Example sentences of "[pron] can [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can tell a real man when I see one , believe me . |
| 2 | While I 'm in the Cel editor , I can create a multi-cel animation , one cel at a time . |
| 3 | I can quote a final figure to the hon. Gentleman , as he enjoys my quoting figures . |
| 4 | ‘ When I can stop a speeding locomotive with one bound . ’ |
| 5 | I can do a Swedish impression . |
| 6 | Well I ca , I can do a hundred and twenty odd in that thing in four and a half . |
| 7 | ‘ Keep still , you burnt-arse chip-sucker , ’ Ace said , ‘ You need more shots and I can do a better graft job on that arm — but only if you keep still . ’ |
| 8 | I have to prove that I can do a better job than the lads already in the side . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm prepared to listen to anyone and still think I can do a good job in the Premier League . |
| 10 | Yes , well if I can do a few two ounces worth I put them all together and then Adam can give her a little bit . |
| 11 | and also I can do a little bit of a fiddle |
| 12 | ‘ I can spare a few days , ’ Jenna assured her , not daring to look at Alain . |
| 13 | ‘ I can spare a few minutes . ’ |
| 14 | If I can clarify a few points . |
| 15 | The conclusion seems to be that if I recognize that I have once wrongly claimed to know that p , then I can not ever claim to know that p unless I can show a relevant difference between the two cases . |
| 16 | And of course , as I 'm the Editor and set up the rules for these features , I can cheat a little bit over costs … |
| 17 | ‘ Just as long as I can spread a little happiness at whatever cost to my dignity , I will not have lived in vain . |
| 18 | ‘ I can fix a stiff neck in no time , ’ Adam offered . |
| 19 | And that will be chucked into the building society so that I can , when I get my Marks and Spencers debt come through , I can pay a great wodge off . |
| 20 | As soon as I can arrange a free couple of weeks away , yep . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've found I can discover a great deal more by simply walking in , ’ he returned grimly . |
| 22 | As to my hon. Friend 's comment that the security forces should be allowed to operate without constraint from political considerations , I can give a categorical assurance that no such restraint for political reasons will be imposed . |
| 23 | Perhaps I can give a few pointers to anyone just starting up . |
| 24 | Antrim , Northern Ireland , to ask if I can suggest a suitable chip for use in an analogue to digital converter . |
| 25 | Er can you tell me please er how I can avoid a particular charge . |
| 26 | ‘ I can stay a little while , ’ she said . |
| 27 | I can offer a small compensation for the poster(s) + postage . |
| 28 | As I walk round the croft I can feel a strange sensation in my stomach , a feeling not unlike fear , and I now know that she is dead . |
| 29 | And I hire every member of the staff — I can smell a wrong 'un a hundred yards away … |
| 30 | And I can wear a white shirt straight laced white . |