Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can well understand that thinking of your daughter in a stranger 's house is not easy . |
| 2 | And yet it also seems that er I , I can also make this statement . |
| 3 | For example , the thought ‘ They are on my left ’ does not ‘ succeed ’ as a thought unless I can also have other thoughts such as ‘ If I move to my left they will move to my right ’ , ‘ They are substantial ’ ( that is , not a chimera ) , ‘ They are reachable/not reachable ’ , ‘ They are supported by something ’ , ‘ A large opaque object coming between me and them would render them invisible to me ’ … |
| 4 | ‘ I make big scenes for fun , because I adore drama , but I can also wait ten years , wait for the right moment to come . |
| 5 | I am sympathetic to your case that this policy should be extended to unpowered craft on all rivers although I can also see some problems . |
| 6 | I can also say that morale in these teams , at the time I had contact with the projects appeared to be considerably higher than in comparable teams in more orthodox services . |
| 7 | However , if I can just shift these mirrors right ah , done it ! |
| 8 | Right , if I can just give this shirt to you , Annette . |
| 9 | I can just see both components with × 20 , but there is nothing remarkable about them . |
| 10 | Per perhaps I can just say one point . |
| 11 | Then I can just use these books over and over again . |
| 12 | A substantial number of these students have either been speakers of RP or had accents only slightly different from it , and their usual reaction to being told to use for the vowel at the end of ‘ easy ’ , ‘ busy ’ has been one of puzzlement and frustration ; like them , I can not equate this vowel with the vowel of ‘ bit ’ . |
| 13 | God can not be the exclusive Father and I can not ascribe exclusive divinity to Jesus . |
| 14 | Upon the first point I can not feel any doubt . |
| 15 | I can not end this consideration of the basic puzzle mystery , the blueprint , without drawing attention to two fundamentals which may not at first seem necessary ingredients : story and form . |
| 16 | I can not end this section without a word on scratching . |
| 17 | I readily acknowledge that I can not expect definitive statements from the Minister when the answers given by his ministerial colleagues , who have greater legal experience than the Minister and I possess , are , to say the least , somewhat circumspect . |
| 18 | It seems I can not perform one task aright this eventide . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I will speak to him , ’ he said to her when they had got out of earshot , ‘ and see if I can not resolve this matter . ’ |
| 20 | He gazed down at her almost fiercely , his voice breaking as he told her , ‘ I can not endure another day like the last two weeks . ’ |
| 21 | I can not exhibit this picture . |
| 22 | ‘ I regret , I can not offer any refreshment , Madame , ’ he said with a smile . |
| 23 | And I fear I can not answer that question to anyone 's satisfaction . |
| 24 | I can not forget one match , when he scored four goals at Sheffield when England Under-21s beat us 6–1 . |
| 25 | To ask me to give commitments in advance of the review is an outrageous request , and I can not meet that commitment for the reasons that I have given . |
| 26 | I 'm the other spaceman baby But I can not do that mum . |
| 27 | and you find erm people like Lynn you know , bless her , who now , who is n't too bad when she 's not too bad and is n't too good when she 's not too good , you know , and it is such a very very Not only can you not put anything visibly in in common with everyone that 's got it , even the people that have got it ca n't say I can not do this period , they say oh well I 'm not too good now but maybe last week or maybe next week |
| 28 | Once Elizabeth used to say , ‘ Oh Hywel , Hywel , I can not skin that rabbit . |
| 29 | I give him credit for that , although I can not give much credit to his policy of favouring a 50 per cent . |
| 30 | I welcome the commitment that has been shown by the head of the governing body , but I can not give any hint of the decision that I will be taking by the end of February . |