Example sentences of "we can [adv] use [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For we can hardly use language to throw light upon the basis from which language itself derives its meaning , without having to rely on allusion and metaphor . |
| 2 | We can still give our opponent the chance to back off , we can still use reason , but he or she must realize that the wrong person has been picked for breakfast . |
| 3 | This difference between the two structures accords very closely with the fact that while we can readily use nouns ( including even proper names ) in the prenominal attributive position to qualify other nouns , we seldom find the corresponding nouns distributed across subject and post-copular position : ( 3 ) the Atlanta flight his St. Francis medallion ( 4 ) the flight is Atlanta This medallion was St. Francis |
| 4 | We can thus write We saw above that at constant pressure the energy transferred as heat during a chemical reaction is equal to the enthalpy change , H. Thus We can now use equation ( 18 ) to rewrite equation ( 17 ) as |
| 5 | Nodes 2 , 4 and 5 are currently active and we can now use penalties to prune potential growth of the tree . |