Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can scarcely write the four words without going to pieces , and watching it actually makes me lose weight . |
| 2 | I can also tell the hon. Gentleman how many days would be lost as a result of the extra unemployment that would be caused by his party 's policies . |
| 3 | And with this in mind and I 'm I 'm you will notice that I have n't spoken at all and that is quite deliberate on my part but then I can also say the same for many people sitting round here who know quite well that they have n't spoken either . |
| 4 | I can vividly remember the tense atmosphere prevailing amongst all Washington crews during December 1952 and January 1953 . |
| 5 | I can however see the globular cluster M56 ; it is difficult with × 7 , detectable without much trouble with × 12 , and easy with × 20 . |
| 6 | I can already feel the old excitement coming back . |
| 7 | I can honestly say the next twenty miles was the best paddling experience that I have ever experienced . |
| 8 | I can hardly remember the first time I felt that we loved each other . |
| 9 | Although I can now see the inherent sense in glueing a book to a table , then the point was just beyond me . |
| 10 | I can then approach the overseas groups knowing something of the overall picture . |
| 11 | I can only hear the top three notes of it , though . |
| 12 | I can only reduce the painful uncertainty and bewilderment of those first few days by learning relevant information quickly . |
| 13 | Mr. Walker : I can quite understand the Hon. Gentleman 's neurosis . |
| 14 | I can certainly inform the right hon. Gentleman about matters that he does not seem to understand . |
| 15 | I can certainly give the hon. Gentleman an assurance that we will not go back to that . |
| 16 | I can certainly give the hon. Gentleman that assurance . |
| 17 | Although I am not in a position to provide any of the detailed statistics Mr Gillett calls for , I can certainly tell the sad tale of the missing books . |
| 18 | I 'm making her kick , trying to get her to shake or swat them off , and the last thing I need at this point is for her to panic , in which case I can certainly kiss the whole blessed contract bye-bye . |
| 19 | I can still feel the cold marble under my bare feet . |
| 20 | I CAN still remember the overpowering smell of alcohol on his breath . |
| 21 | But ask me about Boy George 's first time on the show — looking gorgeous in a dress , with make-up and ribbons through his dreadlock extensions — and I can still remember the fevered speculation about his ambiguous sexuality that gripped my school the next day . |
| 22 | ‘ I can still remember the dreadful rows . |
| 23 | I can still remember the intense excitement of ‘ listening in ’ to pre-war Nationals on Friday afternoons that , many years later , seem always to have been bathed in bright spring sunshine . |
| 24 | In your letter dated Thu , 9 Dec 93 18:40:05 MET , you wrote : T was my first home game , Leeds vs Bradford one Wednesday evening , I can still remember the electric atmosphere at the ground . |
| 25 | ‘ I can never hear the damned thing without wanting a cardiogram . ’ |
| 26 | The ‘ two ’ refers to the number of strands wound together and the thirty is something to do with the length — I can never remember the exact definition of this bit . |
| 27 | I can never remember the German ones . |
| 28 | Escaping from the awkward embarrassment of arty people , in whose company I can never say the right thing , I went for a Chinese meal . |
| 29 | The LIFESPAN Manager should therefore study the rest of this section , so that he or she can either take the recommended avoiding action , or at least understand what is happening if any of the users become confused . |
| 30 | ‘ When she comes to London , ’ said Jannie , ‘ she can always have the spare room here , you know . ’ |