Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] i can [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas if it 's at high level I can get me legs out . |
| 2 | We have a new Committee organising events after the AGM , but one future event I can tell you about is the trip to the Great British Beer Festival . |
| 3 | bluecollar gipsy I can see it in your eyes . |
| 4 | Hold it tight mummy I can tell you that if I let go you 'll let on the floor . |
| 5 | Now speaking to you , as chairman of the G M B parliamentary group I can tell you that we have met twice over the last few weeks on this issue of modernization and we are agreed on the need to avoid a damaging public row from which everybody yes including the unions , will lose . |
| 6 | As it is getting towards summer they would like the work done as soon as possible and subject to a satisfactory estimate I can authorise you to carry out the work . |
| 7 | Erm the service continues next term with me starting and then Mike taking over half way through and what I 'll be doing is supplying the general two theoried two theoretic semantics that I 've been talking about erm two specific instructions in a natural language I can get what six |
| 8 | Oh yes , as they were filming at the Lyceum last week they were , it were a good programme I can tell you |
| 9 | The only good news I can tell you is that I would very much like to have the opportunity . |
| 10 | If you can get your book out in reasonable time I can see it being a real winner , and position-wise it wo n't do you any harm , that 's for sure . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't know how much longer you 'll be forced to put up with me , but until the happy day I can bid you farewell I 'll try to keep out of your hair as much as I can . |
| 12 | When I watch a gay video I can imagine myself as any or all of the participants , or just sit back and enjoy being a voyeur . |
| 13 | It 's a queer feeling I can tell you … ’ |
| 14 | If he 's not a Leeds United supporter I can understand it . |
| 15 | Thus , whereas in a face-to-face meeting I can say I 'm Joe Bloggs , on the telephone I must say This is Joe Bloggs or Joe Bloggs is speaking with third person verb agreement ( but see Schegloff , 1979a ) ; in contrast in Tamil we would have to say on the telephone the equivalent of Joe Bloggs am speaking , with first person verb agreement . |
| 16 | Just you get your horrible child seen to , Mrs Day , that 's the only advice I can give you . ’ |
| 17 | In fact I can only suggest that 's the only area I can put you in . |
| 18 | So the only general advice I can give you is you do need to act promptly . |
| 19 | ‘ I think you 've lost hope , and the only thing I can tell you is that if you hang on hope will come back , and you must n't do anything until it does . ’ |
| 20 | The only thing I can tell you with certainty is that Master Meredith has n't been riding since the accident . |
| 21 | The only thing I can see there is the different venues will obviously will have different , differences to cope with that |
| 22 | That 's the only way I can explain my behaviour . |
| 23 | When I first joined Fleetwood Mac , Mick ( Fleetwood ) kept trying to get me to use a pick , but fingerpicking is the only way I can do it . ’ |
| 24 | I 'm not a yeller , but the only way I can handle him if he gets like that is , I yell back . |
| 25 | So , on some sites you might say , no , I , well I can control the labour costs and I can control the er , plant usage , but I do n't buy the materials myself the only way I can affect them is by altering the wastage . |
| 26 | If that 's the only way I can persuade you . |
| 27 | That 's the only way I can see it . |
| 28 | . Yeah that 's the only way I can see it trying to use those and have them back on Friday . . |
| 29 | ‘ He has slammed into my back on running plays a few times , and the only way I can describe what it feels like is to imagine standing on the street and getting hit by a car going 50 miles an hour . |
| 30 | Older , of course , and more grown up is the only way I can describe it . ’ |