Example sentences of "which [pers pn] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was about to call a doctor and then , suddenly , I had a feeling which I can only describe as — excuse me — ecstatic . |
| 2 | Certainly it 's one small car which I can drive for several hours at a stretch and step out feeling refreshed . |
| 3 | But now I 'm more together , I 've a whole lot of other areas in which I can express my feelings , I just hope the songs wo n't lose anything . |
| 4 | Your expenses , beyond stamps , which I can provide for you , will be nothing , I suppose , at Sandgate — no railway fares , & c & c . |
| 5 | The net result is that my life is now no longer threatened by these often beautiful but decidedly hostile shrubs , and I have invested instead in a selection of prickly perennials which I can appreciate without risking injury every time I broach the border . |
| 6 | The quality buildings will be let — Broadgate is now 95 per cent leased — but slowly developers will realise they have to convert the bad space which I can only say is a lot of classified DIY . ’ |
| 7 | I am very desirous to get all the species of this genus which I can , and am making observations on their flowers and fruit : for Doctor Linnaeus has joined these to his genus of Rhus [ sumach ] , with which all the species of Toxicodendron , which I have yet examined , will by no means agree ; for these are either male and female in distinct plants , or have male flowers in separate parts from the fruit on the same plant , which , according to his own system , must remove them to a great distance from the Rhus . |
| 8 | For instance , I can see that writing this book is a function of my job and as such is part of the responsibility of earning a living , but it is also an escape for me , a kind of haven to which I can take refuge from the hundred and one pressures that impinge on the practical business of living . |
| 9 | These work fine expect for one annoying problem which I can not seem to eliminate . |
| 10 | Does anybody make pinions which I can use to put into the transfer box to replace the existing ones ? |
| 11 | I can pull away in all but top , which I can engage at walking speed , consequently cruising is very thrashy . |
| 12 | Moreover , you know that I become quite powerless whenever I am obliged to write for an instrument which I can not bear [ the flute ] . |
| 13 | I have a stove on which I can cook a dinner , and a paraffin stove for heating . |
| 14 | He laughs again , and as the light is fading we walk back to the village , past small boys running hurdy-gurdies ; he teaching me plant names for which I can find no translation . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm pleased with the commercials I 've made , but I consider my photographs to be the medium through which I can express myself , ’ he says . |
| 16 | You want me to be angry , which I ca n't be , and then to be soothing , which I can be . |
| 17 | Sitting up in the cold morning light we could have been sprayed by a fine grey snow as we slept — dust from the Kalahari which I can still smell in my clothes . |
| 18 | But , when we think of him today , which I can assure you we do , we think of those left behind . |
| 19 | The manner in which the Prime Minister had handled the Westland issue within the Cabinet system , Mr Heseltine told the world 's press , was ‘ not a proper way to carry on government and ultimately not an approach for which I can share responsibility ’ . |
| 20 | The only light I use at night is a small torch which I can grip in my mouth while using both hands to bait up , sharpen or change hooks , or make any other adjustments to my tackle . |
| 21 | It is a truth which I can never now forget as I go about a world in which human beings apparently have themselves under control . |
| 22 | Something inside me which I can not stop is whirling me faster and faster past beauty into oblivion . |
| 23 | For I am surprised and enchanted often by some quality which I can not detect . |
| 24 | We rested quietly and most comfortably in Sligachan Inn , than which I can not imagine a better retreat in the early summer of late autumn , either before or after the great throng , who , coming from north and south to it in the height of the tourist season , make it a place of stir . |
| 25 | We had visiting lecturers delivering a variety of information , none of which I can recall . |
| 26 | We also had to learn a great deal of poetry by heart — poetry which I can still recall all these years later . |
| 27 | Our gentle driving had resulted in 15.6mpg — about what I was expecting — but also a maximum touring range of 300 miles , which I can imagine some owners quibbling with . |
| 28 | I , as an observer , was filled with very strong erotic feelings which I can still clearly remember . |
| 29 | Is there no means by which I can find Mr Randall ? |
| 30 | During this period I have learnt a great deal about what children like [ and dislike ] at parties and have gathered together a selection of games , songs and magic tricks which I can guarantee will make any party a day to remember , for both children and adults . |