Example sentences of "i can [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I can tell a race when I see one . |
2 | He said : ‘ I can tell a smoker 's hair since it is more dull and lacks the sheen of a non-smoker . |
3 | ‘ Look , Ma , silly bugger or not , I can tell a piece when I see her , or smell her , and this one is n't wor Robbie 's type , nor none of our types . |
4 | I mean and , and I mean I turned up about half an hour before the end and , and Iris really was looking a , I , I can confirm a picture of dejection |
5 | I can entertain a thought that p without thinking of p as true . |
6 | It is only with the help of adult hindsight and historical analysis that I can detect a period charged with political tension , of doomed innocence in waiting . |
7 | People will need shops , and perhaps I can build a hotel too , and some more houses . ’ |
8 | I can light a fire in your room , and bring you milk and read to you if you like . |
9 | But , she resolved , I 'm going to do what I can to put a stop to it . |
10 | I can do a bit of everything . ’ |
11 | you and I can do a team on our own then . |
12 | " I can do a woman 's voice , Mr Feather , I had them in stitches up at the Comprehensive . |
13 | He said : ‘ This is a time when I can do a lot for my ranking . |
14 | I putted nicely today and I think I can do a lot better over the next three days . ’ |
15 | ‘ I just know that next time I can do a lot better , ’ she confesses . |
16 | Then I can do a lot |
17 | Well da co if Elaine and Edward stop there I can do a lot of decorating . |
18 | It just depends where we 're going cos I do n't know what we 're doing yet So I 'd and the woman 's coming round tonight so I 'll just , sort of , say to her if I can keep it over the weekend I can do a lot more so otherwise I 'll feel a bit bad |
19 | If I can get three or four dishes into the freezer I can do a dinner party without worrying about being home in time to cook . ’ |
20 | So I can do a tape |
21 | ‘ But I can do an ad for a few thousand , then show them the sales figures . |
22 | I can do an essay to prove I can |
23 | erm if I can bring a sample questionnaire when I 've done it to you I mean I 'll see |
24 | If I can bring a report by March I will do so but it , this is quite a complicated area . |
25 | " I can fix a trellis to that garage wall , and we can have climbing plants all over it . |
26 | ‘ Maybe I can drop a hint or two and put her right , otherwise Maggie will have them both ostracized if she goes round saying that girl 's a Republican . |
27 | It also produces a reaction because you and the person you love are interdependent — I can love a painting , but it certainly ca n't love me back . |
28 | These people never realize that I can stand a row better than any of them , he thought . |
29 | I can arrange a discount if you 're interested . ’ |
30 | If you 're vaguely interested I can arrange an interview with the lady I spoke to on their resettlement team , but if you do n't like the sound of it … ’ |