Example sentences of "[Wh pn] can [adv] [vb infin] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once all these points have been cleared , everything is ready — apart from other creditors , who can completely upset a restructuring by petitioning for a winding-up . |
| 2 | ‘ The fans up there do n't know him and probably think he 's a big centre forward who can just head a ball — but they 're wrong . |
| 3 | As food they are meant principally for the non-hungry , the non-domesticated , those who can just summon the energies to open a tin of pate de foie gras or unwind a rollmop . |
| 4 | A copy of the Regulations is available from Her Majesty 's Stationery Office or through booksellers who can also supply the Regulations about front seat belt wearing and child rear seat passengers . |
| 5 | It would benefit many pensioners who can well afford the fee and would mean that other licence holders would have to pay £116 for their colour licence . |
| 6 | ‘ A lot of the teams are run by unemployed people who can barely afford the charges as they stand . |
| 7 | You can use them arbitrarily when you are speaking to those who can neither verify the accuracy of the data , nor have sufficient knowledge of the situation from which they are drawn to appreciate their significance . |
| 8 | It is here , in what is technically the Soviet Sector , that civilians run the risk of being arrested by East German soldiers who can easily cross the Wall ( when on duty ) through one of several camouflaged doors . |
| 9 | In the first case the owner retains the existing use value of his land and is worse off only in comparison with owners who have been fortunate in owning land on which development is permitted and who can therefore realise a capital gain . |
| 10 | The State has powers to alienate the rights of possessions to such " deserving grantees " ( the deserving grantees , according to Islamic law , are the landless , the warriors and others who serve the State , those who can actually cultivate the land , and those who have just embraced Islam ) who are able to put the land to productive use and to be of benefit to the society at large . |
| 11 | Who can actually fight the war , and I 'm just wondering , politically is it going to be a good idea to knowingly , not necessarily aim at the general population , but in the process of taking out the targets , extend it to the general population , well what do you think of that ? |
| 12 | The people who can really lay a claim on hipness as the first to promote the workwear cause , though , are the Authentic Americana Nuts who want their lives to resemble Happy Days ; the readers of the small ads in a magazine like the biker title Back Street Heroes ; and Scottish rig workers , who have been targeted by foreign workwear companies as the natural customers all along . |
| 13 | However , with money , and all the abstractions associated with it , it is not only those who can directly command the labour of others who are free to indulge , if they so wish , in areas outside of productive work , such as education , but also those who wish to use the money from their labour to secure such opportunities . |
| 14 | They are like people at a meal who can only take a bite from each course . |
| 15 | The Grid control Centre forecasts the amount of gas required and then notifies the National Control Centre who can then nominate the volume of gas to be fed into the system at the coastal terminals . |
| 16 | The hotel or hall staff can arrange chairs , drinks , and someone to direct and greet the late arrivals , who can then view the wedding presents , or be introduced to each other until a suitable moment arrives for them to enter the dining hall . |
| 17 | The vehicle is in regular use during the season and has become very popular with disabled passengers who can now enjoy the views of the passing countryside in comfort . |
| 18 | And the railway made it worth while for us , who can now read the letters which resulted from that prolonged erotic oscillation . |
| 19 | Lachman , who can now claim the distinction of selling his company twice and buying it back once , quipped that he has personally established a new executive benchmark , transactions per year ( TPY ) , having sold Interactive to SunSoft , Praxis to SunSelect , Interactive to Systemhouse and having bought back Lachman , all in the space of the last twelve months . |
| 20 | This has the positive advantage of giving them a broad-based appeal across a diversified range of industries and functions and always having somebody in the team who can potentially suit the chemistry of a particular client . |
| 21 | The public silence was broken early in 1987 by Marxism Today , who can seldom resist a bandwagon , even if they often fall under the wheels in the process ; and the particular bandwagon they joined on this occasion was the one about what the Tories had labelled ‘ Loony Left ’ councils . |
| 22 | Lots of people like the poster too , so we 'll be sticking with it for now , and as for the scores … we 'll be done some more reader challenges soon , so liars who can hardly play a game they claim to have mastered will have me to deal with ! |