Example sentences of "can [verb] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 And there 's half of baked potato in the fridge if you can scoop it out of the skin and heat it up .
2 Hold onto all these smells until the evening , when you can deliver them up onto the blank paper .
3 You 've got to really get to the right of that red , so can rush it down to the , left of that hoop with the red paint on it .
4 Why do n't you come up here for a week or two and I 'll show you how to knit a string bag to put hubby in then you can hang him up with the onions .
5 ‘ Then he can tie them up with the firm .
6 Francis has aggravated an old groin problem in training , and said : ‘ You can count me out for the next two weeks . ’
7 Sembene Ousmane is a story-teller and a skilful writer who can carry you along with the drama and the atmosphere regardless of subject .
8 Whatever type of communication system we use , we can break it down into the following parts : ( a ) a source of information ( b ) a device which converts the information into a suitable form for transmission ( c ) the means of communication ( channel of communication ) itself ( d ) perhaps some form of processing circuit(s) at intervals along the way ( e ) a destination for the signal and its conversion into a suitable form ( which is normally that of the original ) and , finally , ( f ) the receiver of the information .
9 Fraser of Neill 's claimed that only " a few men can set music and only a few men can do a table and only a few men can do anything out of the way " . "
10 if you can do it out of the bath , so I thought , oh , that 's it , get the razor
11 It is the same with the notion that you can bring everybody up to the average .
12 You can bring it back in the morning when you pick up your own . ’
13 I 've got it I 've got it at home I can bring it in at the next meeting or whatever .
14 You can warm them up on the Aga , okay ?
15 I know but I can warm mine up in the microwave , have you got a meeting tonight ?
16 It is also useful to remove all the adult leaves from waterlilies ( or indeed any lily-like aquatics ) before planting , as these give the plants buoyancy and can lift them out of the basket .
17 I can thaw it out in the microwave … and I 've done a salad and jacket potatoes . ’
18 it was a great winner … his sixth of the season … and it just about booked Swindon a place in the promotion-play offs … with only four games to go it 's asking too much to make the top two but only a disaster can keep them out of the play-offs …
19 Maybe we can keep it out of the papers . ’
20 I still feel as fit as a butcher 's dog ; if I confine the news to my close circle , perhaps I can keep it out of the press .
21 Hello Simon , well you can stick your finger anywhere you like , you can stick it up in the air , because you 're victorious today .
22 No , I can see it over by the sink . ’
23 ‘ We can look it up on the map .
24 You can look it up in The UFO Report , by Timothy Good , if you like .
25 Getting a six foot six quilted rug in a domestic washing machine is often impossible ; the only answer is to wash it by hand in the bath ) and hope that you can clean it out before the rest of the family notice ) or find a launderette that will accept horse rugs .
26 There is no need for us to act like hedgehogs , eating all that we can to fill ourselves up for the coming months .
27 But behind her is a galley that can burn her down to the waterline , and beside her is Crackbene with a genius for sailing and guns he has hardly used yet .
28 ‘ If you like , I can drop you off at the travel agent 's so that you can book your flight back down to London . ’
29 ‘ You can drop us off on the corner if you like , Bill . ’
30 And give me a pair of tongs so that I can take one out of the water at a time . ’
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