Example sentences of "they can [vb infin] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mark James , Jim Payne , David Gilford and Paul Broadhurst think they can beat him this week as does Gordon Brand jun who was joint second with Ireland 's David Faherty in Valencia . |
| 2 | It is therefore imperative to record these experiences in words now , to recreate them ‘ in substance and in life ’ , so that they can restore him in the future . |
| 3 | ‘ You mean the Khans think they can control him , ’ Alexei said . |
| 4 | They should be helped to recognise that racism is a reality in society and that , although they can not protect the child from it , they can prepare him or her to deal with it when it is encountered . |
| 5 | He can also be expected to make the most of whatever face-savers the mediators feel they can offer him . |
| 6 | His puppies do the same thing — and it 's not as if they can copy him , because they never see him . |
| 7 | Faced by the Greek leaders come to manipulate him back to the war Achilles stalks off before they can reach him , pointedly speaking prose : ‘ Come , Patroclus , I 'll speak with nobody . |
| 8 | He also carefully counts the local council votes in all the wards which affect his constituency to see what they can tell him about the likely outcome of the parliamentary election . |
| 9 | The 1981 Transport Act now states that once the police have reasonable cause to believe that a driver has been drinking , they can follow him home and breath test him there if they wish . |
| 10 | Probably they think they can catch him . ’ |
| 11 | In terms of motivating those around him Daley has no peer , and if when he finally hangs up his spikes they can convince him to go into coaching , he will be sensational . |
| 12 | If anyone still has his number , they can ring him up and tell him so . |
| 13 | If he is completely silent , they are more than satisfied , if only they can see him . |
| 14 | And so you 're , er , have actually , you 're at or whatever , erm , it would be nice to think , and I 'm not exactly sure , my geography 's not that good at that particular part , but you , you sort of tend to look at it , and say , right if he 's in and out , and it 's ten o'clock and somebody says they can see him at eleven , you know , and there 's this tendency , to say , well erm , O K. Yes ? |
| 15 | Furthermore they know that they can trust him because he will not filch money from the common agricultural policy , as Labour would do , to use it for other purposes . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , they can let him go back to Spain when they wish . ’ |
| 17 | erm , artist erm if we require er , request it they can afford him . |
| 18 | If er something comes in , they can attack him on his back do you see . |