Example sentences of "they can [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may , indeed , deliver another painful lesson in what promises to be a fascinating derby match but Alex Ferguson 's team go into that encounter with pressure eased in the knowledge that they can drop a minimum of six points on a seven-match run-in . |
| 2 | Such visions may have a sadness ingrained in them , for they can contain the knowledge of ends as well as beginnings . |
| 3 | Recently some people have been trying a different approach , seeing if they can change the nature of the atoms such that fusion can occur at a useful rate even at room temperature . |
| 4 | Previously you could ask someone to type up first draft , second draft , maybe a third draft , but how far can you drive your secretary , and now they can be wholly in charge of this — they can change the layout of it as much as the words within it ; they can ask colleagues to come in and comment and even add a little bit . |
| 5 | They can change the layout of it as much as the words within it . |
| 6 | Labour in the north of Britain and the Conservatives in the south have so many safe seats that they can suffer a loss of popular votes without this being translated into an equivalent loss of seats . |
| 7 | Scientists believe that it will be several years before they can confirm the existence of the greenhouse effect . |
| 8 | In view of what you , Mr. Speaker , have had to say about the Consolidated Fund Bill , can you give some assurance that , if this matter about Maxwell and him laundering money is raised , you will ensure that people such as Arthur Scargill and Peter Heathfield will be given special tickets to sit in the Gallery so that they can hear the debate and so that they can draw the attention of various channels to the fact that perhaps Mr. Lightman should investigate the missing Maxwell millions , and perhaps we can find out whether Roger Windsor , Mr. Maxwell 's nark , was paid £50,000 out of the Daily Mirror 's missing millions . |
| 9 | And that video can be obtained from Tavistock Church , in Tavistock Place it costs twelve pound fifty , with one pound fifty postage erm , but I think that it has been recommended to us and a number of the provinces have asked for copies to be made available and then maybe there are some churches within our provence that might like to have that video so that they can draw the attention of their churches to the work of the Council for World Mission . |
| 10 | They can prevent a person from entering your home or even your neighbourhood . |
| 11 | Some are so cunning they can knock a bait off the hook with their tails and then take it almost in one movement . |
| 12 | Regrettably , too many inadequately trained , ignorant and uncaring managers in too many workplaces believe they can beat the cost of unsafe practices and systems and take a chance on the consequences . |
| 13 | Hence , they can minimise the likelihood of blatant injustice . |
| 14 | However it is equally clear that large Japanese companies do hold a powerful competitive edge because of the ease with which they can alter the balance between their own output and that of their smaller suppliers . |
| 15 | They can alter the amount of neurotransmitter released by a neurone , mimic the neurotransmitter at the receptor site ( agonists ) , block receptors for a certain neurotransmitter ( antagonists ) , block reuptake of a neurotransmitter from the synapse , affect electrical conduction in the axon , inhibit biosynthesis of a neurotransmitter , or inhibit the breakdown of the neurotransmitter by enzymes . |
| 16 | Though there is little doubt that all these aspects of the State are valuable and important , it has also become clear that they can form the basis of a very one-sided picture . |
| 17 | Psychometric testers have no doubt that they can construct a profile of your personality and aptitudes by asking 1,000 questions during a four-hour session , and by following them with an intensive two-hour interview with an occupational psychologist . |
| 18 | The radical agenda runs something like this : Labour ought to begin talks with the Liberal Democrats on PR ; negotiate electoral pacts with that party , so that they can achieve a majority in 1996 , not just in order to form a government , but to introduce PR ; abandon links with the trade unions , eschew egalitarian tax policies , perhaps even abandon the name ‘ Labour ’ , so as to disavow any claim of being a party that primarily represents a working class that , in self-identification , is constantly dwindling . |
| 19 | We are used to the idea of escape velocity when talking about spacecraft taking off from Earth : unless they can achieve a velocity of about 11.2 km 118 miles ) per second they will never achieve orbit . |
| 20 | Thirdly , the semiconducters used as infrared detectors must be cooled to within a few degrees of absolute zero , and they can measure the brightness of only one small patch of sky at a time , rather than ‘ photograph ’ a whole region of sky at once . |
| 21 | State administrative agencies thus feed off the results of interest-group pressure , and interest groups find in the administration multiple points of access through which they can influence the formulation of government policy . |
| 22 | Encouraging local managers to use their entrepreneurial and leadership qualities by contributing to the corporate planning and decision-making structure ; in other words , they can influence the future of services if they can convince colleagues and seniors that such change is justified across the organization , but they can not do whatever they want without authority |
| 23 | Furthermore , it is important that , with assistance if necessary , they can observe the response of their pupils to these processes and see that their short- and medium-term effects are consistent with the intentions . |
| 24 | I do n't like artists who think they can scold the rest of the world , but this show will certainly include historic material . |
| 25 | The Surgeon explains that they can view the process on a tv monitor by using an ultrasound fibre . |
| 26 | They can give no time for this appointment . |
| 27 | Syd Tierney , NEC member ‘ The days must go when they can wake a judge at dead of night , give him a drop of brandy , show him a headline from The Sun , and get him to sign an injunction . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ They can spot a fake at twenty paces . |
| 29 | All ISE members are entitled to trade on LTOM , where they can undertake a variety of different functions ranging from broking through to market making and clearing . |
| 30 | Now if you know that somebody is a drug addict and they 've just had an injection you keep away from them , erm if they 're having a bad trip , whatever they call it , because you do n't , they become very violent , they can do a lot of damage , now the only time you will step in and help is when they go unconscious , but at the same time remember protect yourself , we 're talking about needles here and probably shared needles , you must be terribly careful that you do not get pricked by a needle , especially if , they have a habit of sticking needles under lapels , so always be aware of this , if a person is a drug addict , in fact if you can find some easier way of turning them into the recovery position , do so , erm , you can then obviously either call the ambulance . |