Example sentences of "they can do [indef pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both have replied saying while they are sympathetic , they can do nothing about her situation . |
| 2 | The Government wish that such increases were not happening , but realise that they can do nothing about them . |
| 3 | And so we 've got to desire to have our broken relationship with God restored , you see we need to receive what God offers in Christ , the fact that Christ died for our sins does not mean a thing to us until we say yes I accept it for me , I believe you died for me , I receive it , I 'm linked into it , you see your house can be , let me give you a very simple illustration , your house is linked up with er Eastern Electricity and there is so many er I du n no what , what the what it is , but there is the power there , the there are , there are kilo watts of power on tap in your home , but in the winter you 're cold , when it gets dark outside , it 's dark inside the cooker , the electric cooker does n't work , the fridge is not operating the food is going rotten , you ca n't watch a programme on television , why , because you have n't plugged into the source of the power , it 's as simple as that , you ca n't blame the Electricity Board , it 's not Eastern Electricity 's fault it 's your fault because all the plugs are out of the sockets and it does n't matter what the Electricity Board does short of blowing up your house , they can do nothing for you and it does n't matter what God has done in Christ until we as it were to also plug in , it does n't mean a thing to us , but the moment we link in , that 's the change , the lights come on , there 's , there 's heat there , the stove works , the , the radio , the television , the record player , they 're all operating , the freezer 's working , the situation has changed , we needs to receive what God offers us in Christ |
| 4 | They can do everything in two rehearsals , and they take to Berlioz because of the virtuosity of their playing and the quickness of their reading . |
| 5 | It 's about individual people realising they can do something beyond what they may normally expect to achieve . ’ |
| 6 | I mean , it needs to perhaps perhaps they can do something for the first couple |
| 7 | And when they go out on a football field they can do something about it . |
| 8 | Women have always felt both complaint and commitment about domestic life with men — the difference is that today they can do something about that contradiction . |
| 9 | The fac targets are focused on things that are within that own persons control , that they can do something about themselves , straight away . |
| 10 | " We want to bring it to the attention of communities that they can do something about the rubbish in their streets , " said UNEP 's Richard Lumbe , launching the campaign in Nairobi . |
| 11 | And see , you know , if they can do something about that , maybe it 'd be right time . |
| 12 | two years older and they can do lots of other things |
| 13 | ‘ They can do anything with computers . |
| 14 | I see people now in the same situation as I was before , unable to meet anyone , and they do n't feel they can do anything about it , and I want to say ‘ Yes you can ! ’ |