Example sentences of "can [verb] [prep] [det] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can build on that in future . |
| 2 | Few craftsmen can compare to those in San Fernando where they carve from solid blocks of wood some of the most exquisite acoustic guitars ; true works of art . |
| 3 | The appearance which sense-spectra present can be compared with a so-called ‘ dialect continuum ’ : speakers from village A can communicate with those from village B , who are able to converse with speakers from C ; these , in turn , can communicate with speakers from village D. However , speakers from A can not hold a conversation with speakers from D , and without the evidence of the intervening stages , one would be tempted to say that they spoke different languages . |
| 4 | ‘ We can talk about this at home , Lizzy . |
| 5 | ‘ Watch out , Inspector , if you can talk like that in response to one of my brainwaves we 'll have you working here . ’ |
| 6 | I do n't think really that we can argue for these in view of the other agencies ' policies . |
| 7 | Well , quite a number of changes have been introduced and perhaps we can deal with this in turn . |