Example sentences of "[Wh pn] can [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We want cattle who can finally become food ; He wants servants who can finally become sons . |
| 2 | We want cattle who can finally become food ; He wants servants who can finally become sons . |
| 3 | Position the microphone to suit your speaking height when reading from the script , and check that the operating noise of the video or sound recorder will not be picked up ; this will probably require the equipment to be controlled by an assistant , who can also take care of the timings and cueing of the sections . |
| 4 | Meanwhile donations for the Jane Goodall Institute to help less fortunate chimps than ours can be sent to Dilys Vass , who can also supply membership details and further information . |
| 5 | There are plans to enlist students who can already handle computers — about 50 per cent of California 's high schools and 20 per cent of its elementary schools already have computers . |
| 6 | Brunel University chiefs invited the talented four-year-old , who can already speak French and knows the Highway Code by heart , to their West London Institute after hearing he found primary school dull . |
| 7 | These days she is one of the few top Tories who can still command respect in this country and has tremendous status abroad . |
| 8 | Oh , I know the prince is n't a fascist , he 's got nothing but contempt for Musso ; Constanza says her father was never the man who had much faith in any trains running on time ; but he is a man who can still get favours from the regime . |
| 9 | ‘ Ian Wright is a player who can always guarantee goals . |
| 10 | But something I would like to say , which no-one has touched on at all ; we 've all been talking about the laws that affect women and equal opportunities , and no-one has mentioned anything about the horrendous hours that are worked in parliament making it not impossible , but extremely difficult for women to become politicians working in parliament to be the people who make the laws , to be the people who can actually affect women 's roles in society erm everyone seems to accept the fact that our own parliament , totally dominated by men , and the sort of hours that only men can work , making it extremely difficult for women . |
| 11 | The general reaction was , ‘ Anyone who can actually lose weight over Christmas must be ill . ’ |
| 12 | There is the last and as far as Kylie is concerned most convincing theory , that the stories are the product of small minded , talentless types who can never achieve fame in their own right . |
| 13 | The term ‘ special children ’ immediately brings to mind certain groups of children : those with limited or no sight who can be provided with materials in an appropriate form — books in large print , books to be read with trained finger-tips , books to be heard ; those with hearing impairment who can fully utilize print and picture materials but who may not be given access to music ( the value of such access is demonstrated by the career of the distinguished percussionist Evelyn Glennie ) . |
| 14 | Is he aware that many people who work part time , for less than 24 hours a week , and who can currently claim income support , will lose out substantially in terms of mortgage interest relief ? |
| 15 | This type of contravention of the offence will be gradually phased out by the new ‘ life ’ licences , although such offences could be committed by 70 year olds , provisional licence holders on expiry of such a licence and people suffering from certain disabilities who can only hold licences for restricted periods . |
| 16 | Why am I served by incompetents who can only advise surrender ? ’ |
| 17 | Tell that to Mike Teague , who can only make money if he can work . |
| 18 | There are a lot of very qualified people who can only find work on a short-term basis . ’ |
| 19 | But so long as millionaires , or their corporate equivalents , are the only ones who can readily own newspapers or television companies , it is certain that the media will not accurately reflect either the range or the balance of opinions , ideas and beliefs within society , and consequently that there can not be a properly balanced and open debate on political issues within society . |
| 20 | If the big winds are blowing and you bribe them right , our staff may prolong safety cover to allow those who can competently carve gybe and water start to continue sailing . |