Example sentences of "and can [verb] [indef pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This answer would be fully acceptable only if the speaker is fully aware of his situation and can do nothing at present to ease it . |
| 2 | Still , I 'm powerless , and can do nothing about anything . |
| 3 | The Labour Party is a busted flush and can do nothing about it . |
| 4 | Your reading will be useful only if you remember it and can do something with it . |
| 5 | Built in the 1740s and housed in the only remaining Gothic interior in the city , it 's now electronically operated and can imitate anything from bagpipes to a brass band . |
| 6 | It is usually 2 or 3 times longer than it is wide , and can measure anything from 12′ to 24′ long and 6′ to 8′ wide ( 3.66/7.32 × 1.83/2.44m ) . |
| 7 | In the summer , washday may happen out of doors , and can stimulate lots of talk and valuable practical experience as children add soap to the water , wash the clothes ( taking care that water does n't flood over the sides of the bowl ) , wring the clothes and peg them out on a line . |
| 8 | She says I always go with my bike shopping — I could n't imagine to go by car … there are no problems parking … and can put lots of things in my bags . |