Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [adv prt] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Originally , rendering was on the inside , but this can flake off and block the drain , so rendering ( if used ) is now put on the outside . |
| 2 | Excess LDL , rejected by the now full-up cells are deposited in the walls of the arteries , where they can build up and make the arteries narrower . |
| 3 | If the complete orchard is enclosed with wire , snow can build up and allow access over the top , especially when drifting occurs . |
| 4 | Knowledge and skills are a valuable source of power that we can build on and develop . |
| 5 | Rather than take the long outside course , A can slow down and cut inside |
| 6 | It means that our no. 8 can stay down and help the shove . |
| 7 | So why do n't you admit supplying and then John can stay out and look after the kids , like ? ’ |
| 8 | A woman who farms land all year can make straw rope , pots and pitchforks in slack periods ; she can cook noodles for the local factory ; she grows her own cotton to stitch into winter padded jackets ; and — unlike most of her Western counterparts — can strip down and mend her bike . |
| 9 | Economic trends occur swiftly and become established before large industries can scale up and take advantage of new demands . |
| 10 | In deep water the travelling wave may be only a few feet high : but on those rare occasions when such waves reach shallow water , or coastlines , they can rear up and explode with fearful consequences . |
| 11 | Sam wants the plane and all the coke in it and Dwayne and the rest can fuck off and die for all he cares . |
| 12 | If you can pack up and go on Tuesday August 11 , you can dash off to Spain for a week 's bed and breakfast in a two-star hotel for as little as £229 . |
| 13 | So anything that can fall down and go faster as it falls . |
| 14 | Without a check the hammer can bounce up and hit the string again , distorting the sound intended by the player . |
| 15 | Without a check , the player has less control , especially when repeating notes , and the hammer can bounce up and hit the string again , distorting the sound and inhibiting the freedom of the player to play loudly . |
| 16 | She can count out and administer her own drugs and explain her own needs during visits to the doctor . |
| 17 | The scriptwriters should take note of our FUN FORTNIGHT include a few more comical characters who can lighten up and shake off all these severe scenarios . |
| 18 | You can freshen up and change . ’ |
| 19 | Some museums offer Victorian classrooms where pupils can dress up and experience Victorian schooling methods . |
| 20 | It 's not just something you can dress up and take for walks in the park . |
| 21 | This means horses can break up and digest plant food more quickly . |
| 22 | BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL We can now make plastics which can break down and disappear into the soil . |
| 23 | But , the sa the very same organisms responsible for that relatively moderate appearance can also produce blocked er region of Prince Charles , the carbuncle with which in it 's most er florid form can break down and produce the series , but really effectively interconnecting . |
| 24 | Somewhere along the line , real communication can break down and talking together dwindle to basic exchanges about the practical commonplaces of daily life — ‘ Did you remember to post the letters ? ’ — ‘ Will you pick up Auntie ? ’ |
| 25 | When light dawns as to what we are fighting for and why it is so difficult to achieve , sometimes we can break off and laugh with relief and take the steps to reconciliation that , again and again and again seem to be necessary . |
| 26 | Face yourself , see what changes you can bring about and stop accepting an undesirable situation . |
| 27 | If a cork dries out , shrinkage occurs and air and moisture can seep in and spoil wine . |
| 28 | Practice at home , preferably in your back garden or on a patch of waste grass nearby your house , until you can tune in and use your detector as explained in the operating instructions . |
| 29 | The big advantage we 've got over bands from the '60s and '70s is we can look back and see the exact point at which they all turned shit — and we 're not going to make the same mistake ! ’ |
| 30 | What we have here is , is a huge sheet of this material on the wall , and the visitors stand in front of this and press a flashlight which allows them then to make all sorts of poses on the wall , and as they then move away , their shadow is left on the wall so they can look back and see what their , their shadow was like in the pose . |