Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] can [adv] [vb infin] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I eat I can not help but notice the Frenchman attending to the pig ; he has now cut the animal 's throat and has set alight to the straw , the flames and smoke engulfing the unfortunate pig . |
| 2 | I mean I ca n't go until I get a key |
| 3 | I mean really I mean I ca n't see that before Monday |
| 4 | I mean I can not believe that the guy |
| 5 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |
| 6 | Pity she ca n't go as well , you could have had a quiet weekend . |
| 7 | Once we have achieved the result we want we can then decide whether laser printed output is suitable or use the services of a bureau to get the same file photoset on the higher resolution equipment . |
| 8 | Hamptons say they ca n't comment because of the legal action . |
| 9 | But , Northants police say they ca n't prosecute because they are under . |
| 10 | But the police say they can still prosecute because the real number plate shows up on the negative . |
| 11 | Lo and behold you can actually stop when and where you want . |
| 12 | I mean you ca n't paint till you |
| 13 | And they do n't really want to go on using you as a a sort of prop , because I mean you ca n't afford that because you 've got lots of other clients and you , you know really the aim is to try and get them back to self-sufficiency . |
| 14 | I mean you can nae go and do , know that a , a decent er banana , apple |
| 15 | What I need to do is adapt my approach to training , focus on what I consider I can still achieve and get the maximum amount of benefits and pleasure from a reduced volume of training . |
| 16 | I 'm caught in the cross-fire between on one side the US which wants to export computers , the motor and textile industries which complain they can not modernise and thus compete without a change in the law , and on the other side the Brazilian computer industry which argues we are leading them into bankruptcy . |
| 17 | Let's , you know I mean Judith 's saying , well I 've got some good work sheets on this , I mean we can all say that if we all know where the work sheets are |
| 18 | I know I can not go unless you let me , please let me go . |
| 19 | I feel you ca n't smoke because you 're gon na blow up beds in my hospital ward . |
| 20 | I think it 's a stigma that a lot of men feel they ca n't show that they 're depressed or they 've got a problem so they 'll pick up a ph , a phone . |
| 21 | But reality in the 1990s mean her story has a side retailers feel they ca n't ignore and that means it 's off sale . |
| 22 | Although it 's a little early to count numbers , let alone chickens , I think I can confidently predict that we will exceed our principal target , profit growth budget , comfortably , and there are many other businesses around who would be cock-a-hoop [ to mix my poultry metaphors ] at such a result in 1992 . |
| 23 | ‘ No , I think I can honestly say that I have n't . ’ |
| 24 | I THINK I can safely say that Peter Greenaway 's latest film will do nothing to increase the appreciation of food in this country . |
| 25 | Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman is reassuring on this point : ‘ I think I can safely say that no-one understands quantum mechanics . |
| 26 | ( Incidentally if the number 30 031 has no special significance for you , I think I can safely claim that you have not properly settled the conjecture following 1.3.10 . ) |
| 27 | But until we do I ca n't see that we can pass something which refers to something we know nothing about . |
| 28 | So I think you can now see that we are on the road to recovery , ’ he said . |
| 29 | I think we can safely assume that the statuette was washed and wiped clean after the event . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ At last , I think we can safely say that you are understanding the situation correctly . ’ |