Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [vb infin] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A visit to Helmsley town and castle ( where walkers can take up the Cleveland Way long-distance footpath ) , with a stop-off at Rievaulx Abbey , makes for an enjoyable outing . |
| 2 | The Nation 's Schools , Butler 's official pamphlet of 1945 , gestured vaguely towards freedom and liveliness , but not much else : ‘ Free from the pressure of any external examination these schools can work out the best and liveliest forms of secondary education suited to their pupils . ’ |
| 3 | As has been noted before , pictures can break up the text , provide ‘ landmarks ’ for the struggling reader , and help in making mental pictures . |
| 4 | Occasionally a book has almost achieved immortality , like John Ruskin 's Stones of Venice , but even more modest books can call up the spirit of a place ; and a private letter may illuminate both a person and a work of art . |
| 5 | Beyond the cathedral and the little churches , visitors can walk up the mountainside to the tiny , medieval village of Scala . |
| 6 | Brilliant you see , he 's done it for so many years can work out the space and everything . |
| 7 | The survey ( Survey of Financial Consolidation Systems 1991 ) revealed that organisations can speed up the collection of financial data from their subsidiaries by up to 44% using automatic data capture techniques . |
| 8 | It also needs long periods of ecological stability during which evolutionary epochs can bring about the necessary organic synthesis . |
| 9 | Here , boards can speed down the course within feet of the beach in consistent summer trade winds of up to 45 knots , and it looks set to become the ideal venue for breaking records . |
| 10 | Some individuals can take up the suggestions of the hypnotist to the extent of becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell ; they may withstand pain without a murmur , re-experience being a six-year old , or even forget everything that happened , after hypnosis , until given a prearranged ‘ release ’ signal . |
| 11 | Thus if the Ming Vase is lent to the taxpayer repayable on demand ( so to say ) then if the taxpayer does in fact have the use for the entire year then the type of rental likely to be charged on such a letting in the market ( duly discounted because the trustees can call back the vase on demand ) is likely to comprise the benefit under s740 . |
| 12 | A special intercom linking the theatre with the pathology lab means surgeons can find out the results of a biopsy within a few minutes to establish , for instance , if a tumour they are operating on is malignant . |
| 13 | Great coldness and chills run up and down the back ; pains can go up the back too . |
| 14 | These devices can back up the whole system or only those parts which you specify , and are very fast . |
| 15 | To upgrade to multiple CPUs and new , faster microprocessors including the 50MHz SuperSparc when it is available in volume , users can pull out the Sparc module and replace it with a new one . |
| 16 | The spectators can take over the performers ' roles . |
| 17 | All Nursery and Primary 1–4 children enjoy the pleasant surroundings of modern purpose-built accommodation where , in a safe , controlled environment , with separate play areas , the children can lay down the basis of their future educational development . |
| 18 | Whichever team wins th the cha children can give out the Christmas presents . |
| 19 | You have to watch your step at Llidiardau Mawr — uneven floors , low doorways and steep stairways can catch out the unwary ! |
| 20 | Only rational beings can weigh up the merits of competing claims for attention , be they those of moral patients or other moral agents . |
| 21 | the task can be systematized or programmed in some way so that others can carry out the routines strictly to your requirements , thus reoccurring items are frequently delegated without undue risks being incurred |
| 22 | Tuck empty scent bottles into your wardrobe and drawers , leaving the tops off so that your clothes can soak up the subtle aroma left in the bottles . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , on Saturday night , Lee here and a few of his mates can go up the Ilford Palais , right ? |
| 24 | If higher level components can sort out the intended string from the many false positives , then LA can take fewer risks when matching word hypotheses to the acoustic input . |
| 25 | It was given as an example of how design errors and omissions can push up the cost of road contracts . |
| 26 | This narrowing or furring up of the arteries can slow down the flow of the blood to your heart ( giving rise to the condition known as angina ) or even cut off the supply completely , at which point a heart attack then occurs . |
| 27 | Local initiatives can lay out the line of policy that a future Labour government can follow ’ ( quoted in Duncan and Goodwin , 1988 , p. 128 ) . |
| 28 | In this model , testing consists of checking that the students can carry out the task by the criteria detailed in the objectives . |
| 29 | In the autumn they established a Women 's International League based on a joint platform of women 's rights and pacifism : ‘ only free women can build up the peace which is to be . ’ |
| 30 | And thanks to a smart directory — a custom-designed programme by Richard himself — senders can track down the person they want even if they have only the recipient 's first name , or just the vaguest idea of their title or where they work . |