Example sentences of "as [pron] can [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's not so many warm spots as I can spare this'n . ’ |
| 2 | Just as you can gain access to the cave of the unconscious only by being inside already , he seems to be saying , so you can gradually reach towards an understanding of my work only by understanding it in advance . |
| 3 | ‘ They 'll have this wood chopped down for Beanos as soon as you can say market forces . ’ |
| 4 | My next task is to find some printing As you can see printing ink is delivered both in tins and if we have any left there may be somewhere , in tubes . |
| 5 | I I you know I cope with them alright , I I I as you can see Doctor how many prescribed . |
| 6 | Just as you can remove sulphur from power station emissions so you can do the same with carbon dioxide . |
| 7 | It was all right for Annabel — she 's only six , and as long as she can feed sugar to the milkman 's horse every morning she 's happy . |
| 8 | It is sometimes argued that an experienced programmer can detect the ‘ general shape ’ of a particular high-level language X from blocks of machine code , just by hunch and judgement , but this ignores the possibility that the code may have been written in language Y with the syntactic style of X precisely in order to create this confusion ; just as one can murmur English with a German intonation and cause a distant listener to believe he is listening to unintelligible German . |
| 9 | Language is not just the means of communication in literature , but , in so far as one can say literature has a content , language in all its opacity is also the content of literature . |
| 10 | The relevant comment I have heard most often at NCT meetings is that on-one minds a child displaying anti-social behaviour as long as we can see mum is doing something about it ! |
| 11 | And in so far as we can use gender imagery for these things the Logos is a masculine principle … . |
| 12 | We recommend contacting Cedok once you know where you want to go as they can arrange package holidays as well as provide a great deal of information for the independent traveller . |
| 13 | According to Professor Cooper , this type of break is also more beneficial to employees as they can take time off when they need it most . |
| 14 | The visit to the power station is very important to them , as they can gain college credits , which count towards degrees and awards , for reports they make on their return home to America . |
| 15 | They should not be used in any quantity as they can cause stomach upsets , but are extremely useful for the presentation of nouvelle cuisine dishes . |
| 16 | Word is coming in that rival hamlets are already filling in the forms as fast as they can put pen to paper . |
| 17 | It is important that the rags or paper kitchen towel are not left crumpled up after use , as they can catch fire , due to spontaneous combustion . |
| 18 | Some say efficient incineration is preferable to landfill as it can generate heat and electricity . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's our worst enemy as it can destroy property and objects . |
| 20 | This kind of mismatch is not so obvious as the other , but it should not be forgotten , as it can cause difficulty in understanding . |
| 21 | A certain amount of brand identity is no bad thing , providing it does not conceal the function of a product , as it can encourage stability in usage patterns . |
| 22 | Ray Wallace , if playing well would be good cover as he can play midfield or right back . |