English example sentences with "can"

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Sometimes he can be a strange guy.
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I can only wonder if this is the same for everyone else.
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One can always find time.
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I am a flawed person, but these are flaws that can easily be fixed.
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You can do it.
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Can it be phrased in another way?
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I can only wait.
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You can probably guess what happens though.
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It's not something anyone can do.
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All you can do is trust one another.
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Whatever I do, she says I can do better.
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You'd be surprised what you can learn in a week.
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Bearing can be unbearable.
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Let me know if there is anything I can do.
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Math is like love: a simple idea, but it can get complicated.
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I can walk to school in 10 minutes.
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Where can one make a phone call?
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The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known.
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The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known.
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The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose.
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Anything that can be misunderstood will be.
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An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his field, and how to avoid them.
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When you can't do what you want, you do what you can.
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Half an eye is very useful actually, because an animal can see half of another animal, which wants to eat it, and can get out of the way, and it will eat the animal, which has only one-half eye or only 49% of an eye, because this to it will not be enough, and the animal, which was eaten up, will have no children, because it is dead.
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Half an eye is very useful actually, because an animal can see half of another animal, which wants to eat it, and can get out of the way, and it will eat the animal, which has only one-half eye or only 49% of an eye, because this to it will not be enough, and the animal, which was eaten up, will have no children, because it is dead.
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If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic."
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You don't marry someone you can live with — you marry the person whom you cannot live without.
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Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.
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It's presumptuous for humans to assume that our task is to do what only God can do.
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A small forest fire can easily spread and quickly become a great conflagration.
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You can finish your essay now.
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I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.
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Everyone would like to believe that dreams can come true.
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The rooms in this hotel are really very bad at muffling sounds. I can hear my neighbor chewing his gum!
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Can you imagine what our lives would be like without electricity?
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If you do not have this program, you can download it now.
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When can one say that a person has alcohol issues?
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Please, can you indicate this to me on the map?
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Can I pay by credit card?
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Can I stay at your place? I have nowhere to go.
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Only those who risk going too far will know how far one can go.
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We can travel through time. And we do at the remarkable rate of one second per second.
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How can you have a laptop and not a cell phone?
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"Can somebody help me?" "I will."
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If you don't want to stay alone, I can keep you company.
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Can you justify the use of violence?
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Can you do bookkeeping?
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Can you keep a secret?
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You can rely on him.
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You can rely on her.
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You can depend on his help.
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I don't think you can gain his ear.
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Can you swim as fast as he?
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You can trust him to keep his word.
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Can you ride a horse?
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Can you tell wheat from barley?
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Can you throw a fastball?
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Can you eat raw oysters?
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You can get ahead in the world.
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Can you break away from your parents?
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If you study earnestly, you can expect to pass the exam.
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You can rely on him. He never lets you down.
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You should start as early as you can.
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Can you drive a car?
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You can drive a car, can't you?
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What account can you give of your misbehavior?
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You should study hard so that you can pass the examination.
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You can number me among your friends.
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Can you imagine me making a cake?
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You can get in touch with him at his home tonight.
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Can you get by on your wages?
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You need to have friends who can help you out.
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You can get a loan from a bank.
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Can you make yourself understood in English?
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You can't speak English, can you?
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You can speak English well, can you not?
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You can speak English well, can you not?
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You can swim, can't you?
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Can you swim?
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You can't swim, can you?
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Now that you have passed your test, you can drive on your own.
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Now that you are eighteen, you can get a driver's license.
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Can you speak French?
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You can't speak French, can you?
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You can always count on Tom.
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How high can you jump?
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You can bank on that.
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You can see it, but you cannot take it away.
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Can you make out the meaning easily?
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You can stay with us for the time being.
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I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.
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Can you swim across the river?
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You can use this car.
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Can you make sense of this poem?
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Can you read this kanji?
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Can you get at the meaning of this passage?
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You can study here.
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You can always ask a question in return.
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Can you do it in one day?
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You are the only man in the world that I can call my friend.
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I can hardly hear you.
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