more specialised requirements . |
| 15 | But we can see the horror now , we only need to look at television and Yugoslavia . |
| 16 | But we can see the influence of this traditional Western monastic spirituality in Hilton 's discussion of verbal prayer . |
| 17 | Now we can not change an electron 's mass but we can replace an electron by a muon which , being 207 times heavier , is almost equivalent . |
| 18 | Of course this could be a coincidence but we can calculate the odds against this . |
| 19 | Others can be more speculatively added to that nucleus , both miniatures and illuminations , but we can have no certainty that they are by her . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It probably is not practical to remove nuclear weapons entirely , but we can lessen the danger by reducing the number of weapons . |
| 22 | But we can get a pizza or a McDonald 's . ’ |
| 23 | But we can get a day thing . |
| 24 | But we can get the tar and brown paper locally ? ’ |
| 25 | But we can get the balls and then drill the cases to them . |
| 26 | ‘ We ca n't manufacture the cars , but we can sell the parts to a private individual , who can . ’ |
| 27 | You can pay up to £24.95 for RCD adaptors in the shops , but we can supply the INPUT SHOTECTOR for only £18.95 including VAT and carriage . |