Example sentences of "[pron] can [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can draw some sides just like I can put I could make a just draw neatly in the teams bi on a big piece of paper that 'll make it look really good , . |
| 2 | I 'm er I 'm gon na erm , I might see if I can record some conversation on a bus , but I do n't know . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I can do some jobs that he gits in the way of . |
| 5 | I can do some writing there , read his books , meet a few people . ’ |
| 6 | I can bring some reports round for you to right then . . |
| 7 | ' I 'll go and see if I can arrange some transport , ’ said Tuppe . |
| 8 | We did if I can give some background we did actually target er twelve thousand , five hundred mailer shots for this meeting this evening I 'm not sure what the people here are representing percentage for that and we also targeted over about a hundred organisations with mailing shots telling people the meetings on this evening . |
| 9 | ‘ I can sense some fans are thinking ‘ Here we go again . ’ |
| 10 | Er I can make some space , is it nearly dinner time ? |
| 11 | And if Oliver wants to see me — which might be a good idea if I can talk some sense into him — then I 'll only do so if I 've cleared it with Stuart first . |
| 12 | ‘ Then I can foresee some difficulties . ’ |
| 13 | I can put some petrol in the Fiat bar over there ca n't I ? |
| 14 | Maybe I can put some doubts into the governor 's mind about its admissibility . ’ |
| 15 | Alright then , we 'll see , I ai n't got no aftershave to put on tonight , you 're gon na have to bring a bottle out with you Mark so I can slap some aftershave on |
| 16 | ‘ Do you think I can have some peace now ? ’ he asked , sweetly . |
| 17 | And everybody , I says marvellous cos I can have some time off , , it 's not fair . |
| 18 | If they can have some time off I can have some time off , fair 's fair . |
| 19 | You think I 'm trying to get you into bed so I can have some sort of hold over you . |
| 20 | And when it 's fine , well , it 's a lovely little island , and I can have some bird-walks of my own . |
| 21 | ‘ Just make sure , ’ she continued imperiously , ‘ that you only work until five o'clock , so that at least I can have some privacy in the evenings . ’ |
| 22 | 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 ) . |
| 23 | I have my camera with me so that I can take some photographs . ’ |
| 24 | Our gentle driving had resulted in 15.6mpg — about what I was expecting — but also a maximum touring range of 300 miles , which I can imagine some owners quibbling with . |
| 25 | So I thought that if I climbed the fence I 'd be able to reach the entrance and the machine where I can buy some chocolate . |
| 26 | Yeah I can recommend some people certainly . |
| 27 | Erm , now I can produce some variants on the next few figures , they , this is the one in the third paragraph which says that two thousand eight hundred , er took two eight nine one two , er , hours would be needed this year , that is working on the commissions erm current estimate of six percent of complaints going to stage two , erm , the reality in York is that seven point five percent are going to stage two , and if one took account of that reality , and I 'm bound to say that in in estimating terms we do n't , but if one did take in reality that would push that figure for this year up to thirty thousand four hundred and forty nine . |
| 28 | With reference to the loss of WF-495 in the Atlantic I can recall some newspaper comment about a fishing boat skipper , whose boat had actually trawled up the remains of one of the crew , returning the body immediately to the deep without much thought for the relatives or friends of the deceased . |
| 29 | Erm , but I I will see if I can find some information , it maybe that I , yes , you want to comment . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've got another hour before I 'm on , get the cover back on the engine so I can get some sleep . ’ |