Example sentences of "[adj] they can [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If parents want this they can do it themselves . |
| 2 | Another theory could be that their eyesight is so exceptional that when the water is clear they can fill their stomachs in a very short time and are therefore , for most of the time , not hungry and ignore anglers baits under these conditions . |
| 3 | and he convinced them he did n't need an operation , he was , he was cured , he 'd had his treatment , psy psychiatrist that seen him and he was all right thank you , he said , and they 're so clever they can convince anybody on the outside |
| 4 | I says , Well er we 're going about here , the two shunters are going about here and they 're vying with each other to see how much they can ignore me . |
| 5 | Exactly , you 've hardly done anything , there 's not that much they can test you on . |
| 6 | ‘ I can try to make sure they can protect themselves , ca n't I ? ’ |
| 7 | It 's important when communicating with people of other races or cultures to use simple language and make sure they can understand you . |
| 8 | He says they are in a long term partnership with our local hospitals and they want to do all they can to support them . |
| 9 | She may appear to become quite self= centred , and those who have been doing all they can to help her may become exasperated and tempted to hint that it is time she tried to ‘ pull herself together ’ , for by then they too will be feeling the strain . |
| 10 | If there is a problem they 'll do all they can to help you . |
| 11 | Your relatives , friends , social worker and/or solicitor will do all they can to help you understand and complete the formalities . |
| 12 | It is an old fault line and the other parties can be relied upon to do all they can to keep it open . |
| 13 | The volunteers are now doing all they can to rearrange their mission . |
| 14 | Hospital spokeswoman Margaret Le Masters said : ‘ It is going to be a big hurdle for Laura to get over , but the surgeons are confident they can do it . |
| 15 | Sale of the eggs is their only source of income , and they are confident they can prove there is no risk to public health . |
| 16 | They have a good stock of wicks and , if they do not have your particular one on the shelf , are confident they can order one for you . |
| 17 | Eighty-four per cent of the 711 men who are currently sexually active are confident they can let their partner know what they want to happen ; 9% are n't sure and 7% say they ca n't . |
| 18 | Cos the poor they can do what they want |
| 19 | all these fucking people have diving they can see he has a real gun |
| 20 | Now they 're older they can do it . |
| 21 | But given that they can have their position specified , and can interpret this position so as to form the pattern , then this provides a very powerful means of generating patterns . |
| 22 | The longer they can stall something |
| 23 | ‘ 'I ca n't believe how thin they can make me ’ ? ’ replied Joy . |
| 24 | Joy attended him and , with a look of disgust , he ordered a small bowl of soup with a ‘ I ca n't believe how thin they can make me ’ . |
| 25 | ‘ Would ma'am like some ‘ I ca n't believe how thin they can make me ’ ? questioned Hal . |
| 26 | Furthermore , if one of the females becomes too dominant they can pool their male resources to put her in her place . |
| 27 | At best they can tell us about aspects of the general biochemical and hormonal ‘ state ’ of the brain necessary for learning and memory formation to occur , the tuning and volume mechanisms , but not about the memory processes , the message on the tape itself . |