Example sentences of "he can [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the operator is in an aircraft that is flying at a height of 10000 m he can control a Telemine from a range of 500 km . |
| 2 | McKean looks much happier when he can control a heat from the front . |
| 3 | In order to overcome these communications problems it is necessary to establish the amount of data which must be available to the designer so that he can perform a specific design function . |
| 4 | And he can finish a golden year late next summer with the much-awaited showdown against Chris Eubank , who took Benn 's WBO middleweight title nearly two years ago before moving up himself to the 12 stone limit . |
| 5 | He can identify a familiar name more quickly if it is preceded by an associated face , even though he does not report finding any face familiar . |
| 6 | Kasmin 's shop posted a For Lease sign some weeks ago , although he remains in Cork Street until he can identify a new tenant for his property . |
| 7 | But if he believes he can manage a licence bureau better , he must convince those within the bureaucratic channels . |
| 8 | Further , if the recipient does not wish to wait six months he can serve a notice on the sender in which case , if the sender does not come within one month to collect them , they then become an unconditional gift . |
| 9 | But , if the refusal or the conditions prevent him from obtaining ‘ reasonably beneficial use ’ of the land , he can serve a purchase notice . |
| 10 | I strongly urge him to do so , if he can reach a sensible and reasonable compromise . |
| 11 | ‘ The Late Show is too difficult for the audience we hope to reach , ’ says the new programme 's producer , Lindsay Shapero , who thinks he can attract an audience of at least one million . |
| 12 | A man , now , he can lay a trap with words , or press a button in his desk and shoot you where you stand . |
| 13 | He can devote a few paragraphs to Brecht but pages to the crippled young would-be philosopher who spends his life in a barrow flicking through Spinoza and Kant with his tongue . |
| 14 | ‘ He looks fitter , sleeker , and better , ’ Robson said , ‘ and we just hope he can score a goal for us from the wing . |
| 15 | The latter were a bonus ( for me , too ) as he can spot an aeroplane before it is visible to me , and these were something new in the sky . |
| 16 | I 'm seeing Dr McKenzie tomorrow so perhaps he can arrange a meeting . |
| 17 | It is unlikely that John Smith will become Prime Minister unless he can arrange a deal with the Liberal Democrats ; and the Liberal Democrats demand electoral reform . |
| 18 | He can arrange a meeting . " |
| 19 | I mean , he seems to share many of Nicholas 's earliest baby reactions — an extremely low boredom threshold , a destructive reaction to toys and household objects and a born love of music ( well , he can bang a saucepan lid in time to the theme tune of Neighbours ) . |
| 20 | But the 49-year-old does want a place on the board so he can invest a reported £8million . |
| 21 | He can blast a race open whenever he wishes . |
| 22 | Mr Powell was never to regain any sizeable base among Conservative MPs but Mr Tebbit , after leaving the Cabinet , has proved again and again that when combining with Mr Michael Heseltine or other factions within the party he can rally a significant number of MPs . |
| 23 | ‘ He can go a good way like this . ’ |
| 24 | Then later , as his speed and timing improve and after gaining a certain amount of success over his own ranks , he can go a step higher and spar with a student with more experience than himself . |
| 25 | However , if he can form an alliance with militants elected from Punjab and Assam , he might just hold the balance of power in a hung parliament . |
| 26 | Surprisingly , he can hold a tune live , but what kind of tune does he choose to hold ? |
| 27 | He can expect a rough welcome . |
| 28 | Without Batty , Leeds have lost six of their last eight matches , and if he comes through tomorrow 's reserve team clash with Newcastle , he can expect a recall at Blackburn on Saturday . |
| 29 | He can expect a change of pace in his new job : whereas he was responsible for 290 students at Goldsmiths ' , the Maastricht programme has eight students per year in a two-year course . |
| 30 | In such uses , therefore , the speaker mentally situates a real event in the field of the merely possible so that he can express a judgement , not on the reality of the happening , but on the appropriateness of its occurrence ( p. 219 ) : judging whether something real is appropriate for existence or not involves imagining what things would be like without its existence , and so leads to taking a mental position before its existence where both existence and non-existence are seen as possible . |