Example sentences of "can [vb infin] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The court can make a variety of orders — set out in s 461 of the Act — to which reference should be made . |
| 32 | Can make a variety of grunting , hissing and whistling sounds of little significance for identification . |
| 33 | ‘ Now , when it all turns to dust , we can make a bit of dosh . ’ |
| 34 | there does n't seem to be any sense to it really but you can try and make a bit of sense out of some of it not all of it but some of it you can make a bit of sense out of it yes . |
| 35 | They do n't need to , but , erm , I mean nine , ninety eight per cent of their sales is on sale of gas , so the only way you can make a name for yourself is getting involved in things other than gas , one , installing central heating or kitchen . |
| 36 | Once I can make a hole through them it should n't be too difficult to get round into the outer cellar . |
| 37 | You may need new clothes and , perhaps , a briefcase ; the price of travel can make a hole in even the deepest pocket ; and depending on where your job is , you may need to pay advance rent on new accommodation . |
| 38 | You can make a selection of names to be included in the list so the computer will only display combinations of the selected names . |
| 39 | If you make them you can make a waffle with mashed potato |
| 40 | If B brings a claim against A for breach of contract , A can make a counterclaim for indemnity , and the indemnity will extinguish any liability A incurs . |
| 41 | She has three aspects — she can make a man into a warrior . |
| 42 | ‘ Think you can make a go of it ? ’ |
| 43 | He has found several different types of Anomalocaris ; from studying the whole lot , he thinks he can make a case for saying that it belongs with the arthropods , not out on its own . |
| 44 | This potential development value is therefore speculative , but until the individual owners are proved to be wrong in their assessments ( and how can this be done ? ) all owners of land having a potential value can make a case for compensation on the assumption that their particular pieces of land would in fact be chosen for development if planning restrictions were not imposed . |
| 45 | There 's not many you can put up against them , but there 's two or three , like Arsenal , who you can make a case for . ’ |
| 46 | Remember you can make a friend for life . |
| 47 | We can make a choice between struggling on or surrendering forever to the forces of death . ’ |
| 48 | It must not be overdone , but it can make a suggestion of mood that the listener will have . |
| 49 | A player can make a bid for Number 10 ( by answering more questions ) when they have collected 325 seats . |
| 50 | If a reader wants to change some properties , e.g. to make fonts bigger or to exploit colour more , he can make a copy of a hyperdocument and edit the context-specifications within the context-table . |
| 51 | The pupil can make a measurement within the usual range ( 4b ) or outside the usual range ( 4c ) of the instrument to an appropriate level of accuracy . |
| 52 | The Whigs , on the whole , were much more cohesive than the Tories , but even here we can make a distinction between Junto Whigs , Court Whigs and Country Whigs . |
| 53 | My personal observations I can make a comment on , for example , the cultural area . |
| 54 | After all , the right network can make a world of difference to your business . |
| 55 | I can make a pattern for a dress or for cake decoration |
| 56 | I do n't as yet sell many of my paintings , but I can make a sort of living by using my knowledge of furniture and china . |
| 57 | I mean there ought to be someone who can make a lead for us in house , that sort of thing , which we do n't have at the moment , because we 've got things like complicated split leads for rigging up two monitors , and we 've had those twice we 've had those made , outside , but they only need to get sort of broken , and we 're back to square one . |
| 58 | Corporate membership is aimed towards companies within Edinburgh District who , depending on how many employees are joining the scheme , can make a saving of between 10% and 50% off the cost of their cards . |
| 59 | I mean you 've got to be careful at the end of the tax year that you 're actually okay on that ground , er but , and you can make a declaration to the revenue if you 're over the limit , it 's just that I mentioned that because some people like a joint account for it to be received into so that they can both spend it basically . |
| 60 | Nicky can make a joke of ‘ I should be so lucky ’ and Enya herself hates the concept of ‘ manager ’ and gets tired of the assumption of standard music biz distributions of power . |