Example sentences of "[noun prp] can [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.

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1 Amazingly , Gazza can remember nothing about one of the great goals of his career because he was still suffering the debilitating effects of flu .
2 Or if Simon can bring one home from work .
3 If Graham can write something solid about the lousy deal research gets in this country , it can do nothing but good .
4 Vicki can have one .
5 In spite of the distance from home , this little bit of Oxford appears to have a bright future in the U S A , in spite of the competition from 35 other companies and there are plans for special videos to be made so that the employees in Clearwater can learn something of what life is like for their counterparts in Abingdon .
6 When a person has faith that Jesus can do something for them , then all things are possible .
7 It is the centurion who has the faith that Jesus can do something .
8 Those of us who want the Scottish people to stay in the UK can see nothing logically wrong or abhorrent in the UK developing its constitutional relationship with its community partners .
9 Neither the National Trust , who own it , nor the County Listing Department , nor Nikolaus Pevsner can furnish one with anything more than technical descriptions .
10 WENDY Picton can go one better than blowing her own trumpet .
11 Brian can remember nothing of the accident — to this day it a mystery why it ever happened .
12 and Don can have one .
13 On Bosnia , he explains repeatedly why Britain can do nothing .
14 Not everyone in Britain can understand everything Seth Armstrong and the other regulars at The Woolpack say in ITV 's country soap Emmerdale .
15 at the present time to photocopy a couple of extra ones so Angela can have one
16 HIV can infect anybody but only if virus enters the bloodstream .
17 If the NI can do something to focus eyes on a more distant horizon , it has a valuable role .
18 Woking manager Geoff Chapple is confident Biggins will run rings round Brighton 's midfield , declaring : ‘ Mark can beat anyone .
19 ‘ These people ca n't just blow in with their grand illusions about what they can do in Northern Ireland , with this ‘ big brother ’ attitude that America can solve everyone 's problems .
20 ‘ Trau Engado , IMC can do anything it likes . ’
21 The Pentagon can clear anything they want .
22 As long as Doctor Mac can do something for him . ’
23 Percy can play anything from the triangle to the tambourine .
24 Mr Kingdon can draw anything , from a diagram of a skinned agwantibo to a magical collage of Namaqua flowers .
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