Example sentences of "can [vb infin] and [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These people may need to get married — trapped — to prove that they can get out , that divorce is not impossible , to discover that they can influence and do something about the situation . |
| 2 | I can offer an account of what the minimum level to be attained at 16 by 80%-90% of pupils would entail in a few areas of the curriculum … ; in English , pupils would need to demonstrate that they are attentive listeners and confident speakers when dealing with everyday matters of which they have experience , that they can read straightforward written information and pass it on — orally and in written form — without loss of meaning and that they can say clearly what their own views are ; in Mathematics , that they can apply the topics and skills in the foundation list proposed in the Cockcroft Report ; in Science , that they are willing and able to take a practical approach to problems , involving sensible observations and appropriate measurements and can communicate their findings effectively … ; in History , that they possess some historical knowledge and perspective , understand the concepts of cause and consequence , and can compare and extract information from historical evidence and be aware of its limitations ; and in CDT [ craft , design and technology ] , that they can design and make something , using a limited range of materials and calling on a restricted range of concepts and give an account of what they have done and the problems they encountered . |
| 3 | Or you can stay and experience something new , something unknown to science . |
| 4 | ‘ And I tell you frankly that in my opinion one must not hesitate to go to a prostitute occasionally if there is one you can trust and feel something for … . |
| 5 | The cluster erm I was always very aware of this bit so it made me you know aware that there are things you can do and watching everybody just seemed just the answer inside you . |
| 6 | Hence , dilating the nostrils may indicate anxiety , but may also indicate great interest in another horse , or , more simply , the nostrils may be dilated so that the horse can smell and learn something more of its environment . |
| 7 | You work here for an hour at either end of the day , sleep in this funny little store place I 've found you and during the day you can try and find something more normal . |
| 8 | Well I can try and work something comes , they all bash into me . |
| 9 | Yeah , yes you 've got a car and you can go and visit somebody and go door to door |
| 10 | Yeah you can go and bring something else done . |
| 11 | I can go and ask someone . ’ |
| 12 | And then we can go and buy something nice for dinner . |
| 13 | Some sites can go and order everything up to a thousand pounds . |
| 14 | He 's got magic , he can go and get one . |
| 15 | I can go and get one . |
| 16 | Whereas historically it was expensive , rare , and available only to the privileged few , mainly mathematicians and scientists , now anyone can own and use one . |