Example sentences of "i can [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , but I can light other people 's now . |
| 2 | And Mrs Black ses I can do joined-up writin' , ’ he added , scrambling to his feet . |
| 3 | I can do difficult jigsaws |
| 4 | ‘ The men think that I can do disappearing tricks , too ! ’ thinks Carl . |
| 5 | Well , I think if I can clarify small print . |
| 6 | I can spell long words , I can never spell short words . |
| 7 | In my own case I can experience psychological feelings very similar to physical pregnancy — a vague unease , heaviness , discomfort , and a kind of dark brooding . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't think I can stand young people . ’ |
| 9 | I can stand Big Joe , but not Slim . ’ |
| 10 | Although I have mentioned the analogous process with optical film , as far as I can discover magnetic tape was first spliced to make a BBC radio programme . |
| 11 | Now suppose you 've got a dyslexic child in your class , or one that you think may be — I can suggest various don'ts . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd like to think that I can offer useful opinions on other positions , and that I would n't be confined to just the back row , ’ he said . |
| 13 | Mm mm I can feel little prickles coming through under my nose , mm |
| 14 | You 've burnt your I can smell burnt rubber . |
| 15 | Her face still unsmiling , she said , ‘ And I can smell soft soap a mile off , Father . |
| 16 | An anorexic may tell her friends or parents , ‘ I 'd like to be slim ’ , and , if pressed for a reason , may reply along the lines of , ‘ So that I can wear nice clothes , date good-looking boys , and generally have a good time . ’ |
| 17 | If he is n't just amusing himself , then I can expect total siege . |
| 18 | ‘ I can manage used fivers , ’ Dougal said . |
| 19 | No I can , I can make perfect roll ups now bit like |
| 20 | ‘ I know I ca n't , but I can make inspired guesses . ’ |
| 21 | Please let me know at least two days in advance so that I can make other arrangements . ’ |
| 22 | There was silence between the three of them for a moment as they returned each other 's stare ; then Joe said , ‘ If you do n't wish to act for me I can make other arrangements . ’ |
| 23 | Indeed , he confessed that he was deeply troubled by having to pass sentence at ill : ‘ Itis with feelings of great pain that I pass sentence upon you , the defendants , and I can make great allowance for the youthful spirit which has been exhibited by you . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I can use distorted sounds ; particularly when I 'm playing with drummers I can whack it up really good and hard . |
| 25 | I 'll put the water on so that I , I can have hot water on my head . |
| 26 | ‘ I can have dirty hands if I like . |
| 27 | Such an object is not so very different from a table or a cow , concerning which I can have similar information of where they are and what they are doing . |
| 28 | As a matter of fact , I think I can claim unwitting credit for Alan taking Willy on . ’ |
| 29 | And while I can understand certain people saying that yes , smoking irritates my eyes , my nose , and yes , they 're quite right they are entitled to breathe erm u u unsolid air , if yo if you want to put it that |
| 30 | Anyway , rather than attributing it to my childhood , I prefer to believe that I was born into the world with greater or lesser faculties than other people and that I can take full responsibility for them . |