Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [indef pn] [pron] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There really is nothing I can do . ’ |
| 2 | In response to the burglary my reaction became : ‘ Actually when I think about it and allow all the facts to sink in it is just too awful ; there really is nothing I can do to pretend this has n't happened . |
| 3 | Erm the er desire that I twelve conveys to encourage district councils to make special provision in their you know to emphasize high density employment in their city centres is understood , no quarrel with that , but if you ca n't , if you feel unable er at county level to be absolutely explicit , that a district would be free if it so chose , it might not choose to do so , if it so chose to make I twelve decisions that did n't come out of its I five , er they would n't have to come out of its I five allocations , unless you can be clear that they 're free to do that , erm it suggests to me sir that may be it 's I twelve that 's that 's getting in the way , erm and w that might well be something we can do without . |
| 4 | Here 's something you can do on the train without getting arrested . |
| 5 | Here 's one you can do when you 're waiting in that boring old queue . |
| 6 | Now we either are going in the direction this morning , or rather I think you 're being pressed to go in the direction of seeking to identify in due course , what is the preferred general location , and this undoubtedly is something you can hang your hat on . |
| 7 | " If she knows , them there 's nothing I can tell her , but the truth , " he said lightly , desperately hoping it would n't come to that . |
| 8 | But you do n't know where it is , you do n't know where it is there 's nothing you can do about it . |
| 9 | ‘ We wo n't change our minds on closure but if the legislation means we ca n't carry that out there is nothing we can do about it . ’ |
| 10 | The point of all this is that the personality of the individual who chooses to learn sign language must therefore be one which can resolve these tensions or pressures from the community and invoke sufficient motivation to ensure success . |
| 11 | A typical ‘ theatre ’ student will therefore be one who can direct or discipline her or his individual skills towards a corporate aim . |