Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [Wh det] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps I could at least stay until she wakes up and I can explain what 's happening . ’ |
| 2 | We must find some way of ‘ taking out ’ of our calculations that fraction of brain that can be attributed simply to body size , so that we can compare what is left over as the true ‘ braininess ’ of animals . |
| 3 | If the occasion arises that your parent is seriously ill and wishes you ( or some other relative or close friend ) to act for her and have access to some of her money so that you can pay her bills and buy her anything she needs , she can grant what is known as ‘ Power of Attorney ’ . |
| 4 | To put this another way , we can predict what is going to happen in most of the situations in which we find ourselves because we have expectations that certain rules will be followed . |
| 5 | if you got T V monitors you can watch what 's going |
| 6 | This , of course , is fine if you have an on-board pilot who can feel what is happening . |
| 7 | It is hard to see how this explanation can do what is required of it . |
| 8 | It is my belief that anorexic speech ( or , more literally , behaviour ) consists of two quite separate and often contradictory texts , and that it is only by studying them both , in order to fit them together and so come up with an amended text , that we can understand what is going on inside the anorexic herself . |
| 9 | The first is to provide simple descriptions of complex data so that we can understand what is going on in our experiments . |
| 10 | The two-stage compiler raises the intriguing possibility of gaining a direct C interface into Pick , but the company is adamant that the use of C rather than Flash Basic would be not only difficult , but also really naughty : ‘ that is not the intention ’ said one company official , adding ‘ we only mention the C interim step so that people can understand what is going on ’ — at least until , version 6.1 — of which , more later . |
| 11 | When they load or unload a ship they can understand what 's wanted . ’ |
| 12 | So , I can understand what 's going on , but it 's like when I saw it , I saw the R S C production , |
| 13 | He has a duty , his Christian duty that he 's adopted to communicate this so that other Christians can understand what was happening to Jesus . |
| 14 | ‘ Then we can spend what 's left of the night discussing the lousy weather with them , ’ was the disagreeable reply to this nervous question . |
| 15 | For this type of activity the ‘ film type ’ program can provide what is needed for a whole class with little teacher intervention . |
| 16 | If you look at any good policeman , you will notice that he always walks facing the traffic , so that he can see what is coming towards him and is not taken by surprise . |
| 17 | If your roof is not felted , it may be a little dustier in the roof space , but it will be better ventilated and you can see what is happening to the tiles and battens more easily . |
| 18 | If you know how to read the ocean , it is like looking at the stars : you can see what is happening not only far away but also long ago . |
| 19 | With careful arrangement you can see what is happening in the next room ( with an open dividing door or glass panel ) or behind you or in the hall , even in the garden , thereby extending your range of vision and your range of information . |
| 20 | Diana much prefers sitting in the body of the auditorium where she can see what is going on on stage . |
| 21 | The foster parents remain unconcerned as their own eggs or nestlings follow each other to the ground , even when they can see what is going on . |
| 22 | ‘ But you make me so angry , ’ she said on a short laugh , ‘ when anyone with half a brain can see what is going on ! ’ |
| 23 | To return to the point made by the hon. Member for Islington , South and Finsbury ( Mr. Smith ) , this is all about transparency and opening up the process to much greater public scrutiny , so that the public can see what is going on , the taxpayer can see what his or her money is being spent on and the customer can see the standard of service being contracted to be provided . |
| 24 | I can see what 's gon na happen . |
| 25 | It 's just that most offices put them in the open near the coffee machine or the Ladies loo and anybody can see what 's coming over . |
| 26 | And you 'll be and you 'd be thinking , Ah I can see where he 's going now yeah I can see what 's coming up next he 's going to now he 's he 's integrated once |
| 27 | I can see what 's coming . |
| 28 | The advantage , however , of first letting them improvise more freely in small groups is that with careful monitoring you can see what 's interesting them , what they want to explore in their drama . |
| 29 | We ought to find a place where we can see what 's happening . ’ |
| 30 | Go alt N and you can see what 's happening is your text is actually being indented one tab stop at a time so it ends up as a narrow thin ribbon of text skating down the page and if you do this really crazily you can end up with a document that is only just one word wide ! |