Example sentences of "[noun sg] can do [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Wilkinson is convinced his in-form side can do it . |
| 2 | Over eating can do it ca n't it ? |
| 3 | But there is another , very important matter social work can do something about , which , over time , will do more than anything to raise the profession 's standing . |
| 4 | can do your work can do your work or can do your work , whatever , maybe that 'll maybe that 'll mix it up a bit |
| 5 | But I mean if the Townswomen 's Guild can do it for cheaper why ca n't we ? |
| 6 | As this area is in Cabus Parish I have been asked to contact you to see if your council can do anything about this matter . |
| 7 | A plan can do nothing more . |
| 8 | But here , Mr Lenarduzzi and his staff perceive a recurrent problem : ‘ How do you know when a child can do something ? ’ he asks . |
| 9 | The telephone watch receiver is used in two ways : ( 1 ) holding it to your other ear when using the ‘ phone may ( depending on your hearing loss ) provide better speech reception and prevent interference from background noise ; ( 2 ) you speak on the telephone in the ordinary way , and someone ( a child can do it ) listens through the watch receiver and repeats to you what the speaker says , which you then speechread and reply direct to the caller . |
| 10 | Balaam can do nothing but pronounce God 's own words of blessing upon them , while Balak grows ever more frustrated and angry . |
| 11 | Not us not us , every time I speak to somebody about something , you know marketing can do it , y'know everybody 's d giving away free tickets as a way out of y'know compensate the people , re-dressing the situation . |
| 12 | The hardened jumper-fiddler can do it the hard way , of course , but the software approach is by far the easiest — so you can plug it in and forget it , you wo n't need to whip it out and fiddle with it . |
| 13 | Notice that the enzyme can do nothing about the difference , h , between the initial and final energy engineer can , by digging a tunnel , reduce the height to which one must climb to travel between them , but if there is a difference of altitude between the cities he can not alter it . |
| 14 | A man without a name can do anything . |
| 15 | Now it 's so easy … even man 's Best Friend can do it ! |
| 16 | Techniques for going up and down stairs , through doors and in narrow spaces should be properly demonstrated by a mobility expert so that pupils guiding a blind friend can do it in a safe , efficient way . |
| 17 | English is not merely an indispensable handmaid without whose assistance neither philosopher , nor chemist , nor classical scholar can do his work properly . |
| 18 | Jahsaxa can do nothing then . |
| 19 | Like bread-making , any mugwump can do it . |
| 20 | Do read the piece and let us know how you feel : if WOMAN can do something to help , I promise we shall . |
| 21 | Now of course I mean the the woman can do something which is , it 's , it 's a very good thing . |
| 22 | ‘ Only one man in the area can do it , ’ said Joseph . |
| 23 | Within certain laws of the land , a novelist can do what he wants . |
| 24 | In practical terms , a person may be able to afford to ignore an order that he or she do something , but not to ignore an order in pursuance of which an authority can do something detrimental to him or her . |
| 25 | erm you know the each , I mean , basically we are , we are a world of a hundred or so independent sovereign states and each sovereign state can do what it wishes within its territory with the exception of Iraq of course |
| 26 | The narrator of a novel can do anything , with the people , the things , the machines , the landscape , the lot . |
| 27 | ‘ A man can do nothing better than to … find satisfaction in his work ’ ( Eccles. 2:24 ) . |
| 28 | Even a man can do it . |
| 29 | Man can do it , but God is not allowed to do it , he ca n't do it ! |
| 30 | They do n't hate government ; but they do n't believe that government can do everything . |