Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] can [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think I can stand young people . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Do you think I can watch another woman become your bride ? |
| 3 | ‘ Do you think I can have some peace now ? ’ he asked , sweetly . |
| 4 | If he thinks I can stand another night in that car , he 's even madder than I thought . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Who else do you know who can write flaming Greek ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You say you can remember that photograph being taken . |
| 7 | By specifying one of Vulcanite 's unique Solar Reflective roof finishes you can eradicate these problems at a stroke . |
| 8 | One wonders who can buy such things . ’ |
| 9 | So I 've got some bleaching yeah smell you can smell that bleach . |
| 10 | His shoulders suggest he can paddle all day . |
| 11 | ‘ Mr Boulez has been associated with the project from the very first days so I say he can consider this house his home . |
| 12 | Yet , because policymakers often neglect demographics , those who watch them and exploit them can reap great rewards . |
| 13 | Paul again when he 's writing to the Philippians , in chapter four and verse thirteen , he says I can do all things , oh how arrogant of you Paul , how boastful you are , oh no he did n't just finish there did he , he says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me , and writing to the Romans in that tremendous eighth chapter of Romans and verse thirty seven he says in all these things , in all the problems of life , in all the difficulties and all the temptations , in all the pressures that we are called to go through he says , in all of these things we overwhelmingly concur , we are triumphant he says , how , through him who loved us . |
| 14 | Paul again when he 's writing to the Philippians , in chapter four and verse thirteen , he says I can do all things , oh how arrogant of you Paul , how boastful you are , oh no he did n't just finish there did he , he says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me , and writing to the Romans in that tremendous eighth chapter of Romans and verse thirty seven he says in all these things , in all the problems of life , in all the difficulties and all the temptations , in all the pressures that we are called to go through he says , in all of these things we overwhelmingly concur , we are triumphant he says , how , through him who loved us . |
| 15 | I hope I can get plain sewing work enough where I need not spoil my fingers , but if I ca n't , I hope to mae my hands as red as blood pudding and as hard as a beechen trencher to accommodate them to my condition . |
| 16 | While most experts believe the best way to enjoy a good malt is neat or with a drop of water to release the flavour , Allan Schiach says you can add any mixer you like — even a cola . |
| 17 | I hope you can explain this mystery to me . |
| 18 | If you are still unhappy with the reply you receive you can obtain local advice from a Post Office Advisory Committee , whose address is in the Post Guide booklet . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , yeah , ’ said a nome , ‘ but , well , Nisodemus says we can stop this thing just by believing we can . |
| 20 | ‘ So I imagine we can eliminate that possibility . |
| 21 | But Moore assumes we can ascribe inherent value to smaller units of reality and indeed this may be a necessary presupposition for the kind of calculations on the basis of which he thinks we should decide what is most worth doing . |
| 22 | When a deviation from expected behaviour occurs we can detect definite phases of the control process . |
| 23 | Washburn Abbott , who will lead the US 's delegation to the Geneva conference , told New Scientist : ‘ I hope we can settle this issue amicably without too many political problems . ’ |
| 24 | I hope we can do other things . |
| 25 | Unfortunately I am tied up for the next month or so with filming commitments , but I hope we can arrange some time in July . |
| 26 | ‘ We hope we can build some sort of normal life again . ’ |
| 27 | They are definitely beatable and I just hope we can exploit any weaknesses they have . |
| 28 | I hope we can see this time . |
| 29 | The Alt Park club reached the fifth round last season before bowing out to Sudbury Town , and Max Thompson 's men will feel they can open this season 's Wembley trail with a win against an Arnold side in the Supreme Division of the Central Midlands League . |
| 30 | Even when people are very severely disturbed they can express legitimate choices about whether they wish to be alone or in company , occupied or relaxing , about the food they like , about whether they would prefer silence or a music-filled room , and so forth . |