Example sentences of "[adv] can [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Men take on an obligation to maintain their children and their wives , and refusal to take paid employment in order to do so can in the last resort lead to imprisonment . |
| 2 | The problems that arise from the development of a new crop on a research station and the attempts to recreate it in economically and environmentally diverse farms outside can in this way be avoided ( CIMMYT 1980 , Biggs , 1981 ) . |
| 3 | It is no small thing to be able to leave your belongings unguarded and your doors unlocked , as you still can in the country areas of Greece ( Davies 1982 : 85 ) . |
| 4 | The County Council 's view has always been , before you face that hurdle , let's agree or get the principle accepted and then we move as quickly as we possible er as we possibly can towards a preferred erm location . |
| 5 | Really slam into the punch bag , hitting it with a constant barrage of punches as fast and as hard as you possibly can for no more than 15–20 seconds . |
| 6 | In my guts I feel that , even if everything goes the best it possibly can for me , my life has changed completely and forever . |
| 7 | ‘ We 've got lots of room , and you know that I 'll do anything I possibly can for them . |
| 8 | Now my colleague John spoke with you and he he outlined as much as he possibly can on the on the space on the telephone . |
| 9 | ‘ We shall be contributing as much as we possibly can to the home , which is actually in need of 28 new beds , ’ she added . |
| 10 | I suppose you may say : ‘ Why should I be more green ’ ? and what I say to that is : ‘ I do n't know what the reason is for you but I do know that for me it 's about showing compassion for the planet we live on and trying to hand on as much beauty and good-will as we possibly can to future generations ; while improving our own quality of life . |
| 11 | They must get as nigh the water as they possibly can without falling in . |
| 12 | I can not emphasize enough , however , the importance of learning all that you possibly can about the varieties you are interested in before you buy and plant . |
| 13 | South Manchester health district : ‘ We have put everything we possibly can into this case . |
| 14 | I mean , I think that one should put as much service as one possibly can into the preventive end — I ca n't see it as an either/or ! |
| 15 | Just make the best decision you possibly can in the light of the information contained in Chapter 4 . |
| 16 | But unless you want to spend your time and money on litigation against surveyors , building societies , estate agents and solicitors , with no guarantee of success in the end , you need to become as competent as you possibly can in carrying out your own surveys , even if it is simply to check that the ‘ expert ’ has n't missed anything . |
| 17 | Avoid over-spending in the first half of the year and set aside as much as you possibly can in the event of any tax demands or unexpected large financial outlays later . |
| 18 | And my plea would be that we do everything we possibly can and that 's why I found the quotation from scripture in this section so apposite , that we do everything we possibly can in grace and love and truth to help people to enter into a commitment to the ministry of the whole people of God . |
| 19 | Unless they 're out carrying out their inspections but at least the administrator 's there , she will help all she possibly can in the absence of the fire safety officer . |
| 20 | I try to involve myself as much as I possibly can in ongoing independent Black community struggles in particular , and giving support to overall working class struggles , which are actually putting the needs of ordinary women and ordinary people first . |
| 21 | and I 've helped you as much as I possibly can in the past , a few weeks , to the best of my ability |
| 22 | From what I can see , stagedivers consist of both ‘ nice ’ and ‘ nasty ’ people — the nasty attempting to cause as much pain as they possibly can by kicking and punching people as they land . |
| 23 | If customers preferred more choice , as most do today , IBM 's existing subsidiaries could compete for their business more fiercely and profitably than they ever can as part of Big Blue . |
| 24 | The term ‘ consultation ’ is often used inaccurately ; we should be clear as a union , but also CA as an organisation , as to what we mean by it . |
| 25 | The projectionist there dutifully pulled out can after can of old stock , sometimes so poorly preserved that the nitrate was destroying the footage . |
| 26 | It hardly needs emphasizing that on any question that is interesting , such as social roles of the sexes , we would have to be able to read the historical record better than we now can in order to arrive at any strong conclusions about what is biologically discouraged . |
| 27 | On the death of father or mother the guardianship devolves on the surviving spouse ; but either can by deed or will appoint guardians to act with the survivor . |
| 28 | My intention is to bring a little common sense to bear on the claims made by the authors mentioned above , because claims that buildings and landscape have been laid out geometrically can at least be checked . |