Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] can [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There are detectives and DCIs and Chief Supers and Commanders every fucking where ; more tecs and CID guys and Anti-Terrorism Squad chaps and regional guys than you can shake a nightstick at , all asking questions , all asking the same fucking questions and me trying to give the same fucking answers ; seeing DI McDunn , sucking saliva through his teeth and letting me share.his B&Hs , is like meeting an old pal even though he 's got all his questions too . |
| 32 | Yes , life is a cabaret old chum , and this one 's full of Club Reps , mobs of them , more than you can shake a stick at . ’ |
| 33 | Truly a top class outfit with more experience than you can shake a stick at . |
| 34 | If you 've read Practical PC from issue 1 , you will know that there have been more graphics standards since 1981 than you can shake a stick at , culminating in today 's VGA standard as the required minimum in a ‘ bog standard ’ machine . |
| 35 | MAMMA Mia Morse — you 're about to be replaced by a roly-poly cop who can scoff a cannelloni faster than you can sink a pint . |
| 36 | Her 15 months for deception and handling was cut on appeal so she can start a degree course in Manchester on Monday . |
| 37 | I suck on your Mum 's boobs every night so she can have a baby . |
| 38 | Also extremely useful is a pathway back into the operating system so you can copy a file onto a floppy for your colleague without having to unload everything . |
| 39 | This is a technique developed by Lotus for making these modular features available while at the same time allowing you to see the document page — so you can edit a drawing while viewing it in context . |
| 40 | ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’ |
| 41 | Go to the Greyfriars Church , conceal yourself somewhere so you can watch a spot , a place in the Lady Chapel on the left side of the sanctuary . |
| 42 | If this reveals buried wood , extend the cut right across the wall , above and below the rail , so you can insert a lever and prise the rail off without doing too much damage to the plasterwork . |
| 43 | Some larger stores sell special tins of all the numbers so you can bake a cake in the shape of your child 's age . |
| 44 | If you are short of cash , club together with brothers and sisters and combine your money so you can buy a present between you . |
| 45 | And they can talk to you and show you around , so you can have a look and see , at the way the calls come in and how they deal with them . |
| 46 | We 'll find , while he 's just finding that look there 's just one more item that 's erm a Christmas card from so I 'll pass that round so you can have a while we 're just trying to find . |
| 47 | Dinner 's about ten , I 'll boil up some water so you can have a shower . ’ |
| 48 | Look , I 've brought you some things so you can have a cuppa on me . |
| 49 | Some manufacturers give a choice so you can have a bag without a zip , with a short length zip or with one which runs the full length of the bag . |
| 50 | I 'll come and put in a couple of hours , so you can get a bit more comfortable . ’ |
| 51 | They do n't know about cold so intense that rivers freeze over so you can drive a horse and cart across them . |
| 52 | A sparkling array shops , bars , refreshment stalls and restaurants are scattered right across the Park , catering to all tastes and pockets so you can take a break any time between rides , sit back and watch the magical world of Disney unfold before your very eyes . |
| 53 | You 'll find them loose in bins so you can fill a bag yourself or they may be pre-packed with a colourful label to show you what you 're buying . |
| 54 | Certain psychological processes have something of this quality , too , and although we can achieve a degree of insight and control over them , they need to be handled with care . |
| 55 | We want to turn state companies into shareholding companies by moving perhaps on to an Italian model of state participation in industry , so we can create a situation where companies would be owned by a combination of the state , private shareholders and foreign investors . |
| 56 | On the livestock side Stuart Ashworth warned that beef producers should brace themselves for a cut in the Beef Special Premium ‘ the base for Scotland is 244,000 male animals but there will be at least 300,000 head this year so we can anticipate a cut of somewhere in the region of 20-25 per cent in BSP payments . |
| 57 | The gradient of a curve is the gradient of tangent , so we can draw a tangent where you wanted it at that place . |
| 58 | Could you let us know the application number so we can take a look at the file ? |
| 59 | Yes , so we can have a rest . |
| 60 | We had a brilliant time and it 's a pity you only get to do it once : Maybe we 'll split up and reform under a different name — so we can have a crack at it next year . |