Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I must admit I ca n't altogether make it out . " |
| 2 | but I ca n't simply stand here and be drowned by this horrid stuff ! |
| 3 | I ca n't answer that , because erm there 's certainly nothing in the text of the plan to suggest why it was not considered appropriate , erm and I do n't know erm I I ca n't instantly think what factors erm might have gone into that consideration . |
| 4 | Instead of slapping me down , as any surgeon could quite reasonably have done in those circumstances , and particularly a surgeon with his reputed bite , he said simply , ‘ Not having seen them , I ca n't truthfully answer you , but from what I 've heard the two in the black car should have a fair chance . |
| 5 | I ca n't honestly believe that anyone can question whether or not Wilko should be manager . |
| 6 | I think that the point , has to be made that when we 've had a transport supplementary grant decision and settlement as poor as this one , then it really is about trying to protect and enhance the people of Lincolnshire and the road network , rather than just for once , party politics , because I ca n't honestly believe that the conservatives would actually , feel that this is a fair , reasonable settlement . |
| 7 | I know I ca n't run 27:08 , at least not without resorting to recreational narcotics , and I ca n't honestly see myself reaching the real top level at 10,000m . |
| 8 | We 'll let it lie for now , and if we do get any kind of a big response then maybe we can think about scheduling another programme , but I ca n't honestly see that happening . ’ |
| 9 | Erm I ca n't honestly see us ever getting that . |
| 10 | I ca n't honestly say I really miss … |
| 11 | ‘ But I felt less affection and respect for you when I said it then , than I do at this minute , when I ca n't honestly say it . |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't honestly say . |
| 13 | I ca n't honestly say that up to now I 've thought that much about it . |
| 14 | ‘ No , I ca n't honestly say it has , ’ she agreed , her voice also non-committal . |
| 15 | ‘ And , having met some of you now , I ca n't honestly say I blame her . |
| 16 | I ca n't honestly say that it 's been a pleasure , but it has been an experience … one I most definitely do n't want to repeat ! ’ |
| 17 | Well to be quite honest I ca n't honestly remember . |
| 18 | I have actually used water that 's come off it and I 've also had er sheds with plants growing underneath and I ca n't honestly remember , I mean I have obviously not used it on really sensitive plants like tomatoes which I think would show signs of stress . |
| 19 | ‘ I ca n't right remember , Ma — ‘ |
| 20 | I ca n't somehow see him in a red riding coat being winched aboard a dappled stallion . |
| 21 | I ca n't fucking read them names |
| 22 | He 's going to come out with another of his ridiculous spell-check semi-jokes ; I ca n't fucking believe it . |
| 23 | I ca n't fucking believe it ! |
| 24 | But the end of something ought to be the start of something else , and I ca n't yet feel what 's meant to be beginning . |
| 25 | And I ca n't yet afford a P C. |
| 26 | ‘ Well , I never did , ’ said Mrs Beavis in astonishment , ‘ I ca n't 'ardly credit Sergeant Joe doin' a thing like that . |
| 27 | I ca n't properly take it all in . |
| 28 | That chilled me in a way I ca n't properly describe . |
| 29 | I ca n't even stay in a hotel because people find out where I am and they make life a bit of a pain . |
| 30 | I ca n't even bear to think it . |