Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] [pron] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still with the chap in the lightweight , knee-length anorak of French origin , very popular with bearded prannies who wear ethnic shoes , get off on Olde English folk music and have girlfriends called Ros who run encounter groups where you can find your true self and be at one with the cosmos . |
| 2 | People who have very strong relationship goals will seek out employment and leisure activities where they can form lasting relationships — deep , warm relationships which will endure over many years . |
| 3 | Capital , very often originating from abroad , is being concentrated more in the industrial centres , not just towns but big cities where it can prosper . |
| 4 | The nature of H.T. and Floribunda bushes suggests that they should be planted in isolation , or in long and narrow strips where they can be approached both sides . |
| 5 | So we need a better way to practise our scales where we can relate to a key area from any one of the seven notes in the scale . |
| 6 | Parsytec reckons it is ideal for bank , insurance , legal , database and government operations where it can be used to automate the keying in of information for processing , archival and retrieval . |
| 7 | PET ‘ HOTEL HATES ’ ( THE FREQUENT ONES ) * narrow stairs and no lifts * low shower pressure * telephone kiosks built for left-handed midgets * only one plug , down on the floor under the bed and 5AMP * hairdryers on 1m fixed lead from the floor socket 3m away from wall mirror facing opposite direction * just two 40 watt lamps to read and work by * toilet rolls positioned for contortionists only * room service that brings each course separately throughout Dallas * radiators that have n't been on for years * radiators that wo n't go off * basins that take half an hour to empty after you 've cleaned your teeth and you want to shave * stoppers that hang under the cold water tap but do n't reach the drain * stoppers that have no chain so you wallow in the dirty water to find them * toilets where you can sit down or close the door but not both |
| 8 | Brisk afternoon winds do blow , exciting passages are possible , and there are many coves where you can anchor alone just to relax in perfect peace . |
| 9 | As winter sets in , go to your local riding school which will often have its own indoor school ( the only civilised way to ride when the weather is really foul ) or try to build up some local contacts where you can offer your services . |
| 10 | These will always go to scientific institutions where they can be properly recorded . |
| 11 | Also , more is understood nowadays about the balance of life within a pool , so the much quoted passage of the father of English gardening , William Robinson , in his classic The English Flower Garden ( 1895 ) scarcely applies now : ‘ Unclean and ugly pools deface our gardens ; some have a mania for artificial water , the effect of water pleasing them so well that they bring it near their houses where they can not have its good effects . |
| 12 | Some projects also run Well Person 's clinics where you can see a doctor for a health check and Family Planning services . |
| 13 | When the Little Gidding community was set up , Nicholas Ferrar declared , ‘ Since the great things of the earth vanish and come to nought , let us set our desires and designs where they can not fail . ’ |
| 14 | I use that qualifying phrase ‘ on the whole ’ because there are some foods which allow you to get away with it , some meals in restaurants where you can and indeed have to get away with it , and some people who can get away with it . |
| 15 | It is good to seek out opportunities where you can listen without being called upon to participate , for example , radio or TV programmes , sermons , public speeches , in the village circle at night , and participating in community activities . |
| 16 | And the financial institutions , subscribing fully to the ideology of the ‘ smoothly functioning capital market ’ , take it for granted that the best interests of their personal sector customers are served by placing funds where they can get the ‘ best ’ and ‘ safest ’ monetary returns , regardless of the consequences for productive investment . |
| 17 | Their new delights this time include soaps where you can wash with the wrapping paper as well ; Flax and Rosewater lotion and Man Mountain No Nonsense Deodorant . |
| 18 | It is difficult to come to a firm view on these matters , but the nature of support for third parties is clearly of particular significance and affords a crude test of the Alt view — especially in the case of new parties where there can be no established sense of partisan identification . |
| 19 | I like old furniture and Scotland has some great junk shops where you can buy things that look nice , are good quality but are n't that expensive . ’ |
| 20 | What you love are all those glitzy London shops where you can indulge your weakness for expensive baubles . ’ |
| 21 | perspex in the speakers so you can see through them |
| 22 | Its aim is to introduce people who are 50 or over to a whole new range of activities and opportunities so they can realise and put into practice their own particular talents . |
| 23 | His ambition now is to get a new pair of work boots and some trainers so he can play his favourite sports football and squash . |
| 24 | To get round the fact that the CSMA/CD carrier-sense multiple access with collision detection protocol prevents two nodes from transmitting data at the same time , so that video signals could get interrupted , isochronous Ethernet time-stamps the packets so they can be guaranteed to arrive at the recipient 's computer at the same time . |
| 25 | However , if you ca n't find exactly what you want , look for a stockist with sample books so you can order the right colour and style . |
| 26 | Outside the cage the photographer 's saying : ‘ When you jump , spread your arms and legs so I can see you . ’ |
| 27 | no you have to get yourself up with your four legs , you 've got four legs so you can get up , that 's it , just , that 's how horses get up on the front legs first , then the back , that 's right |
| 28 | In this case , a more precise purpose might be , " I want to find out the relative sizes of the most common dinosaurs so I can draw scale pictures of them on a wall chart . " |
| 29 | I have n't slept for weeks , you should see the bags under my eyes — Deardrie , should we get separate beds , or should I get a tape recorder under the covers so he can hear the racket he makes ? |
| 30 | Place your hands on the lower part of your outer thighs so you can feel and see the muscle contractions as you squeeze . |