Example sentences of "can [verb] on [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Portia appears indeed in Act four to be just in her defence of Antonio , and no one can comment on her choice of suitor in Act three , for surely it was the suitors ' luck and character that were the key to her , or so it seemed . |
| 2 | General statements like ‘ You are a good boy ’ , ‘ That 's really nice ’ , ‘ That 's right ’ can comment on what the child has just done . |
| 3 | * Get into the habit of standing back from your essay so that you can comment on it for the benefit of your reader ( see p. 104 ) . |
| 4 | I was thinking of writing to TSB and the programme desk tomorrow advertising our group , I 'll send a draft letter so you can comment on it . |
| 5 | I think Chairman , in a sense , some of the items are sufficiently explicit for people to say well I know what 's being proposed , I can comment on it . |
| 6 | This is not the point that the only checks we can make on what we are tempted to say are fallible checks . |
| 7 | Further to a letter forwarded to me by my colleagues in the Orkney Seven Action Group , I have now confirmed to my local MP , Jim Wallace , that such representations as he can make on my behalf most assuredly have my consent . |
| 8 | The patterns you can make on your machine depend upon your first learning what the machine will do automatically and then experimenting by adapting all that you have absorbed into your own designs . |
| 9 | That each stage of education and training can build on what has gone before requires that the manager at each stage should know what is happening elsewhere . |
| 10 | In this way we can build on what we believe we do well — providing excellent customer service and quality beer brands . |
| 11 | That is a remarkable achievement and I hope that we can build on it in the future . |
| 12 | The amount of press coverage that 's been generated this week by your conference has been enormously important to the local trade unions , it 's something that we can build on , it 's something that says to the local press to the local media trade unions have got something to say trade unions have got something to put forward and it 's that 's something that we will come back to erm afterwards , after you 've gone , we can use that , we can build on it . |
| 13 | Celsius is a complete range of complementary products so you can build on your scent by degrees , from a stimulating shower gel to a refreshing splash of Celsius Aftershave . |
| 14 | In this way you will not be overwhelmed by too many gaps and can build on your experience one stage at a time . |
| 15 | But I 'm afraid your reputation precedes you , you are renowned for rising to challenges like these and I feel sure that you can build on your previous successes and that together we can and probably will , do it . |
| 16 | ‘ She 's shown that she can think on her feet , that she wo n't be bullied , even by a Prime Minister . |
| 17 | We are creating a business which can think on its feet and we are committed to building a company of quality . ’ |
| 18 | This will probably be to see if you can think on your feet and react well under stress . |
| 19 | The North Wales Cricket Association insist on having Aaron Barnes 's credentials confirmed in writing so that they can rule on his amateur status . |
| 20 | Mike is always the first man on the drive , where it really hurts , and he can stay on his feet . |
| 21 | We have set up a Review Group but I do not think all action can wait on its recommendations . |
| 22 | Mummy and daddy can wait on us are n't you ? |
| 23 | In addition the Board believes that the best way to serve shareholders is to keep administration as simple as possible so that the Group can concentrate on its core business and maximise profit growth . ’ |
| 24 | It is good for managers who can concentrate on their core activities , looking for the best deal for their customers . |
| 25 | It is important that each surgeon should know who else has been instructed so that they can concentrate on their own area of expertise and ignore areas which are outside their province . |
| 26 | This way you can concentrate on your work . |
| 27 | ‘ So we can concentrate on our experiment , you wo n't be asked questions during our session . |
| 28 | ‘ First of all , he kept Derek Jefferson on because he brought him luck and he likes the caddie to hold the flag because he can concentrate on his stroke better . |
| 29 | ( It believes that 's where Microsoft ultimately intends pushing all its Windows clients. ) nQue , however , is using Microsoft 's own technology to create a low-cost shrinkwrapped retail package called OpenAgent that adventuresome users can install on their Intel machines without hazard to explore the potentials of Unix : its standards , maturity , 32-bit architecture , connectivity , multitasking , distributed computing strengths and application base which nQue believes will be stronger than NT 's for some time . |
| 30 | NQue , however , is using Microsoft 's own technology to create a low-cost shrink-wrapped retail package called OpenAgent that adventuresome users can install on their Intel Corp iAPX-86 machines without hazard to explore the potentials of Unix : its standards , maturity , 32-bit architecture , communications , multi-tasking , distributed computing strengths and application base , which nQue believes will be stronger than NT 's for some time . |