Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [subord] i can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I try to twist my body so I can jab my left elbow in his face . |
| 2 | Nest of perverts , so they tell me , I wo n't have 'em in my service if I can help it . |
| 3 | There are ways in which Sylvia still feels implicated in the abuse : she talks of ’ my sexual relationship with my father ’ ; ’ sharing a house and a crime ’ ; and ’ forgiving my father so I can forgive myself ’ . |
| 4 | My Lord if I can help . |
| 5 | I 've always been fascinated by bag ladies who choose to live on the street- I 've come to the point in my life where I can understand what makes them drop out . |
| 6 | ‘ I take it that means you 're still agreeable to my company when I can make it ? ’ |
| 7 | Assuming I am unrecognized , I shall bide my time until I can gain entrance to the tower and the winding stairs to the upper floor . ’ |
| 8 | Nor yet we ca n't no more hold their tide than I can hold this . |
| 9 | I 'd be most obliged if you 'd open your door so I can tell you what this is about . ’ |
| 10 | Please help me up onto your knee so I can pull your hair and punch you in the mouth . " |