Example sentences of "that he can [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Although the perfume is rapidly diluted by the air , the male 's antennae are so sensitive that he can detect a female from as far as 5 kilometres away .
2 Mm yes I told Paul that he can bring a lady up at Christmas-time .
3 Will my right hon. Friend do all that he can to open a dialogue with representatives of landlords and planning authorities so that they can encourage and enable retailers to erect something to protect their property ?
4 In such uses , therefore , the speaker mentally situates a real event in the field of the merely possible so that he can express a judgement , not on the reality of the happening , but on the appropriateness of its occurrence ( p. 219 ) : judging whether something real is appropriate for existence or not involves imagining what things would be like without its existence , and so leads to taking a mental position before its existence where both existence and non-existence are seen as possible .
5 Agnew knows that he has to prove to manager Kenny Dalglish not only that he can make a comeback but also that he can do his stuff at the highest level .
6 If the Conservatives are the largest single party , should he hang on as Prime Minister in the hope that he can do a deal with another party ?
7 ‘ He needs to get fit and to improve his sharpness but it 's up to him to show that he can do a job for us , ’ said Flynn .
8 The mass producer ( who may be production , quality or sales orientated ) may attempt to supply all , or a substantial part of this total demand , and in so doing may consider that he can obtain a price , volume or distribution advantage relative to smaller scale producers .
9 Perhaps he really believes that he can win a war in the Gulf .
10 You should then practise with the bowman so that he can get a feel for distance .
11 What makes Ross Perot think that he can get a handle on the US budget deficit that has defeated the last two administrations ?
12 POLICE in the Castlemilk area of Glasgow yesterday appealed for a taxi driver to contact them , in the hope that he can provide a clue to the murder of 66-year-old Daniel Currie at the weekend .
13 PRINCE Michael of Kent has got a Heavy Goods Vehicle licence — so that he can drive a horse transporter to hunts for his wife .
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