Example sentences of "can [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , if a bank manager can earn that amount of money , why not a part-time footballer in the Irish League . |
| 2 | The prisoners are allowed out of their cells from around 5.30 in the morning until 6.30 in the evening , during which time a majority of them would be involved in some type of work ; this is because for every two days they work they can earn one day 's remission of sentence . |
| 3 | Mr Duncan Nichol , the NHS chief executive , told the Guardian yesterday that the Government 's negotiating position is that it wants to split the service so crews with medical skills can earn extra money and non-emergency services can be contracted out . |
| 4 | Mr Duncan Nichol , the NHS chief executive , told the Guardian that the Government 's negotiating position is that it wants to split the service so crews with medical skills can earn extra money and non-emergency services can be contracted out . |
| 5 | A skilled wall builder can earn substantial money , he said . |
| 6 | A widow can earn any amount without losing her widow 's pension , although this is taxed . |
| 7 | You can earn some money . |
| 8 | Strangely enough golf clubs actually you you can earn more money . |
| 9 | I am enjoying my writing career and would like to develop it into a full-time career if I can earn enough money . |
| 10 | From its exports it can earn foreign currency , and begin to pay off its huge debts . |
| 11 | His former employer will quite clearly not benefit from this conduct and the courts are concerned with defining how far the employer can restrict such competition . |
| 12 | These ‘ relatively minor ’ limitations can restrict older people 's participation in everyday life and social interaction . |
| 13 | It is a superbly efficient food gatherer , and can siphon ten gallons of water at a single suck and squirt this into the elephant 's mouth . |
| 14 | Poor notation can impair the ability of a scheme to accommodate new subjects and can hinder effective retrieval . |
| 15 | The radius of the circle is determined by the reach of our fists and feet , the weapons with which we can repel unwanted guests if necessary . |
| 16 | The new machine is reliant on an up-to-date design studio using C.A.D. ( Computer Aided Design ) techniques that can reproduce each design onto a floppy disk . |
| 17 | Nobody can reproduce this intonation . |
| 18 | This is the only method that can reproduce several colours simultaneously by the simple process of writing over different coloured carbon papers in turn when preparing the master copy . |
| 19 | As Peter Conrad has put it , ’ Karajan doubles as director so that he can reproduce musical motifs on-stage . ’ |
| 20 | England would only win ‘ if Gooch , on his 39th birthday , can reproduce last year 's masterful , matchwinning century here against West Indies . |
| 21 | Alexander , God knows for what reason , always spurned them ; now he is gone , Philip can weave fresh webs , gain an ally with a knife at England 's back . |
| 22 | To be fair , the government of Hong Kong has such pressing social problems on its hands that it can spare little time either for passing or , equally important , enforcing conservation laws . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , I can spare more grain — and , indeed , you will have it , cousin — but that 's not the point , is it ? |
| 24 | In theory , you have to ensure that you have at least two trees in flower at the same time so that they can pollinate each other , otherwise you may get no fruit at all . |
| 25 | Finally the groundwork has been laid for obtaining useful rock mechanics data which can aid hydraulic fracture modelling in the Carboniferous . |
| 26 | Field or core studies can give information on some of these features and thin section petrography can aid further evaluation , but care must be taken to avoid diagenetic fabrics in any such analysis . |
| 27 | A large sight vocabulary , acquired through practice , can aid rapid word recognition and leave the reader 's attention free to consider the meaning of the sentence . |
| 28 | It is worth noting that imaginative use of unsophisticated technology ( as discussed in Chapter 7 ) can aid this part of an investigation , enabling a large volume of activities that may be undertaken by specified functional groups to be readily summarised . |
| 29 | If you believe that you can aid this world by standing on your head then I will hold your ankles for you . |
| 30 | It proliferates in winter , but stubborn cases can persist all year round , especially if your water quality is n't 100 per cent . |