Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh det] [pron] can [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 At weekends it makes for a good day 's outing to take the family for a picnic , after which they can gather as many strawberries as they want at the various fruit farms dotted around .
2 The green will eventually go brown or black , after which you can wash it away with a high pressure hose .
3 I do a bit of security work myself and Keith 's after whatever he can get , so we 're all up to something . ’
4 it 's more obvious to the audience how , like , Tony 's just after what he can get sort of thing .
5 Advice on Savings — how best to look after what you can afford to save .
6 To quote Bertrand Russell , every language has a structure about which one can say nothing in that language .
7 I mean it 's , it 's general I suppose I mean if it would be better to switch it on and off which you can do and er , you know , I mean we ca n't sit here continually talking
8 Verbs involve an appreciation of time ; nouns of objects in space , or of mental concepts and experiences ; adjectives of qualities between which we can discriminate ; adverbs of associations in time , space and quality .
9 On telemarketing , the code insists that companies must ring up prospective clients at reasonable hours , do not use high pressure sales tactics and allow prospective purchasers a ‘ cooling off ’ period during which they can change their minds .
10 The parties should agree a period of time during which they can continue negotiations and the investors can undertake investigations without fear that the target may be sold to a third party .
11 Bearing in mind that the elderly often most enjoy visits that are on a one-to-one basis , during which they can ventilate their anxieties and have the undivided attention of a sympathetic listener , it is not always a good idea to arrive with several young children in tow , if they can be happily parked elsewhere .
12 As soon as it is over and both males are exhausted they have a brief opportunity during which they can launch an attack and win the harem from both of them , and this has been seen to happen .
13 Under the Law Society 's Scheme , representatives who are not accredited will have a period of six months during which they can develop their skills by being paid for work on less serious cases .
14 Thus even for the privileged few the length of time during which they can enjoy their peak earnings is being restricted .
15 ‘ It is , perhaps , not too much to ask on their behalf for a period of calm during which they can reassert , each in his and her own way , the tradition of public service to which they are clearly dedicated . ’
16 Not only will the proposed reorganisation plunge local government into confusion and uncertainty for a number of years , during which we can expect little progress with the review and upgrading of old minerals permissions , but the resulting structure of small unitary authorities is very unlikely to deliver either the resources or the strategic perspective required to implement the proposed review .
17 Any reputable hypnotherapist should be quite prepared to have a ten-minute ‘ chat ’ with you , free of charge , during which he can answer any questions you might have .
18 The room itself is an object , with all its elements , carpets and hangings included , constituting an authentic whole , through which we can give a lesson in the development of style and taste .
19 The processes through which we can see texts functioning within a social and cultural context are problematic .
20 Are there steps through which we can begin to learn again what was so clearly a part of the New Testament church 's experience ?
21 It 's a marvellous profession through which we can help our fellow citizens , an enriching one which , like medicine , saves lives …
22 They see Caller Display as a service which gives them a window on the world , through which they can stop unwanted calls and increase their sense of security . ’
23 Women are disrupted in their worship by the masculinity of the religion to the point that it ceases to be for them a vehicle through which they can love God .
24 For the purpose of this book , I should like to think of a smallholding as any parcel of agricultural land of up to ( say ) 100 acres , organized to be worked by one or two people , without paid labour , and through which they can make part or the whole of their living .
25 State administrative agencies thus feed off the results of interest-group pressure , and interest groups find in the administration multiple points of access through which they can influence the formulation of government policy .
26 It is useful to point out that when using such materials choreographers must know their vocabulary very thoroughly and select movements through which they can emphasise the moment when disaster strikes .
27 Having chosen the story , theme or music , choreographers must consider the available living material through which they can mould the particular style of dance appropriate to their ideas .
28 Firth and his colleagues argue that the main reason for this gender difference relationships through which they can gain support for their domestic and child care responsibilities , whereas men 's lives are more dominated by work and careers in which siblings usually can not help .
29 Third , and as a consequence of the last two factors , they have been able to develop a number of networks , more or less formal , through which they can contact one another .
30 Counselling seeks to present troubled individuals with a ‘ mirror ’ through which they can assess their social performance , and the reasons which lie behind its success or failure , its quality or lack of quality .
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