Example sentences of "i can [vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most revealing anecdote that I can tell you about that is from Coventry . |
| 2 | That 's about all I can tell you about that , but er it makes you wonder whether I had n't better keep out of Street , does n't it ? |
| 3 | ‘ Bless you , sir , I can tell you of two English poets ! |
| 4 | There is only one thing I can tell you of these totems . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , if you think this catalogue paints an unnecessarily bleak picture of how teachers are feeling , then I can tell you with some confidence that you have been deceived by the cover-up . |
| 6 | Now I can pass it like any other house . |
| 7 | The main thing is that I can do it through official channels . |
| 8 | I can do it for one minute twenty seconds . |
| 9 | If er someone 's taken it for a ride and dumped it near you then can you call Nottingham and it 's Dawn who wants her car back anything I can do you for three four three four three four is the number to ring . |
| 10 | And anything that I can do you for three four three four three four to ring . |
| 11 | And I 'll show you basically The the theory is that you go inside In fact I can show you with this this kind of window here . |
| 12 | I can bring it in next week and play it really loud to the whole class I shall say this is Sarah and Dee where 's Tina Turner then . |
| 13 | I can assure you of one thing : that was not upon his person . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Your intentions have little to do with it , I can assure you of that . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ She thinks more of that old maid up at the Hall than she does of me , her own mother , I can assure you of that . ’ |
| 16 | I can assure you of that . |
| 17 | Ask the people across the water on the Isle of Wight what they think of metered water , a resounding thumbs , thumbs down I can assure you of that . |
| 18 | ‘ It was n't anyone from here , I can assure you of that . |
| 19 | Yes but what you saw er in that clip just now , erm would n't have been done by cruel methods , I can assure you of that . |
| 20 | In addition to increasing diocesan income , the very tight controls on expenditure are also showing positive a result too , and I can assure you of continued vigilance in this essential aspect of financial control . |
| 21 | Er and hopefully I can attract them to that . |
| 22 | ‘ All I can give you at this stage is fine words when what is needed is action . |
| 23 | So what we have , if I can paint it like this , is a development programme which does n't just rely on Oxfordshire Social Services putting cash into it , because there are , if we manage this process properly , other people who we can encourage to bring money into Oxfordshire , but the key thing that 'll only do it is if they 're confident that they 're dealing with a competent organization and somebody that they trust and they have some form of credibility . |
| 24 | Yes , I can influence him in any way that I please . |
| 25 | Secondly , I get another dollop of money , if I can put it like this , for Home Care right across the county . |
| 26 | and that means that I can photocopy them for half the price . |
| 27 | I can camouflage it with other things . |
| 28 | I can have it before that like , but I , I 'll wait until me loans finished |
| 29 | I know the fraud goes on , and it 's wrong , but I can understand it in some cases . |
| 30 | I mean I can understand it in this day and age , people trying |