Example sentences of "can [pers pn] [vb infin] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | How much longer can I continue to be the thinking man 's Busby ? |
| 2 | How can I pretend to be Juliet — to feel Juliet 's love , when I know now what true love is ? ’ |
| 3 | Can I learn to be a hypnotherapist ? |
| 4 | ‘ I do not claim to be my brother 's keeper , so how can I claim to be Vechey 's ? |
| 5 | ‘ Can you bear to be held down by the bonds of marriage ? |
| 6 | Can you afford to be away so long ? |
| 7 | How can we expect to be lifted by the language of prayer ‘ if the sentence itself needs to be lifted — by a stretcher ? ’ he asked . |
| 8 | How can we expect to be lifted by the language of prayer ‘ if the sentence itself needs to be lifted — by a stretcher ? ’ he asked . |
| 9 | But this poses a problem : if ‘ crimes ’ are diverse , changeable and selective , how can we expect to be able to make any general statements about the conditions that influence their prevalence ? |
| 10 | But at the end , we are alone , and only in the lives and memories of our children , our friends and our work can we hope to be remembered . |
| 11 | Namibia 's media institutions can not play an effective role in the process of nation-building and development if they are not staffed with knowledgeable and skilled personnel , nor can they hope to be successful in their general functions to inform and enlighten the Namibian public without adequate professional training and research . |
| 12 | Namibia 's media institutions can not play an effective role in the process of nation-building and development if they are not staffed with knowledgeable and skilled personnel , nor can they hope to be successful in their general functions to inform and enlighten the Namibian public without adequate professional training and research . |