Example sentences of "we can [adv] [vb infin] that [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After holding an executive meeting on June 8 we can again announce that our position on this matter has not changed . ’ |
| 2 | A second ploy used by buyers is the ‘ sell cheap , the future looks bright ’ technique : ‘ We can not pretend that our offer meets you on price , but the real pay-off for you will come in terms of future sales . ’ |
| 3 | Yet we can not claim that our sensory reality is more real than theirs : that we see it the ‘ right ’ way and that they see it in some less than real manner . |
| 4 | If we do not know whether they are representative , then we can not claim that our conclusions have any relevance to anybody else at all . |
| 5 | Although we can not guarantee that your requirement will be met , we will certainly pass on your requests to the Hotel concerned , and make every effort to satisfy your requirements . |
| 6 | Perhaps , when people have expressed negative views of Dustin 's behaviour and personality , we can charitably assume that his Döppelgänger , Harvey Pepper , has been at work again . |
| 7 | As the pitch patterns were presumably dictated by Elgar 's ‘ secret ’ melody , we can safely assume that his invention , and indeed the beauty of his creation , lay almost entirely in his construction . |
| 8 | These knobbly penises were also supposed to add excitement to love making — we can only hope that their ladies appreciated the gesture . |
| 9 | We can only hope that their soon to be announced UK distributor is as helpful in sorting out these little problems . |
| 10 | The Trust adds : ‘ The immense work done by the three principal participants , Simon Pepper ( WWF ) , John Hunt ( RSPB ) and Nigel Hawkins ( JMMT ) and the crucial role played by Chris Brasher has to be acknowledged and we can only regret that their efforts were not rewarded with a more positive outcome . ’ |
| 11 | The annual report of the Scottish Prison Officers ' Association — published today — attacks senior management and declares : ‘ We can only assume that their tactic is to try to negate the role of trade unions within the service . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Given senior management 's reluctance to identify the role of area directors , we can only assume that their tactic is to try to negate the role of trade unions within the service . |
| 13 | His food goes in a corner manger and a brick goes in with it ; the weight of the brick means he ca n't throw the manger about and we can only assume that its bulk gives him something to think about . |