Example sentences of "can [vb infin] you " in BNC.

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1 The other thing about celebrity , of course , is that it can earn you a decent living — although usually only after years of struggle , as with most jobs .
2 A car boot sale can earn you extra cash and save you money by reducing the load your removers have to take to your new home .
3 If you get on the wrong side of Miss Trunchbull she can liquidise you like a carrot in a kitchen blender .
4 She can spare you but a few minutes , she says — ’ the dowager-duchess had in fact said no such thing ‘ — but will see you at once . ’
5 ‘ If you mean because it 's your day off , there are no days off during this case unless I decide I can spare you . ’
6 ‘ If your mother can spare you , boy , perhaps you 'll visit us ? ’
7 ‘ As soon as I can spare you , you are to go over there and make the place habitable .
8 ‘ I can spare you half an hour before my presence is called for in the refectory .
9 Menzies can spare you , I 've spoken to him .
10 ‘ Well , since you ask so nicely , I suppose I can spare you a couple of moments , ’ she said , with a touch of her old wry humour .
11 ‘ Tell me how to please you so that I can court you . ’
12 I can reassure you that your sexy dreams are nothing to worry about .
13 Naipaul has long been a reader of Conrad , and Guerrillas can make you think of Nostromo .
14 At eighteen she is doing A levels at college and wants to train as an aromatherapist , because she feels that looking after yourself with massage and perfume can make you feel good about yourself .
15 As you grow older the shape of the lipline becomes less defined ; using a lip pencil can make you look younger .
16 He can make you believe you are the only woman on earth for him , and only a Frenchman out of all the men in the world could look at me and tell me to my face that I am beautiful .
17 We have all heard of the addiction caused by long-term taking of tranquillisers but did you realise that the effect of sleeping pills can last well into the following day and many antihistamines ( commonly taken to relieve colds or allergies ) can make you so drowsy that you should not drive for some hours after taking them ?
18 The distinction is important , because if you are very sensitive to yeast , even the smallest amount can make you ill , so scrupulous avoidance is necessary , especially at first .
19 Swimming off Britain 's sewage-strewn beaches can make you sick , but constant campaigning from The Marine Conservation Society has put pressure on local authorities to tell the public exactly what and where the dangers are .
20 Being primed with the relevant background information can make you much more confident that you are saying the right thing to the right person .
21 All I 'm saying is that worry can make you thin . ’
22 Do not sit in the hottest bath that you can stand , because this can make you feel faint and you could pass out when you stand up .
23 ‘ Baby , I can make you very happy , ’ his voice pleads into her shoulder blades .
24 Supermodels can make you sick
25 He then continues to say ‘ This is a game to see if I can make you say ‘ sixteen ’ within sixty seconds ' .
26 In this chapter you have discovered many ways in which foods containing dietary fibre can make you feel more satisfied — and the food has not yet gone down the throat .
27 The F-Plan method can make you slim without additional exercises .
28 If I stay , I can make you the best horsewoman in the district — one your husband will be proud of and one that the other ladies will envy when you ride to hounds . ’
29 It can make you feel stale .
30 The mental effect of suddenly sitting up straight , squaring your shoulders , breathing deeply , can make you look and feel like a person who can change the world .
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