Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [pron] can [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Bob , I understand now that nothing in life is as easy as it at first seems , and that being in love is a condition which can cause one a great deal of pain . |
| 2 | It is one thing to claim that by sharing in a dramatic exploration of a theme I can learn something about myself in the process , and quite another to suggest the drama is for me and about me . |
| 3 | If you have a shop which can sell anything , why ca n't a grocer sell anything ? |
| 4 | For about £12 a head you can get something quite special and not have the worry of driving home . |
| 5 | As an islander I can see something of both points of view , and I have been aware of a sense of embarrassment in some of my Faroese friends that the outside world should think of them as ‘ barbarians ’ . |
| 6 | Careering between two extremes Described by one director as being ‘ an actress who can do anything ’ , Edith MacArthur talks to Colin Donald ‘ The play is all about charm … |
| 7 | She is back to grande dame mode having proved herself , as John MacGrath put it , ‘ an actress who can do anything ’ . |
| 8 | From these letters to an aunt we can gather something of his habits of devotion . |
| 9 | Just as Batman had Robin , you may have an assistant who can manage something a little more advanced than recent work . |
| 10 | Well , it 's good to have some sort of an explanation I can give everyone . |