Example sentences of "i can [vb infin] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can walk out any time . |
| 2 | Nicky said : ‘ I suppose I 'll get a lot of enjoyment out of teaching and hope I hope I can pass on some useful advice . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I will talk to anybody if I can bring about lasting peace . |
| 4 | The fact that a cause of the wine 's being cool , say refrigeration , is my means-this is the fact that ( i ) I can bring about that cause , and ( ii ) it is a cause of what I desire . |
| 5 | I 'm happy if I can go up several flights of stairs and not get out of breath . |
| 6 | I 'm young , I can go back any time I want . |
| 7 | It means that I can edit out any really awful mistakes that you make , or indeed any mistakes that I as an interviewer make , but it also means I can edit out some of the things you wish you 'd left in . |
| 8 | It means that I can edit out any really awful mistakes that you make , or indeed any mistakes that I as an interviewer make , but it also means I can edit out some of the things you wish you 'd left in . |
| 9 | I 'm more than willing to carve my own career — I 'm raring to go , at least I shall be if I get my degree and if I can shake off this horrible mononucleosis , as Dr Newne pompously insists on calling it ! |
| 10 | ‘ But I 'll survive as long as I can sponge off urbane socialites like you , Bunny . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I can put down some poison , missus , ’ he told her . |
| 12 | Before I can summon up some energy , we 've parked near the Old Dungeon Ghyll and Gordon is hoisting a huge frame rucksack onto his back , packed with his Hasselblad medium format camera and various other photographic gizmos . |
| 13 | As for the fans , I can summon up little sympathy for dinner-jacketed men who sit around tables with their belts bulging while boxers spatter their tuxedo with blood as a cabaret act . |
| 14 | In case I can lever out that toad , Morgan . ’ |
| 15 | I can take up that judgment , at pp. 358–359 : |
| 16 | Before I can take on such a patient I naturally ask him to consult his doctor to ensure that there is no physical cause for the problem . |
| 17 | ‘ I can come down two or three times a week . |
| 18 | " In a few days , " Sara said , " but I can come down any time . |
| 19 | ‘ If now 's not convenient , I can come back another day . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ No , I hope that I can come back next season to ride Party Politics again and that he could go on to become the type who will run in the Grand National another two or three times . |
| 21 | there 's no way I can fill up twenty tapes . |
| 22 | Er , you got a pen then , so I can fill out this prescription . |
| 23 | I can see this light shining from the side , so I squeeze through a couple of trolleys to see if I can get out that way . |
| 24 | One thing I can remember about that evening was that I could n't eat anything . |
| 25 | ‘ If you would , dear , then I can weigh out some packets of tea . |