Example sentences of "can [verb] [Wh det] [is] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But in some cases a person of the age of 16 can make what is in effect equivalent to a disposition by will : a member of a Trade Union or Friendly Society may , for instance , at that age nominate in writing a person to receive moneys payable on his death by the Union or Society .
2 When applying for a place on a re-entry course keep the following questions in mind so that you can compare what is on offer to your own best advantage .
3 Thus I can know what is in the bottom drawer of my desk , or what I shall eat for breakfast tomorrow , by some form of inductive inference from what I have observed or am now observing .
4 He asks if they can see what 's in the net .
5 The second one is that there is proper provision erm available for erm the particular disabilities which the children have within the ordinary school , that the other children in the school also receive proper provision — you can see what 's in the mind of the drafters of the bill there , that if you have some children who could potentially be disruptive , then they might in fact make it very difficult to educate children without these special handicaps .
6 If you can tell me the initials of my name , you can have what 's in this bag . ’
7 ‘ Who can tell what 's in there ? ’
8 We can check what 's on easy enough . "
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