Example sentences of "but [pers pn] can [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I can talk better face to face . |
| 2 | But I can offer three pieces of rather different evidence which seem to me to be highly convincing . |
| 3 | But I can do many things that you do not understand . |
| 4 | I ca n't give you a figure now , on how many American firms there are in the county , erm , but I can do some work on it and come back to you . |
| 5 | ‘ I know I ca n't , but I can make inspired guesses . ’ |
| 6 | But I can make seventy strings sound pianissimo . |
| 7 | ‘ No , but I can light other people 's now . |
| 8 | The Americans are world champions and half a second faster than the British best — but I can redress that balance just by telling Christie he has only a dog 's chance . |
| 9 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
| 10 | At school and even now , I can not add or subtract or divide easily , but I can write clear figures — this is drawing ; and I can arrange my figures neatly in line , and one sum next to the other , i.e. design . |
| 11 | But I can remember one thing that happened in in that respect was that the superintendent came down to a meeting or he wanted to see us after nationalization . |
| 12 | It is not clear to me precisely what purpose these tests are meant to serve ( there must be a ‘ hidden agenda ’ , as the overt reasons given do not make sense ) , but I can see several disadvantages : |
| 13 | I ca n't think why you want to swap the ’ and S keys but you can make any key produce any symbol you like and so swapping over is just a special case . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not sure if it is that fast but you can reach horrific speeds . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We had a bit of a struggle to get them for the wedding , but you can pull various strings to hold things back . ’ |
| 16 | I have used four stitches on each bed for the sample but you can vary this number to suit your button . |
| 17 | But you can do these things yourself . |
| 18 | ‘ My beers are certainly bitter but you can drink several pints — and you ca n't say that for many big brewers ' beers . ’ |
| 19 | But you can achieve specific aims , and making people think about going to church instead of B & Q is a measurable objective . ’ |
| 20 | But you can tell this sort of story without the detective having a particular friend in whom he confides . |
| 21 | Grout is usually white , but you can buy coloured grout if you want to make a feature of the grout lines ( an effect that looks best with plain or fairly neutral patterned tiles ) . |
| 22 | it 's not worth , supposed to be a freezer , it 's mainly for storing frozen food , but you can freeze small amounts in it . |
| 23 | ‘ But you can take these things too far . ’ |
| 24 | but you can see all movement |
| 25 | The chances are of course that you will not have time go into so much detail , but you can use different headlines to highlight specific aspects of the story , and if you are aware of the requirements of each type of magazine you will at least be able to include back-up material which is relevant to their subject and readership and to follow up with ideas for more in-depth coverage . |
| 26 | These cards have been protected with a heat-sealing machine , but you can produce excellent results with a cold-seal film . |
| 27 | No , they do , but you can get good ones now ca n't you ? |
| 28 | But you can overcome that problem and assemble enough free associations . |
| 29 | The rules for this are complicated , but you can claim various reliefs , so you may have to pay a little or nothing , particularly if you sell within three years . |
| 30 | She says she does not like housework but she can manage some tasks . |