Example sentences of "[adj] he can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're bound to take to Filmer too , you know how civilized he can seem , and I do n't suppose news of the trial got much attention here since it collapsed almost before it began . |
| 2 | And this he can do unless there are restrictions on the transferability of the shares or unless there are good reasons for failing to apply for registration . |
| 3 | After this he can carry any other vector parallel to itself by travelling along a geodesic and keeping the local vector at a constant angle to the geodesic . |
| 4 | so I have Sally , and , and er , her mum always cooks a meal in the evening so I , I do something like toasted cheese sandwiches or beans on toast or something like that at lunch time , but there was one time when she wanted peanut butter and , all her brother used to ask , I , her brother does n't come to me now , he stays at home cos he 's going on fifteen , and as he 's next door but one anyway , you know if , if anything goes wrong he can come along to me , but all he wanted was my homemade blackcurrant jam , and now he does n't come any more I 've got to actually give him |
| 5 | For at the age of 49 he can make the noise of five different kinds of lorry changing gear on a hill . |
| 6 | In I Corinthians 2 he can say almost in the same breath that it is the Spirit who shows believers the deep things of God , and that we have the mind of Christ . |
| 7 | I do n't know how many kids he has ( Faldo has two , with a third expected the week of the Masters ) but I find it amazing he can combine both ways of life . |
| 8 | His acceptance of a further two years appears a formality , and he is convinced he can bring honours to Hillsborough . |
| 9 | If Woosnam has his way , Mouland will be back on the winning trail tomorrow with the former World No 1 convinced he can tear the La Morajela course apart at the weekend . |
| 10 | That 's a tremendous compliment to the boy 's achievements in his first season in English football and I 'm convinced he can become even better . ’ |
| 11 | He 's convinced he can get back into first class cricket before the end of the season . |
| 12 | Even my cousin who sort of runs the War Office says there 's not much he can do . |
| 13 | There 's no set figure as to how much he can spend . |
| 14 | But we 'll deal with how much he can have , and the figures etc , later on . |
| 15 | For the rejects , Mr Sundlun 's next decision will be to decide how quickly temporary closure becomes permanent , and by how much he can limit the cost to Rhode Island taxpayers . |
| 16 | This month has been one of the worst he can remember . |
| 17 | Sure he can talk pretty quickly , but his somewhat dispassionate delivery affords no comparison with the fury and rage ( and , yes , occasional wit and pain ) so characteristic of P.E . 's Chuck D. |
| 18 | I 'm sure he can handle it . |
| 19 | The patient may have to move about in a relatively confined area , so you have to make sure he can do so safely before he begins . |
| 20 | Paul is not at all sure he can fly . |
| 21 | My ex-husband if he can afford holidays in Bermuda I 'm sure he can afford children . |
| 22 | Is he aware that they welcome his determination to do all he can to improve their lot , both at home and abroad ? |
| 23 | The Executive is not unaware of these problems , and vice president Neil MacFarlane has been delegated to do all he can to obviate them . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't think I could restrain Danny much longer ; all he can talk about is driving one of the dodgems . ’ |
| 25 | He tries to follow the line of Harry 's thought , but all he can think of is Harry 's accent . |
| 26 | All he can commit himself to is undoing everything that has been achieved in the past three years . |
| 27 | Having perfected this petulant stance , all he can do is reiterate it — with a self-deprecating acknowledgement of the onset of self-parody : ‘ Stop Me if You Think You 've Heard This One Before ’ , ‘ Sweet and Tender Hooligan ’ , where the chorus is simply ‘ et cetera , et cetera ’ … |
| 28 | All he can do is resort to his native cunning and to prayer . |
| 29 | All he can do is moan with pain . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm afraid coaching is all he can do these days . |