Example sentences of "can [verb] [prep] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I see things like senile dementia as being a direct result of restricted breathing over very many years — in 20 , 30 or 40 years you can do to yourself the same sort of thing that happens in an operating theatre if oxygen is withdrawn . ’ |
2 | Yet a consciousness can occur in which the focal attentiveness on a theme is absent ; in a deeply relaxed mood one simply gazes upon the world . |
3 | Once you have digested this , perhaps you could get in touch to discuss arrangements for a private view , at which time I can outline to you the various options open to you in terms of guiding , catering etc . |
4 | He can not only bring to our remembrance what Jesus taught , but can reveal to us the deeper significance of his person , his death and resurrection which we could never have grasped by historical contemporaneity . |
5 | Also , if a contractor is to carry out the work the more information we can supply to them the easier it is for them to provide an accurate tender . |
6 | If the energy is blocked it can turn into what the Chinese call ‘ sha ’ , noxious or torpid ch'i . |