Example sentences of "but [pers pn] can [verb] the " in BNC.
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1 | My Icelandic only runs to ‘ coffee , please , ’ but I can tell the essence of his story from the colour of his face . |
2 | But I can tell the Hon. Gentleman that sufficient time will be given to take all such considerations properly into account . |
3 | Unlike the Labour party and the Militant Tendency we tend not to have card-carrying women , but I can tell the hon. Lady , although I was not asked this question , that precisely 50 per cent . |
4 | At present , other matters are proceeding , but I can tell the hon. Gentleman — I am grateful to him for seeking clarification — that in respect of a further order for type 23s , I expect that to be at a broadly similar interval comparing this with the previous order that was placed . |
5 | The other element is that the county 's are so dangerous , and that 's actually quite unusual , they 're so dangerous that we consider they present a risk and it has to be me that considers it presents a risk to life , and I can either restrict the use of premises , but I can prohibit the use entirely . |
6 | But I can kick the ball without pain now and tackling is no problem , so I am ready . ’ |
7 | I can not attempt to answer it here , but I can explain the difficulty . |
8 | But I can feel the difference . ’ |
9 | But I can create the right conditions for confidence . |
10 | As I , as I said earlier the new boy , the rather elderly new boy but I can assure the Professor if I were a hundred years old I 'd still be younger than 'im . |
11 | ‘ But I can promise the fans I 'll be going out against Middlesbrough to make sure we get a win and put a smile back on the place . ’ |
12 | ‘ But I can turn the boy into an ordinary thief now . |
13 | It was called , I I ca n't remember it opening but I can remember the the Cooperatives Association , not the , it was the . |
14 | But I can remember the er a big tub in the floor and everybody sitting and er paring peeling potatoes you know for this . |
15 | ‘ But I can see the potential of it . |
16 | I 'm against violence but I can see the logicality that people felt they had to fight to win their independence . " |
17 | ‘ Nonsense , ’ replied the nurses , ‘ you 're not even three fingers dilated , ’ until one of them , a girl with a lot of red hair , opened Wendy 's legs and looked and screeched , ‘ But I can see the head ! |
18 | The entire course , and not least the tees , naturally still need time to settle but I can see the day coming when Westerwood could even stage the Scottish Open , " said Steve . |
19 | ’ It is an infringement but I can see the need for it . ’ |
20 | No school-children so far , but I can hear the first faint scrapes and slushing of householders beginning to clean their pavements , and the sound is strange and hard to recognise in the almost silent air , seeming as if it came from a long distance , a country sound in the wrong place . |
21 | But you can make the bed . ’ |
22 | But you can make the rest of the voyage by yourself . |
23 | But you can measure the angle pretty accurately on that to s to within say half a degree and have its tan . |
24 | And er the planning people said no , we wo n't let you do that but you can knock the barn down |
25 | Yours is very trendy , but you can fit the side of your kitchen units . |
26 | ‘ There are some personal bits and pieces that I 'd like to hang on to but you can chuck the rest , I should think . ’ |
27 | It happens to be part of a small chain of hotels , but you can ignore the broader aspects of the company 's activities for the purposes of this particular case and treat it simply as a problem in unit management . |
28 | On boilers with piezoelectric ignition , simply push the ignition button ; if it wo n't work but you can light the flame by hand , the ignition device is faulty , and again needs replacing . |
29 | There 's no pointless , memory-hungry options to change the perspective or style of pieces , but you can alter the colours . |
30 | I think there 's a footpath to walk on but you can walk the other side of the road , will that do it ? |