Example sentences of "can [verb] [Wh det] [is] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the occasion arises that your parent is seriously ill and wishes you ( or some other relative or close friend ) to act for her and have access to some of her money so that you can pay her bills and buy her anything she needs , she can grant what is known as ‘ Power of Attorney ’ . |
| 2 | It is hard to see how this explanation can do what is required of it . |
| 3 | ‘ Then we can spend what 's left of the night discussing the lousy weather with them , ’ was the disagreeable reply to this nervous question . |
| 4 | For this type of activity the ‘ film type ’ program can provide what is needed for a whole class with little teacher intervention . |
| 5 | If you look at any good policeman , you will notice that he always walks facing the traffic , so that he can see what is coming towards him and is not taken by surprise . |
| 6 | If your roof is not felted , it may be a little dustier in the roof space , but it will be better ventilated and you can see what is happening to the tiles and battens more easily . |
| 7 | With careful arrangement you can see what is happening in the next room ( with an open dividing door or glass panel ) or behind you or in the hall , even in the garden , thereby extending your range of vision and your range of information . |
| 8 | I 'd be grateful if you 'd go to Hastings to see if you can discover what 's niggling at her . |
| 9 | But the English reader has a label ready to tie on to Theophile Gautier ; and by this time we can guess what is written on it — ‘ arid aestheticism ’ . |
| 10 | There is a need to make what we can of an essentially applied subject , hoping that we can gain what is required from other disciplines without going too deeply into them . |
| 11 | ‘ Da can have what 's left of Gallagher after I 'm through with him ! ’ |
| 12 | We think we can produce what is wanted between us . ’ |
| 13 | If he 's on song he can unlock what is bound to be a very defensive set-up by Neuchatel . |
| 14 | I can imagine what 's going through your minds at this point . |