Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [vb infin] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lounging in bed long after waking can leave you feeling only half-awake all day . |
| 2 | The basis of the book is that we are unfulfilled because we 've grown too sophisticated for God , we 're lonely , we 're morally confused , and I think God is the answer for this , it fashions , religion fashions the kind of community in which you 're redeemed from loneliness , it gives you the sense that when you come close to the end of your life you do n't have to panic that you have wasted your life because religion can show you that you have made a difference to the world . |
| 3 | So said Freud , it 's no wonder that people believe in religion , because religion can provide you with a lot , with a lot of gratification , but the fundamental psychological explanation for this , says Freud , is that these feelings that religion gratifies in adult life , are transferences of feelings that we all had in infancy . |
| 4 | Management and support skills like those Joseph strives to build are vital to our artistic future — any musician can tell you they 're not a strong point here . |
| 5 | No they 're not no come on we 'll have the lid off that thank you , you can go down , mummy can get you some clothes to wear oh |
| 6 | You are always supervised by a guide and the coach driver , so no harm can befall you . |
| 7 | Any travel agent can advise you as to what is available , but there is also a charity called the Holiday Care Service which provides free information and advice on holidays for people with special needs ( see Useful Names and Addresses . ) |
| 8 | Unless the agent can give you figures showing that it really will pay you to cash in your present policy and take out a completely new one , keep it on and top it up with another , smaller policy . |
| 9 | Here are three examples of how a change of thinking can save you from making high scores . |
| 10 | Nurses : Your district nurse , health visitor or continence adviser can give you practical advice on how to manage . |
| 11 | I 'm sure Chant can find you somebody else . |
| 12 | Consider what you would most like to transform , and whether the Lady of Light can help you effect that change . |
| 13 | There are four areas in particular where new research and established practice can give you a good framework and background knowledge for your care . |
| 14 | They represent by no means all that could be said : only study and practice can lead you to develop the ability to produce clear and precise meanings through the written word . |
| 15 | ‘ I really do n't think the superintendent can help you , dear . |
| 16 | Because when I was thinking about trying to talking to you today , I thought although we 've worked quite a lot with people along this group , you might be sitting here and thinking well you do n't seem to be doing any specific work for and with old people erm , well I think your quite independent and can work out your right that , but one of the things this front line review erm it erm , it 's considering Council front line services under various headings , one of which is Retired Services that the Council provide as a group , now the leader of the Council wants to erm , get public views on how we look at these services , so , and that 's , that 's individuals and groups and one of the things that you might like to think about and I 'm that we as a local government unit who are servicing this review can help you with , is to consider how you might want to fee in for that review , erm and , and consider this , that the re-services for retired people , that the Council provides that you use and basically whether you use that , or service , we want to hear that , the Council would need to know that cos were gon na be making decisions about whether or not they should continue in this front line review erm , and erm , you know , or what things you would , what , what are your questions on about those services , what other things you would like to see provided , things like that and I thing this group could quite easily make a collective representation , a collective submission to that process then you could do it as individual 's as well , so that , that exercise it , it should be over by the eleventh of October it starts on the sixth of September . |
| 17 | If you are disabled , the Social Services Department can give you gadgets to enable you to operate various appliances . |
| 18 | Barnardo 's ‘ Positive Options ’ or a social worker from the home finding unit of your local social services department can give you more information about how this might work . |
| 19 | If you need any more help , the BBC 's Engineering Information Department can advise you . |
| 20 | If you are booking a holiday based on intercontinental British Airways flights from and to London Heathrow or London Gatwick , Sovereign can offer you return flights from Manchester , Newcastle , Jersey , Glasgow , Edinburgh , Aberdeen or Belfast . |
| 21 | If you book and pay for your car hire before you depart , Sovereign can offer you excellent savings on local resort prices . |
| 22 | If you book and pay for your car hire before you depart , Sovereign can offer you excellent savings on local resort prices . |
| 23 | NO OTHER CHILDREN 'S BOOK CLUB CAN OFFER YOU ALL THIS |
| 24 | Make sure the News Desk can fit you in before going ahead . |
| 25 | In a new job , a few quick drinks after work can provide you with a great deal of information and understanding . |
| 26 | ‘ Any coach can instruct you to hit the ball waist high . |
| 27 | ‘ Any fool can tell you that the billy never boils over wood that is wet . |
| 28 | But it is for you already , any fool can see you 're in no shape to continue . |
| 29 | By seven or eight months , a baby 's posture can tell you how comfortable she really feels . |
| 30 | Erm whilst the County Council can provide you with some figures on vacancies at a district level , we would be very loathe to make any comment on the assumptions for conversions and windfall sites . |