Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think to myself that I can serve in opposition , make my case and perhaps win the next election , so I accept the result . |
| 2 | Well that 's , that 's well that 's all I can recollect in relation to why we did it the way we did . |
| 3 | Now I can walk up hill without puffing and can bend down without grunting . |
| 4 | I 'm walking on water — I 'm Jesus , I can walk on water ! |
| 5 | ‘ I can walk on water or turn water into wine , ’ he said . |
| 6 | " It seems there is nothing I can do except voice my opinion . |
| 7 | Idiot Peter Bottomley , Minister for , I do n't know — roads , bridges , exportable heads — once said : ‘ There 's nothing I can do about traffic in London . |
| 8 | ‘ There is not a lot I can do in relation to the Rumbelows League Cup semi-final with Manchester United . |
| 9 | I can conduct in front of the mirror , but if I was conducting an orchestra and something went wrong I could not put it back on the rails again . ’ |
| 10 | As Julia explains : ‘ I can differentiate between light and dark and I can hear voices , though not what 's being said , with my ‘ ears ’ in . ’ |
| 11 | I can hassle for business contacts in these areas at conferences as soon as I get to a conference . |
| 12 | And at least I can sleep at night . ’ |
| 13 | I know you see which side my fence is buttered , and if I can bring to football the organisational skills that have made me such a big fish in retailing , then Athletico Whaddon need have no fear of ending up on the slab . |
| 14 | I can stand in front of the screen , I can look at the simulations , I can stop them whenever I want to stop them and look at them , it gives me ideas about how the buildings might have looked at that time and it gives me a whole range of variations as to as to what can be done in terms of their reconstructions . |
| 15 | Since it is inevitable , I wish I could come to terms with it , but I find the only way I can cope at present is to avoid thinking about it . |
| 16 | ‘ I can cope with football but one thing I ca n't cope with is treachery , and that 's what I had at Swindon . ’ |
| 17 | They were more comfortable , it was a , it was a more enjoyable journey , and let's be honest if I can go through life without hassles and without problems my life will be more enjoyable , of course it and these difficulties , and these storms coming away , coming your way your life will be more enjoyable . |
| 18 | I 've got a few days I can go into work disco poster , I 've got ta do this and that . |
| 19 | Could you get together with a supplier of high class ( quality ) foam and give us a design which is ergonomically good , visually pleasing , fairly simple to construct , adjustable , and something I can go to sleep in . |
| 20 | I can go to sleep now and I can laugh and go out . |
| 21 | I am going to ask Daddy to take me back home where I can go to work . |
| 22 | I can go to work ? |
| 23 | in some way so I can go to work . |
| 24 | I mean , I can go to town it 's no . |
| 25 | So I still have n't been in the autumn , so one of my reasons for finishing is , is so I can go on holiday in the autumn . |
| 26 | I know but I can go at night as well . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , my Takamine is great because it means I can go around radio and TV stations and play songs on my own . |
| 28 | I can pull away in all but top , which I can engage at walking speed , consequently cruising is very thrashy . |
| 29 | I can rest at home and that 's where I 'm going . ’ |
| 30 | I can check with Hayman in the morning . |