Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [be] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most generous excuse one can make is that Brooke was deliberately misled by his advisers . |
| 2 | The only answer I can think is that some enterprising editor believed that , with ET all the rage after Star Wars , the time was ripe for a study of how Earthlings behave when aliens land . |
| 3 | I was a New Man before New Men had capital letters , but I feel like an Old Man these days , and all I can think is that by the time this one is through university I 'll be nearly sixty . |
| 4 | An equally crucial ( though much less often discussed ) area in which errors can arise is that relating to the interview itself — to the content of the schedule and the measurement and/or classification of the resulting data . |
| 5 | One advantage of secondary sources is that they are often easy to understand ; but a problem which can arise is that they may have altered or distorted the original idea . |
| 6 | One instance where this can arise is if there are two males of the same , or closely-related , species and they are of about the same size . |
| 7 | Or rather , the most that one can predict is that the 1990s will be a period of yet more bumps and twists , swerves and U-turns , and unexpected developments . |
| 8 | All we can know is that no matter how much or how little they may have endured physically , the emotional damage is probably still with them . |
| 9 | The only way the conflict can ease is if Connie and Parkin communicate with one another . |
| 10 | The only words of comfort I can give are that the more emotional freedom you give your children , the more likely you are to keep their love and affection . |
| 11 | The only guarantee that I can give is that there will not be a Tory Government after the 1992 election . |
| 12 | ‘ The precept of dying should be part of the studies of those that live in health ; all that a sick or dying man can do is but to exercise those virtues which he before acquired . ’ |
| 13 | and what you can do is if you 've got a |
| 14 | let me , the o the other thing we can do is if it 's broken the shop can send it back but the man , the other person pays . |
| 15 | Think the only thing you can do is as I say be honest and say that , you know , you 're very worried about your fingers |
| 16 | All I can remember is that I did n't much like the food , but I ate obediently and probably out of fear of giving offence . |
| 17 | But the former Neath and Wales rugby union star , later dismissed for throwing a punch at Gary Tees , insisted last night : ‘ All I can remember is that it was in a tackle . |
| 18 | All I can remember is that it had nothing to do with his feet . |
| 19 | ‘ He lost it , and all I can remember was that it was about a star . ’ |
| 20 | All I can remember was that everything was uncomfortable , especially getting up and going to bed . |
| 21 | I mean , I remember mother saying that , you see mother had never seen the sea till she joined the Guild and they decided to save for an outing , and then the next thing I can remember was that we used to have these stamps every week and I think it come to two and ninepence erm and for that we went to Rhyl . |
| 22 | Jones said : ‘ All I can remember was that it was in a tackle . |
| 23 | ‘ Hey , lost in music and lost for words , you yell and purr but all you can understand is that The Smiths are special and you 'll hug them to your heart … |
| 24 | The most we can claim is that his social situation and his physical deterioration induces in him a condition that approximates the classical clinical picture given of schizophrenia . |
| 25 | For example if you 've got between thirteen and twenty for an activist that 's a very strong preference , however for a reflector a very strong preference is eighteen to twenty , because by nature most of us tend , you know most of us tend to stand back and think so what we actually need , what we wh what we can see is that when we compare our scores against the general norms it 's a much more accurate picture of our learning style . |
| 26 | And what we can see is that Mr Williamson 's interpretation of strictly controlled means not normally be permitted . |
| 27 | Then the other argument as I can see is that they 've led me to believe , I don I know you said that it 's automatic twelve month ban , but we just accepted that because I was led to believe that my job was safe . |
| 28 | So I , I , I think that er one of the , the comforting things which er I c I can see is that she has grown in self confidence , not cockiness , self confidence . |
| 29 | In any other situation the worst thing that can occur is that nothing happens at all . |
| 30 | An example I can cite is that I asked her to research and write up ( unsupervised ) an application to the Carnegie-Mellon Foundation for the microfilming of our 100,000 items in the Archive Collection . |