Example sentences of "and can [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be illusory since the government will decide the value of vouchers and can alter them at will . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Still , I 'm powerless , and can do nothing about anything . |
| 4 | The Labour Party is a busted flush and can do nothing about it . |
| 5 | Your reading will be useful only if you remember it and can do something with it . |
| 6 | The program can learn about new classes and the relationships that exist between classes and can modify itself at run-time . |
| 7 | So , it is said , the person bringing the offering gains possession of the life , the blood , of the sacrificed animal , and can give it to God . |
| 8 | I have priced the beards and can offer them for only £237.99 plus VAT each . |
| 9 | These can help us in making assignments and can tell us about the vibrations of molecular ions . |
| 10 | He 'll fall for a luscious , hot-blooded Spanish girl who understands his music and can match him in passion . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The ‘ right ’ perfume , deodorant , hairdo , suit of clothes , and shoes trivialize our desires and can devalue us as people . |
| 13 | The children will appreciate them and can handle them without too much supervision . |
| 14 | Bear in mind , though , that the witness is entitled to ask for a copy of the statement and can show it to any one they choose , including the other side . |
| 15 | Tsetse flies find the breath of cows equally enticing and can smell it from many kilometres away . |
| 16 | Retirement , when it comes , hits these people unnecessarily hard , and can propel them into a downward spiral of lethargy and depression , leading to premature death . |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | She may be commonplace or dazzling , and can transform herself from one to the other by miraculous means . |
| 19 | Used properly they act as a contraceptive and can protect you from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases . |
| 20 | Used properly they act as a contraceptive and can protect you from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases . |
| 21 | There are Arabs who owned land and can prove it without any doubt . |
| 22 | Unless someone has a scanner and can get it into ascii ? ? |
| 23 | I enjoyed reading this book and can recommend it as a source of information about the background theory and application of ultrasound to chemistry . |
| 24 | It is that of ‘ a thinking , intelligent being , that has reason and reflection , and can consider itself as itself , the same thinking thing in different times and places ’ . |
| 25 | Lillian Graham and Lionel Luyt danced the leads in Suite , but it was remarked that Luyt ‘ no longer has to sustain all the male roles himself , and can share them with useful dancers like John Cranko and David Poole ’ . |
| 26 | As a result , we now have a very detailed picture of the lifestyle of the cuckoo and can recognise it for what it is : not a case of divine creation , but a superb example of the complex adaptations that occur in the intricate interrelationship . |
| 27 | Much more important is that the student is aware of the general principles of that particular area of law , has acquired the proper technique for finding out the specific rules and can apply them to the facts of the case . |
| 28 | DOS 5 is more efficient at managing memory and can install itself in a previously unused area of the computer 's memory leaving more memory available for running programs . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He can not forbid the Common Law Courts to try an action ; but he can forbid a man to bring it , or to go on with it , or to take advantage of the judgement which he has got , and can put him in prison if he does not obey . |