Example sentences of "[pron] can have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can have a bloody big bag in front of me |
| 2 | Another twenty years and my mortgage will be paid off so I can have a new car then ! |
| 3 | ‘ This has set me up for the rest of the season and now I can have a real crack at the England squad , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ Thank God : now I can have a real drink . |
| 5 | It is now most unusual for me to find anyone with whom I can have a knowledgeable chat about day and night netting . |
| 6 | After the verdict , the delighted boy said : ‘ Now I can have a happy life . |
| 7 | For example , someone can have a specific doubt about God which is caused by an unnecessary lack of understanding . |
| 8 | On the other hand , changes can often be made in the textile process which can have a beneficial effect on the effluent , either by reducing the volume or strength or by making it more treatable . |
| 9 | In addition , he pointed to the influence of union leadership which can have a decisive impact on union membership growth via the policies and organising techniques which are adopted , and governmental encouragement which may also become a major factor in promoting union growth . |
| 10 | In the woman , however , adulthood is punctuated by the menopause , which can have a deep psychological effect . |
| 11 | But when we 're doing screen printing we use very much stronger solvents which can have a nasty effect on your skin . |
| 12 | It is salutary to be reminded that in many situations and many respects society is not simply divisible into two parts , the majority and the minority , but is in fact a conglomeration of minorities , none of which can have a democratic claim to dominate , and which must therefore learn to live with each other . |
| 13 | In statistical analysis , on the other hand , the emphasis is on presenting to the machine information that is exceedingly diverse in nature and often very extensive and which can have a complicated , possibly hierarchical , structure . |
| 14 | Those who have not tried to sell — and particularly sell in a highly competitive market where there are very large contracts , the possession or loss of which can have a fatal effect on one 's whole business — do not know how testing it is of courage and nerve . |
| 15 | The contestation of meaning can be regarded as a fundamentally transgressive practice which can have a liberating effect on the reader — hence his emphasis on the value of the ludic aspect of fractured narrative which had a ‘ carnivalesque ’ role ( almost in the Bakhtinian sense ) of freeing the reader . |
| 16 | What seems clear from the above analysis is that local authorities operate within a wider political system incorporating a range of national organizations and institutions , all of which can have a direct effect upon local government . |
| 17 | The G M B's influence in the British labour movement and congress also provides a sounding board for the views of the political nature which can have a significant impact on the direction of the Labour Party . |
| 18 | Many supplies in the construction and property sector are now subject to 15% VAT which can have a significant impact if the ultimate user of a building is , say , partially exempt and is therefore largely unable to recover VAT costs , for example , a bank or an insurance company . |
| 19 | Shareholders also have rights under normal company law which can have a significant residual impact on how the exchange functions , but the implications of this are not discussed further in this chapter . |
| 20 | A recession in the industrialised economies reduces demand and prices for most primary commodities ( tea , coffee , rubber , bauxite , oil , etc. ) which can have a disastrous impact on many LDCs . |
| 21 | Once we have definable categories of patients , each of which can have a defined treatment regime , it then becomes a fairly straightforward task to build up a defined treatment cost . |
| 22 | On the other hand she can have a slight limp or consider herself ( note the words ) plain , since the majority of women are not faultless beauties . |
| 23 | Equally , the colours will draw the attention of a female to the presence of a male of the only kind with which she can have a fertile union . |
| 24 | So she can have a little bit to do |
| 25 | But I do envy anyone who can have a few hours to themselves at Christmas , she thought . |
| 26 | Erm , you can have a twelve o'clock bus , if you wanted to sort of flee your premises , with a packed lunch , or without a packed lunch , if you er , if you do n't want to do that . |
| 27 | Because I said to myself , even if you ca n't afford no frock , ca n't afford no party , ca n't afford no bouquet , at least you can have a new hat . ’ |
| 28 | Alternatively , you can have a new will drawn up and revoke the old one . |
| 29 | I recommend you go to The Face Place where you can have a complete make-up for £16 which lasts for an hour . |
| 30 | This means that you can have a complete record on paper of each stage of the design process , making the program particularly suitable for exam course work . |