Example sentences of "[vb base] they can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corticosteroids would not usually be prescribed for people with Aids , since their immune response is already suppressed , but recent reports suggest they can reduce the inflammatory process associated with PCP . |
| 2 | Pilot schemes suggest they can add greatly to the citizen 's sense of security and build support for the police . |
| 3 | It closes off the street half way and you know George Street is a commercial street erm delivery lorries will go up and not know where to turn round and come back or what entrance or exit they can use , and also because traffic ca n't use it it will simply put a terrific amount on another of the main streets , namely Beaumont Street . |
| 4 | If the very best single they can come up with is a double A-side featuring Hale & Pace ( Britain 's unfunniest men ) doing ‘ The Stonk ’ , and Victoria Wood stretching that tired Ovaltine and slippers persona to new depths of smugness , then March 15 could be a very depressing day indeed . |
| 5 | They can travel easily in silty water only a metre or so deep , and as the waters recede they can remember the way back to the river bed along deep channels . |
| 6 | But they say they can do nothing . |
| 7 | Most women say they can cope with the idea of afternoons and evenings , holidays and all the rest ; but the thought of 9 am on a weekday when a couple look at each other and the husband says he 's got nothing to do fills many wives with horror . |
| 8 | The researchers say they can find no evidence of occupational exposure among medical staff or farmers , with the one known case of a farmer whose cattle had BSE developing CJD being regarded as chance , rather than direct transmission . |
| 9 | But after the fire and flood , the Wilson family , committed Christians , say they can find it in their hearts to forgive . |
| 10 | My friends are Liverpool fans and they say they can get me tickets for the KOP , but no way am I standing with a bunch of idiots . |
| 11 | People actually say they can remember the bits I mention in the songs and usually it 's completely not the case . |
| 12 | And then as I say they can write off for a pack and they get examples which cost them . |
| 13 | Clients want it and consultancies say they can provide it . |
| 14 | Crews of an RAF TriStar , which flies a twice-weekly service between the Falklands and Britain , say they can see the berg as they approach and leave the islands . |
| 15 | Yet , because policymakers often neglect demographics , those who watch them and exploit them can reap great rewards . |
| 16 | The people who exploit them can make a lot of money , but those fat cats do n't get their hands dirty |
| 17 | When I die they can perform an autopsy and they will find that I have never ever taken an illegal substance . |
| 18 | If we stay put they can stay up there and fry the valley bottom , and us with it . |
| 19 | Aberdeen show they can sit on defence Dundee1 Aberdeen2 |
| 20 | They figure they can get a thousand out over three years . |
| 21 | Though they have little knowledge of the strength of the Irish Students England are confident they will be able to take another step towards their overall target and should it develop into an open game on the well-drained Blundellsands pitch they can expect few problems . |
| 22 | Darry and Soda Pop ( Ponyboy 's brothers ) hope they can earn enough to keep their family together and alive . |
| 23 | She said , ‘ I only hope they can leave you alone for one night . ’ |
| 24 | I hope they can throw some light on a very delicate matter ? |
| 25 | I want to leave by about ten tomorrow so I 'll get on to a garage first thing in the morning and hope they can fix my car straight away . ’ |
| 26 | I hope they can do it . |
| 27 | The Firefly society hope they can recapture some of that era with their replica currently being put together at the Didcot Railway Centre . |
| 28 | Both sides hope they can sign that agreement in Washington during the current 11th round of the official Middle East peace talks sponsored by the United States and Russia . |
| 29 | So conservationists hope they can preserve the area 's outstanding natural beauty and cater for the tourists too . |
| 30 | I really hope they can raise their game and get us back into the Premier Division . |