Example sentences of "[pron] can [verb] [noun] such " in BNC.
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| 1 | Washing up is a problem because of the business of having to fetch water and heat it up , so I do not bother much with tinned soup , which can make pans such a mess . |
| 2 | Although in November 1926 he could still refer quite positively to " this freemasonary of humanists , this international body of people who can exchange passwords such as Latin verses and the sentences of Plato " , his underlying assessment of Europe , particularly European culture , was becoming decidedly more critical : " I am judging Europe ; it is my sole preoccupation . |
| 3 | You can sing songs such as ‘ The Grandfather 's Clock ’ : |
| 4 | You will also have to pay income tax on the rent , though you can deduct expenses such as management fees , insurance and maintenance . |
| 5 | For the first time you can have electronic anti-lock brakes across the whole range , and on certain models you can specify refinements such as power steering , air conditioning and a CD player . |
| 6 | There are two basic types of swimfeeder ; the open-end which , as the name suggests , has both ends open so that you can use deadbait such as casters and seed baits inside it and block the ends with mud or groundbait . |
| 7 | There is an a la carte restaurant , a residents dining room , lounge with TV and cocktail bar and an English-style pub with pool room , where you can buy snacks such as pizzas and toasted sandwiches . |
| 8 | Not all of us can aspire to this level but we can ask questions such as ‘ what would be the effect of building a motorway between towns A and B ? ’ |
| 9 | One can transmit impressions such as disapproval , disgust , anger , irritation , pleasure , love and understanding by facial gesture , indeed its effectiveness is recognised in colloquial expressions such as ‘ a look enough to kill ’ or ‘ a sour look ’ . |
| 10 | Dr Lesley Hawkins , Director of Services at Surrey University 's Occupational Health Department , has tested ionisers and believes that they can help to relieve asthma and allergies , but there 's no evidence that they can cure diseases such as arthritis and rheumatism . |
| 11 | They can offer services such as tax advice , financial planning services and executorship . |
| 12 | ISB officials wonder how they can prise companies such as British Airways from the Heathrow area — ‘ they have 3,000 software people there — 3,000 — if we could get a fraction of them here … ’ says one IDB official wistfully . |