Example sentences of "they can [adv] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Devoid of vision , replete with expediency , riddled with past prejudices , they can only offer the promise of a return to a past that did not work . |
| 32 | So there are only a few foxes in the neighbourhood of the colony and they can only raid the margins of it . |
| 33 | Some people who have become severely deafened do not wear rubber soles on their shoes because they can only feel the vibration through the floor when wearing leather soles . |
| 34 | Now they can only represent the area that the observer stands in and can see around him , and erm this leaves many gaps over the surface of the earth where we can not really be sure of what the weather 's doing . |
| 35 | They can then absorb the literature in their own time and make up their own minds . |
| 36 | Any readers who want to collect aluminium cans can either send them to me or contact local scrap metal dealers and take them there , where they can then donate the cash to a charity of their own choice . |
| 37 | The idea is to be riding in the cool of the day , and when there is much less traffic — and they can then spend the rest of the day with their families . |
| 38 | As they bargain they can now stop the drama and turn ( out of role ) to their peers and ask for help . |
| 39 | Properly used , governors ' skills , experiences and expertise can bring many positive benefits to their schools , but if the necessary sensitive relationships are not developed , they can quickly become the root cause of difficulty and dissension . |
| 40 | If England lose they can still reach the finals as one of the best two second-placed teams in the three four-team European groups . |
| 41 | ’ Not likely ’ says the boss … they can still avoid the drop . |
| 42 | Because the discussion of these criteria is associated with a fresh and more promising period in the history of memory research , and also symbolizes the point in my own research trajectory at which I switched from working on imprinting to an even simpler form of learning in the young chick , they can appropriately form the starting-point for the next chapter . |
| 43 | This will show whether they produce a literal description , ( ‘ You lifted the teapot' ) or whether they can appropriately describe the action and its consequences non-literally ( ‘ You poured tea into the cup' ) . |
| 44 | By using this facility they can further develop the links and use our services . |
| 45 | They can almost grip the ground as they walk . ’ |
| 46 | Sand-coloured with green eyes , they can readily assume the form of sand-martins and , thus disguised , will rescue lost children and return them to their homes . |
| 47 | Field men , however , are constantly reminded that industrialists and farmers work on a principle of equity : they can readily discover the standards which their competitors must observe and may complain if they are being handicapped . |
| 48 | They nab easily saleable items that they can push out through boot sales , that type of thing , where they can really make the money . |
| 49 | Sybase says this is what Unix and distributed systems need , however , if they can really challenge the mainframe . |
| 50 | Yes well they can always fill the hostel ca n't they ? |
| 51 | They can always get the arrears . |
| 52 | so that they can all see the pictures . |
| 53 | The termination of a benefit or a payment or a service is a sharp , specific assault upon identifiable individuals ; it gives political opponents something solid to talk about ; they can actually produce the bodies and point to the wounds . |
| 54 | FAO 's pest control programme is aimed at educating farmers in the way rice grows so that they can sharply reduce the amount of pesticides applied , leaving natural predators to keep the crop healthy . |
| 55 | Parents may not be able to stop their child 's tantrums altogether , but they can usually reduce the number and intensity of them . |
| 56 | Professional conjurers who do complicated and difficult tricks practise until they can totally forget the technique and concentrate entirely on the audience . |
| 57 | Detectives say it could be another six weeks before they can formally identify the body of a woman believed to have been murdered twenty years ago . |