Example sentences of "can always " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can always start again and it does n't matter . |
| 2 | ‘ I work rather odd hours but you can always leave a message for me here at the cafe . |
| 3 | If you do n't like the results , you can always eat them ! |
| 4 | The Gardeners ' Manual has been designed to pull out and collect , so you can always keep it close at hand with your other gardening reference books . |
| 5 | At other times the exact speed is not critical and the pilot can always reduce the load on the glider by relaxing the backward pressure on the stick . |
| 6 | For ‘ real polises ’ there is a rarely articulated awareness that this ambiguity can always turn in on itself and be used for good or evil , or even as an instrument of oppression or release . |
| 7 | It can always be returned to the same position . |
| 8 | Wood can always be stained to a darker shade than its present state , but can not be lightened other than by bleaching . |
| 9 | Rendered or dashed walls can always benefit from a coat of good exterior wall paint , and surfaces which are already painted will probably need recoating every few years . |
| 10 | Remember , if you 'd prefer not to cut-up your magazine you can always photocopy the entry form — it will still be valid . |
| 11 | As Jeffrey Richards showed in the first of three talks on Sexuality in the Middle Ages ( Radio 3 , Monday ) , you can always get past a lack of obvious data to find out the sort of thing that goes on in bedrooms . |
| 12 | If none of these works , you can always try throttling your interlocutor , crying as you do so : ‘ Did you know that 63 per cent of all smart-ass know-alls meet a violent and hideous end ? ’ |
| 13 | A mayor who cultivates his senator has a hot line to the ministry , and can always find his niece a job with a pension . |
| 14 | So if you are in a hurry to cash your cheque you can always ask : ‘ Is that a Paul Costelloe number you are wearing ? ’ |
| 15 | Trellis is a useful compromise and you can always pretend it was forced on you by the speed of growth of your climbing rose . |
| 16 | This would in many ways be the easiest option for us to follow — the status quo can always be defended but would clearly disappoint the legitimate aspirations of ever more young men and women to participate in higher education and , just as serious , fail to provide the educated and skilled workforce which the country so manifestly needs . |
| 17 | I can always catch up with my sleep later on this morning . |
| 18 | A bag which is too hot can be as uncomfortable as one which is too cold and while you can always add extra clothing when the temperature drops , it is n't necessarily convenient or desirable . |
| 19 | If that does n't work , you can always sell the record at gigs and get back your investment that way . |
| 20 | ‘ We can always have ham and tea and whiskey for anybody that wants it in our house . |
| 21 | In this case I can always be blamed . ’ |
| 22 | While Rose and I are here you 'll have one home that you can always come back to . ’ |
| 23 | No matter how bad the weather , you can always find some sheltered stretches , and there is normally the bonus of seeing some of the first swallows and martins of the year as well . |
| 24 | Leeds is well-equipped for sports , with 21 golf courses and 22 sports and leisure centres , but if all this action leaves you feeling in need of a rest , you can always take yourself off to the theatre . |
| 25 | In another letter he suggested constructing the ‘ Little End Room ’ in a spare bedroom at Headington , ‘ a place where we can always meet on the common ground of the past and ipso facto a museum of the Leeborough which we want to preserve ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ She 's the sort of woman who lives for others — you can always tell the others by their hunted expression . ’ |
| 27 | The virtuous and those plagued by dogs ( not mutually exclusive groups ) can always walk off some of the effects of a pudding afterwards . |
| 28 | With so many contemporary scents to choose from , you can always find the right perfume for the occasion — and best of all , it 's never held up a the dry cleaners ! |
| 29 | I suggest starting with a cheaper jacket until you get hooked — and you can always wear it at weekends afterwards . |
| 30 | Switches can always be made although a charge of £10 plus a 1 per cent bid/offer spread would be payable . |