Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] can [vb infin] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or we can decide that there must be more to being alive than this and , like Jonathan Livingston Seagull , become intrepid explorers of life 's possibilities . |
| 2 | Whatever happens , either we obtain an efficient solution or we can deduce that there are no efficient solutions . |
| 3 | The shoes can now be taken off in either order , or we can see that the order of putting them on makes no difference , that is , RL = LR , or R and L commute . |
| 4 | Failing this , the section either ought to be amended to provide , as does s.61 ( below ) , for persons to sue where they have been adversely affected , or , as is the case in the US , where they can show that they have traded during the same time period as the insider . |
| 5 | That is why we are committed to provide the opportunity afforded by trust status and to grant it to those health care units that seek it , where they can show that they will use the freedoms that that status involves . |
| 6 | Or they can decide that the main problem is that relative poverty got no better during the prosperous 1980s . |
| 7 | Where a government is very keen to press on with its programme , and where it can foresee that it would otherwise be frustrated by pressure of time , it can move that a timetable be adopted for a particular measure and , if the House so resolves , the Business Committee of the House will arrange a programme for a particular Bill , setting aside a specific number of days for each stage . |
| 8 | A democracy … demands a dissemination of political understanding wide enough to make the people 's will in government an effective thing … the uninformed citizen … can be misled by the easy halftruth and the persuasive slogan ; or he can feel that understanding will always be beyond him and fall into that apathy which leaves everything to authority . |
| 9 | In a society that legitimises its forms of truth by appeal to ‘ science ’ and ‘ objectivity ’ , a person 's case will certainly appear stronger if she or he can demonstrate that the other side is ‘ context-bound ’ and limited in their deployment of such logical abilities as ‘ abstraction ’ . |
| 10 | Faced with examples like this , the semanticist has traditionally taken one of two tacks : he can either hold that there are two distinct senses of the word and , which is thus simply ambiguous , or he can claim that the meanings of words are in general vague and protean and are influenced by collocational environments . |
| 11 | At this stage , I can not say what the link will be , although I can say that it will be a dedicated , high-quality link . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's only a bunch of flowers , ’ he said , pleased with her response , ‘ although I can guarantee that I have bought them , and have n't picked them on the way over . |
| 13 | I am glad to be able to contribute briefly to the debate on the Bill , although I can see that there will not be a meeting of the minds . |
| 14 | I hope any women members who have personal experiences they wish to share , ideas about what we could/should be doing , or who are interested in the establishment of Women in Accountancy will get in touch , so that I can ensure that their views and ideas are included in the group 's discussion and activities . |
| 15 | We usually go in daily , so that I can check that he 's doing his job right . |
| 16 | so that I can check that against the form and get the form |
| 17 | It is , therefore with considerable pleasure that I can report that the Association was able during 1990 to contribute directly more than £250,000 to the ‘ Reach for the Sky ’ Appeal , and was able to see the income generated by its own Wings Appeal increase by 47% . |
| 18 | You should ask for a copy of the letter of appointment so that you can check that your client is going to be there , but also so that you can withdraw instructions if the appointment is too far ahead . |
| 19 | If you are confident that you can show that your contract has been broken , you might wish to pursue not only an unfair dismissal complaint , but also a claim in respect of breach of your contract . |
| 20 | It is not entirely global ; it admits that knowledge is possible , e.g. that you can know that p → q , and indeed uses this fact as a lever . |
| 21 | you 're talking round and you 've suddenly become a convert to the private site because it 's the only way that you can find that your party can oppose the establishment of proper and properly managed gipsy sites in Oxfordshire . |
| 22 | I hope from this discussion that you can see that social research is a complicated and difficult exercise because : |
| 23 | Comrade Wu has been kindly giving us Chinese lessons in the evening whenever we have some spare time , so you can tell that his tuition , what little I was able to attend , has been coming in very useful . |
| 24 | Then open up each plug in turn so you can check that it is correctly wired up , that the terminal screws are secure ( they can easily work loose in time ) , that the cord grip is working properly , and lastly , that the correct fuse is fitted . |
| 25 | Securing loose boards : If you have suspended timber floors — boards laid over floor joists — start by lifting the old floorcovering so you can check that all the boards are securely fixed to their joists , and that they are reasonably flat and level . |
| 26 | And then you 'll find , over the page there 's the appropriate page of the C C Q which relates to life insurance so you can use that as your prompt to gather your sole facts , what his feelings towards life insurance is , the protection he should have , what he may have already , yeah ? |
| 27 | Er , so you can say that er Mr is a friend of pensioner 's , he said , he said he would be prepared to , what I , I , I approached him and said er , what about Harlow Caring Council , are they prepared to assist the pensioners in any way or do they wish to join in on this , oh yes he said , of course Norman he said , how much are you paying er Ron I said well his asking forty pound for the , for the morning , oh he said I 'll go half way with that , then he came out and said to me , pull me up afterwards and ask me to go to leisure services about the Tuesday , and so I 'm still following that up and hopefully we will have two days on pensioner 's week , because you want to have as much impact as possible and in a few moments , when I nearly finished here , I shall be reading you something where you 'll see that it is important that we make an impact on the people of Harlow . |
| 28 | That means imperialism means in a way they 're the French market it 's well known , and , makes itself sell at much a than in its , in its own country , so you can say that for example Thompson has a monopoly tower , most European and have a monopoly tower |
| 29 | ‘ So you can see that I have a few problems ? ’ |
| 30 | I 've been in the family for generations , said the tray , so you can see that they 're not just a bunch of jumped-up farmers like so many around these days . |