Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can tell a real man when I see one , believe me . |
| 2 | While I 'm in the Cel editor , I can create a multi-cel animation , one cel at a time . |
| 3 | I can quote a final figure to the hon. Gentleman , as he enjoys my quoting figures . |
| 4 | ‘ When I can stop a speeding locomotive with one bound . ’ |
| 5 | I can do a Swedish impression . |
| 6 | ‘ Keep still , you burnt-arse chip-sucker , ’ Ace said , ‘ You need more shots and I can do a better graft job on that arm — but only if you keep still . ’ |
| 7 | I have to prove that I can do a better job than the lads already in the side . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm prepared to listen to anyone and still think I can do a good job in the Premier League . |
| 9 | and also I can do a little bit of a fiddle |
| 10 | The conclusion seems to be that if I recognize that I have once wrongly claimed to know that p , then I can not ever claim to know that p unless I can show a relevant difference between the two cases . |
| 11 | And of course , as I 'm the Editor and set up the rules for these features , I can cheat a little bit over costs … |
| 12 | ‘ Just as long as I can spread a little happiness at whatever cost to my dignity , I will not have lived in vain . |
| 13 | ‘ I can fix a stiff neck in no time , ’ Adam offered . |
| 14 | And that will be chucked into the building society so that I can , when I get my Marks and Spencers debt come through , I can pay a great wodge off . |
| 15 | As soon as I can arrange a free couple of weeks away , yep . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've found I can discover a great deal more by simply walking in , ’ he returned grimly . |
| 17 | As to my hon. Friend 's comment that the security forces should be allowed to operate without constraint from political considerations , I can give a categorical assurance that no such restraint for political reasons will be imposed . |
| 18 | My Lords , I I 'm not sure that I can give an absolute answer to that , it would be wrong for me to , to guess . |
| 19 | Antrim , Northern Ireland , to ask if I can suggest a suitable chip for use in an analogue to digital converter . |
| 20 | Er can you tell me please er how I can avoid a particular charge . |
| 21 | ‘ I can stay a little while , ’ she said . |
| 22 | I can offer a small compensation for the poster(s) + postage . |
| 23 | As I walk round the croft I can feel a strange sensation in my stomach , a feeling not unlike fear , and I now know that she is dead . |
| 24 | And I can wear a white shirt straight laced white . |
| 25 | Now that she 's off me , I can manage a better look . |
| 26 | " If I can dance an endless dance with you , |
| 27 | ‘ I watched them fishing him out yesterday afternoon and I thought then , ‘ If that 's where you 've ended up , my friend , I can make a good guess as to where you went in . ’ ’ |
| 28 | Nenna thought : I 'm pleased for him to see that I can make a proper job of something . |
| 29 | Without having enough knowledge to judge its magnitude , I can foresee a real problem for the Director of Public Prosecutions and her ancillary services if they are to be expected to join in applications or to provide undertakings or letters for the purpose of facilitating parties in complex civil proceedings who will naturally be anxious to achieve the maximum disclosure by their opponents . |
| 30 | To tell the truth , I can use an extra hand . |