Example sentences of "can [vb infin] them [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , ’ he said , ‘ you can peel them and boil them or cut them up and fry them or … ’ |
| 2 | He can catch them and gut them . |
| 3 | Not images , but people who can direct them or lead them , channel their energies or expand their scope are what they need . |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday head a list of four clubs who can overtake them and snatch second place . |
| 5 | Mind you I suppose out of a catalogue it 's at least you can feel them and see them all that . |
| 6 | A tube runs from the back of the body chamber into the flotation tanks at the rear so that the animal can flood them and adjust its buoyancy to float at whatever level it wishes . |
| 7 | With hindsight we can envisage them as biding their time , as it were , until their reptilian competitors disappeared . |
| 8 | A new deep house night opens its doors on Aug 28 at The Podium , but Work has a twist — members can enter their names on a database so that any fellow worker looking for a singer , dancer , or whoever can access them and offer them a job . |
| 9 | Our minds naturally associate people , places and events with past experiences so that we can stereotype them and decide whether they are good or bad for us . |
| 10 | ‘ I can take them or leave them , sir . ’ |
| 11 | First , an investor who holds a long position in shares which are overpriced can sell them and buy the relatively underpriced index future ( a swap or stock replacement ) . |
| 12 | You can hammer them and get them thin or mould them to make panels for cars . |
| 13 | You can try them and see which you like . ’ |
| 14 | But if you can produce them and like to do it , and if they fit the particular sort of book you are writing , well and good . |
| 15 | The ad people know that girls are watching and that they can attract them and form their ideas by making the girl associate their product with a particular image — so that when she is looking at a hair gel in a chemist 's , that will conjure up for her the image of the model used to advertise it , and make her want to look that way herself , and want to buy it . |
| 16 | In fact I 'm a very lucky man , you know , I can love them and leave them all except one , all except one , you 've al you 've always , you 've always got to meet your Waterloo have n't you eh ? |
| 17 | The agent will give a demonstration of the goods on sale , and visitors can examine them and try them out . |
| 18 | Perhaps you can expand them and provide figures and accounts , Captain Meredith . ’ |
| 19 | We can organise them and lead them through highly prescriptive sessions in which they act out the teacher 's scenario . |
| 20 | Their wings are often swept forward slightly although they can close them and dive at tremendous speeds ( Figure 9 ) . |