Example sentences of "[conj] i can [vb infin] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , you were always a fool , Neil , always — a fool to think that I would be content to live on nothing with a younger son and a fool to reject me now that I can give you the life which you ought to be living . ’ |
| 2 | I 've made them eat everything I do , so I can tell you the food is n't tampered with . |
| 3 | My hon. Friend referred to the north-west of England , and I can give him the figure for Lancashire . |
| 4 | before he comes along and er ask er to put me one on and I can give him the money in the bet , |
| 5 | Right , let me see if I can get it the same . |
| 6 | ‘ The precise scale you ca n't quantify , but I can give you the parameters . |
| 7 | ‘ I would n't know about that but I can tell you the business calls he made . ’ |
| 8 | But I can assure you the car wo n't work . ’ |
| 9 | I mean even , even myself as a young girl , I 'm not , I 'm not th you know , that , that erm , that young yet , but I can remember him the er , you know , streak of er , lightning across the old black and white screen . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sure you can , but why bother when I can save you the trouble ? |
| 11 | I think it 's debatable how selfish people really are , particularly when they see that their are short-term selfishness may in fact create long-term problems for themselves , for their children , for their grandchildren , for er other generations and other peoples , and really as I can see it the green message is one of enlightened self-interest . |