Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ’ You know , ’ she said , ’ I can tell two things from the way everybody looks at me this morning . |
2 | I can tell that , you were tired before . |
3 | Speaking as one of them , I can tell this person that I am a single mother , not from choice , but because my baby 's father scarpered as soon as I told him I was pregnant . |
4 | As a works convenor , I work along twenty shop stewards , and I can tell this Congress that the message that they 've given to me from the people from the people that have elected them , is that they 're sick and tired of the perpetual bleating of the T U C about how they have to abide by the laws , when the only laws that are there are the laws that are bringing this movement down . |
5 | That 's what they will be getting because I can tell this to the Tories , let's be quite honest that with the throw up the the people put their trust in the Tories and I do n't think they 'll ever do it again . |
6 | For example , ‘ I can drink 12 pints of Fosters without puking . |
7 | WP Even I can confirm that . |
8 | I can confirm that a 31 per cent . |
9 | I can confirm that . |
10 | I can confirm that Chairman there are currently no proposals to er restrict the increment of progression . |
11 | As one of his constituents , I can confirm this view . |
12 | I can confirm those three points . |
13 | Now then , let's see put your feet straight on the footrest so I can tuck these things over . |
14 | ‘ But I can serve good and on grass that is really difficult to play against . ’ |
15 | Nor yet we ca n't no more hold their tide than I can hold this . |
16 | I mute them so that I can switch two wirelesses on at the same time , because if you have two on together they screech . |
17 | At least at least you know how you know if he says you can have this one or this one yeah cos the choice between one or the other and he says well I can fit this one immediately , but , this one I 've got ta order . |
18 | ‘ I do n't think I can face that . ’ |
19 | I do n't feel I can face more than a snack in this heat … ’ |
20 | I faced that , and I can face this , thought Grainne . |
21 | ‘ I 'm not sure how long I can continue this way right now , ’ he muttered shakily . |
22 | It is is my intention to have a look through that and see if I can delegate any of those down to your good selves . |
23 | I suppose there must be some records in a dusty file somewhere of how often the ground crews lost the race against time and had the aircraft and bombs blow up in front of them , but as far as I can recollect this never happened at Bourn , at least not while I was there , and we were thankful to get through each busy night without catastrophes of that kind . |
24 | I am so sure of that now that I can ignore all the pressure to do something else but it does take strength . ’ |
25 | I 've tried to view and recover these files using PC Tools , XTree Gold , Actaeon and other programs , and although I can view some of the text files ( the rest are encrypted ) , I just ca n't get them out into a working environment and recover them . |
26 | Er if I can pass that round . |
27 | ‘ If I can pass this under her belly and get it fastened , ’ he said , ‘ pull with all your might , and use the horses as well . ’ |
28 | I can quote some of the figures on the cuts in regional selective assistance in the period in question . |
29 | Yeah , I 'm just trying to think cos I I can miss two , I was just gon na say , miss two things from |
30 | Yet there are no places I can go , things I can observe that , as a policeman , he can not . |