Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Selwyn Gummer , Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food There is no point in producing a list of microwave ovens without giving the detailed instructions so that those using them can improve their performance . |
| 2 | These are often a combination of personal and peer-group interests ; and pursuing them can lead to the development of a wide range of knowledge and skills . |
| 3 | And if you 're to try and fill her shoes , which I very much doubt you 'll ever do , but if you 're to be even half the woman that she was , may God have mercy on her , then you 'll need all the reminding I can give you . ’ |
| 4 | out of the balcony and he starts singing I can see Keilly |
| 5 | If I nearly close my eyes and carry on walking I can pretend I 'm blind . |
| 6 | then you can take it on you can start understanding you can start building up your knowledge base . |
| 7 | Every scrap of understanding you can glean about the dynamics of bereavement will , of course , be valuable ; but never try simply to ‘ play it by the book ’ — this or any other , for in the long run it will be the way you use your heart , not your head , that will count most . |
| 8 | This particular aspect of thematic organization is of special relevance in translation because understanding it can help to heighten our awareness of meaningful choices made by speakers and writers in the course of communication . |
| 9 | You are not going to sacrifice sleep pretending you can catch up later . |
| 10 | One has only to think of the British motorcycle industry and its once-prime position to see the folly of believing you can sustain a world leading position without constant innovation . |
| 11 | ‘ If you want to go swimming you can do it for less than £800 a day . |
| 12 | At least with newt searching you can pick one up and share it round if you find one . |
| 13 | Well let us explore it first and see what the issues are and then if there 's any dispute then , then you can call another meeting at the February sales meeting we can discuss it |
| 14 | In this month 's article I will be discussing this and in passing we can look at the wider aspects of how techniques and paddle strokes are developed . |
| 15 | ‘ The one thing you have got to give the fans is hope , and we 've got the staff at Aresenal to get them believing we can win things . ’ |
| 16 | We grow up , we become career-orientated , obsessed with status and we stop believing we can fly . |
| 17 | ‘ Children with no conception of success or failure can be kidded into believing they can do any job . |
| 18 | ‘ Like imagining they can take up where they left off , ’ he gritted . |
| 19 | GORDON Brand Jnr has a stranglehold on the GA European Open at East Sussex National but Seve Ballesteros set out today believing he can break it . |
| 20 | Mr Carter 's closer relationship with Mr Bush has got his smile back into the newspapers , but Mr Carter has never stopped believing he can help solve the world 's problems . |
| 21 | mm and when she starts eating she can eat |
| 22 | drawing you can do it , in it ? |
| 23 | If you are really serious about cooking you can order ‘ Freds Recipes for Edna 's Cookbook ’ which is on 4 discs Order Code : 8220 which includes 3,500 different recipes for you to browse and use from Breakfast and Sandwiches to Meats , Poultry , Seafood , Pasta , Gravy 's , Vegetables , Beverages , Cakes and many others . |
| 24 | The crops grown on a farm and the reasons for growing them can vary enormously . |
| 25 | Last fifty nine going I can tell you |
| 26 | The only slight justification for Batty going I can see , I realised last night . |
| 27 | ‘ I was panicking I can tell you . |
| 28 | Neighbours and friends tell me that when I am racing you can hear the noise right down the street ; it is as if I am running in Dad 's front room ! |
| 29 | Wh w when testing a new drug , you 're trading off th th the the level of testing you can do , it takes about a hundred millions pounds to produce a new drug , it takes about ten years from test tube to getting a licence . |
| 30 | They won the League Cup two years ago and Hirst added : ‘ We 've done it once and the way we 're going we can do it again . |