Example sentences of "can [verb] it the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or we can do it the other way round , it does n't matter . |
| 2 | The hardened jumper-fiddler can do it the hard way , of course , but the software approach is by far the easiest — so you can plug it in and forget it , you wo n't need to whip it out and fiddle with it . |
| 3 | I think it 's debatable how selfish people really are , particularly when they see that their are short-term selfishness may in fact create long-term problems for themselves , for their children , for their grandchildren , for er other generations and other peoples , and really as I can see it the green message is one of enlightened self-interest . |
| 4 | A good deal of the time he or she can get it the first time . |
| 5 | Or you can say it the other way round That 'll be a negative correlation Now the alternative would be when you plot them you get a circle almost , you get , there appears to be no systematic relationship between the two So what you 'd be tempted to say is , no correlation Now I 'm gon na try and move towards how we might measure , how might we actually measure , get a measure of correlation because what you 'd be able to say is , well they 're more correlated or less correlated . |