Example sentences of "can [vb infin] the [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the patient 's well-being is enhanced or if a problem such as asthma is cured , but joint pains flare up or a skin rash develops , the physician can reassure the patient that things are moving in the right direction and that the joint or skin problem should be transient and will also clear up in due course . |
| 2 | Alternatively , we can make the decision that decent wages should be paid to all workers who carry out their duties properly and effectively , and that this increased wage level may need to be reflected in the price of the good or service . |
| 3 | Together we can make the country that we love everything it was meant to be . |
| 4 | But no , no , because we can make the assump , we can make the assumption that it that the that they could get it , if they do n't get it from us they 'll get it from whatever the prices . |
| 5 | Sentencing Clarke to 21 months in prison and a 3 year driving ban , Judge Francis Allen said , ’ nothing this court can do can remedy the harm that you caused by your decision to drive that day . |
| 6 | Well I think this war the aim of this war is to achieve erm minimum casualty , and by doing what the allied forces are doing by denying the Iraqui forces the logistics such as transportations and communication system is very vital to reduce the power of the enemy and then you can force him to retreat , or you can weaken the army that will result in minimum casualty for the allied forces . |
| 7 | I do not understand how the Government can paint the picture that they have . |
| 8 | In particular , the counsellor can counter the belief that pain and illness are the natural and unavoidable consequences of growing old . |
| 9 | Now I do ask myself this this question erm I can recognise the argument that if you if you 're not actually going to achieve your objectives you have to change your mind . |
| 10 | At a horse show anyone can recognise the horse that is saying , ‘ You 're annoying me ! ’ , by the swishing of its tail ; or the horse that announces to its spurred rider , ‘ You 're hurting my sides ! ’ , by tightened muscles making a clear line along the lower edge of its ribcage ; or the halter horse , taut with anxiety and showing the whites of its eyes , telling all but its insensitive handler that it is afraid ! |
| 11 | In modern high speed aircraft this can include the device that regulates the ‘ feel ’ the pilot experiences on the flying controls , which is arranged to be proportional to the speed of the aircraft . |
| 12 | You 're coming over so that we can discuss the demand that the women 's movement is making for free contraception and abortion on demand , and the strategy that our local women 's group might develop in struggling for that at a local level , how we relate to other women and groups of women in the area , how the abortion issue relates to other ones . |
| 13 | As an example of the pitfalls involved in drafting questions , we can consider the fuss that there was in 1983 when Hill announced that he had found that as many as 40 per cent of six-year-old children had seen ‘ video-nasties ’ ( i.e. video films of horror , violence , and sadistic sex ) . |
| 14 | By phrasing control in these terms , the courts can preserve the impression that they are thereby only fulfilling the legislative will . |
| 15 | well we can count the panelling that we 've got left over there , how many do we use a day ? |
| 16 | ‘ Louise ( 2½ ) likes to have her own activities , and I can enjoy the fact that I can participate too . ’ |
| 17 | You can enjoy the feeling that you and your life are moving in the right direction towards action , health , harmony and independence . |
| 18 | So many mixed feelings of guilt and anxiety , love and hate can blur the issue that it may be important to adopt the suggestion of one therapist and discuss all the issues with a wise counsellor , perhaps a minister or some other friend of the family , who knows most of the people concerned but has none of the strong emotional involvement of a family member . |
| 19 | We know that for people who can already read , the first sight of a foreign script can give the impression that all the words look alike . |
| 20 | Er , yes I agree the funding that we provide at the moment , seventeen thousand I think , er i in in we 've already committed erm for for wh for the coming year , is small but it is because of the example , because er people who wish to m er erm promote cycling schemes and cycling policies within South Cambridgeshire , within the county council can identify the example that we have been setting that hypothecated budget aimed at cycling have been er directed this way and have been spent amicably , constructively , sensibly by cycling working parties . |
| 21 | Yet , if we take this together with the fact that many other forms characteristic of modern English spread in these centuries from the East Midlands and the North , we can advance the hypothesis that this change was in progress in the East Midlands around 1300 , and look for further evidence to support or refute this . |
| 22 | The easiest way to introduce technical progress is to assume that factors become more effective over time , e.g. , that one worker can do the work that two did a decade ago . |
| 23 | The pesticides law will ban chemicals that require special safety precautions unless farm owners can show the government that their workers are able to use them safely . |
| 24 | Finally , if the surveyor can show the contractor that he is processing the claim and will.make his decision within a reasonable time , it should be possible to maintain a good relationship with him . |
| 25 | I can remember the butcher that was a butcher on Road . |
| 26 | Er let's see if you can remember the year that was . |
| 27 | We can discount the possibility that Fermat was lying : this was a personal note , for him alone to read . |
| 28 | And so we yes , we can use the information that we can see to advise on how best to treat the patient . |
| 29 | Finally we can use the fact that is symmetric , giving . |
| 30 | Even if he can convince the Treasury that some savings will accrue , these may not be sufficient to remain a convincing reason for the large-scale council upheaval envisaged . |