Example sentences of "can go " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in my own role as as the as being on the editorial board of the newsletter erm we need all the effort that we can going in into that really . |
| 2 | He was never to say hello to you , and he once said that he would not be interested in his child ‘ until he can go out shooting with me ’ . |
| 3 | Agents do n't want deadwood and if they are interested in you it is because they feel they can sell you into the market , so that you can go on and make money both for yourself and them . |
| 4 | Depending on the desired strength , up to a tablespoon of Dijon mustard can go into a pint of sauce . |
| 5 | Rita can go on for her , and Jack 's understudy can take over as the maid , Rita 's part — we 'll make it a footman . |
| 6 | We 're agreed , I think , that , ghastly though it is , there 's nothing we can do for that poor girl at the moment , and that Rita can go on for her . |
| 7 | ‘ I think we can go a little further than that , sir . ’ |
| 8 | We 'll find a hotel where you can go for the night and then tomorrow you can come back here and talk to Kathleen . |
| 9 | The riot of summer vegetation is wonderfully dramatic on heavy soils , but there is a down side : things can go very flat in winter unless you plan carefully . |
| 10 | Thorough preparation of the plot before sowing also say off those other perennial horrors , couch and horsetail , both of which can go down 6ft or more and spread in all directions . |
| 11 | Whereas the inexperienced glider pilot needs to fly at least once a month to be safe , more experienced pilots can go much longer without always becoming badly out of practice . |
| 12 | Anyone , married or single , male or female , young or not-so-young can go to a family planning clinic . |
| 13 | What our children need from us is reassurance , so that they can live safely , knowing the real risks and knowing where they can go if they are worried . |
| 14 | He goes on to argue that the bourgeoisie have always used sections from within the ‘ dangerous classes ’ to control those who are overtly troublesome , perhaps following the maxim that ‘ it takes a thief to catch a thief ’ , when he argues : ‘ for one and a half centuries the bourgeoisie offered the following choices : you can go to prison or join the Army ; you can go to prison or go to the colonies ; you can go to prison or you can join the police ’ ( ibid. 23 ) . |
| 15 | He goes on to argue that the bourgeoisie have always used sections from within the ‘ dangerous classes ’ to control those who are overtly troublesome , perhaps following the maxim that ‘ it takes a thief to catch a thief ’ , when he argues : ‘ for one and a half centuries the bourgeoisie offered the following choices : you can go to prison or join the Army ; you can go to prison or go to the colonies ; you can go to prison or you can join the police ’ ( ibid. 23 ) . |
| 16 | He goes on to argue that the bourgeoisie have always used sections from within the ‘ dangerous classes ’ to control those who are overtly troublesome , perhaps following the maxim that ‘ it takes a thief to catch a thief ’ , when he argues : ‘ for one and a half centuries the bourgeoisie offered the following choices : you can go to prison or join the Army ; you can go to prison or go to the colonies ; you can go to prison or you can join the police ’ ( ibid. 23 ) . |
| 17 | for it is difficult to see how the native could have any interest in the project of unveiling what can go on existing only if it remains veiled . |
| 18 | A heavy contact to the opponent 's face may not merit just a verbal warning ; after consultation with the other members of the panel , the referee can go directly to a full point penalty or even a disqualification . |
| 19 | ‘ All right , then — Alastair can go up through the Glen of the Birks and use the old byre below Urlar . |
| 20 | The most important factor in ‘ free stretching ’ is that you know when it hurts and how far you can go , making it possible for you to immediately release the stretch should you need to . |
| 21 | Some areas have day care available at weekends , or for long days so that a carer can go out to work . |
| 22 | The supporting leg can go on spinning on full pointe with that knee bent , as the working one is held in arabesque or attitude and finally sit on the floor . |
| 23 | The whole performance is based on the classical vocabulary of steps shorn of every convention so that he can go ‘ swifter than an arrow from an archer 's bow ’ . |
| 24 | As to honest Partridge , he meant no wrong , for he is so bold a mountaineer , he can go anywhere that a sheep can ; and I dare say thinks every person can do the same . ’ |
| 25 | The alternative is to bury an architrave switch mounting box in the wall to take the terminal connector strip , and secure the light fitting centrally over this , so that the securing screws can go into wall plugs fitted in holes , which you drill in the wall either side of the box . |
| 26 | In such ways , fashion and triviality can go hand in hand . |
| 27 | It is my experience that many students of English Literature with good A-level results dislike poetry , or at least feel baffled by it , and can go through a three-year degree course without this attitude being radically changed . |
| 28 | He is insistent that the only students who should work at doctoral level are those of first-class ability , who are independent of mind and inner-directed , so that they can work without much supervision , apart from ‘ a standing relation with a congenial senior to whom he can go now and then for criticism and advice . ’ |
| 29 | Instead , I propose taking the logic of generic concentration as far as it can go , with a degree which would study , in detail , a single genre , poetry . |
| 30 | History shows it can go on for a long time , as deficits and surpluses did during the golden age before the First World War . |