Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , if I normally doff my cap only to my superiors , but on an occasion doff my cap to an equal , then I can effectively communicate an ironic regard , with either a joking or a hostile intent ( the non-linguistic example is intended to draw attention to the great generality of the phenomenon ; for a study of a particular linguistic practice and the jokes thus made available , see the study of the openings of telephone calls by Schegloff ( 1979a ) ) . |
| 2 | I can also tell the hon. Gentleman how many days would be lost as a result of the extra unemployment that would be caused by his party 's policies . |
| 3 | I can just see a little haddock at home , receiving a phone call saying he 's won a prize . |
| 4 | So I can just have a quick check and make sure they are okay , but I 'm pretty sure if you think they 're right |
| 5 | I am prepared to raise a Library order for the remainder of this year 's reprint budget ( £215 ) , since I am not aware of any other potential reprint requirements , but I can not meet the full costs of the invoice . |
| 6 | I can not do a good job from a chair on a table ! |
| 7 | I can not tell the hon. Gentleman now what my attitude will be at the end of a meeting that is due to take place on Wednesday because the whole purpose of that meeting is for negotiations to take place . |
| 8 | A similar effect of , on the one hand , challenging the reader to take up an alert and interpretative role , and , on the other , gratuitously creating an amorphous but strong atmosphere peculiar to the fabliau through the text , is achieved by extensive use of the homonyms vit and con , and com-/con- as a common suffix in the Romance languages : ( I can not make a long tale : in this castle there was a count and with him the countess , his wife , who was a very beautiful and worthy woman ; and there were [ or she had ] more than thirty knights . |
| 9 | I can not devote a whole book to the subject , so my descriptions of the numerous cheeses available will be rather brief . |
| 10 | I can not give a reliable date as to when the Metropolitan police report in the case of the first matters will be available , but I have no reason to suppose that it is not being prosecuted with all celerity by the dedicated team that the Commissioner has made available . |
| 11 | I can not give a precise date , but that is the intention . |
| 12 | I regret I can not give the correct pronunciation of the Gaelic names of the mountains : I never mastered them , adopting instead roughly similar English equivalents ; thus , for example , Ceathreamhnan to me was Chrysanthemum … |
| 13 | I can not give the hon. Gentleman that figure at the moment , but it is essential that we use NHS buildings as effectively as we can . |
| 14 | I can not give the hon. Gentleman the assurance that he seeks that I will agree with everything that the Edwards committee has recommended , but I can certainly assure him and the House that I will respond positively to the recommendations . |
| 15 | Work is now in progress , although I can not give an exact date for its completion . |
| 16 | ‘ I can not wave a magic wand and change the season around . |
| 17 | I can not applaud the rosy vision of a senior colleague whose spirited defence of grading ( and rejection of profiles ) climaxed as follows : |
| 18 | I can not review the Rhodesian episode without regret , though it was a fascinating adventure with a disappointing , indeed from some points of view tragic , conclusion ; but it was the forerunner of the later ( Lancaster House ) agreement in 1979 and to that extent had some beneficial consequences , and it was , of course , useful as a background to new negotiations . |
| 19 | Without them I can not release the restless spirit in my bones . |
| 20 | However , I can not let the hon. Gentleman get away with it altogether . |
| 21 | Well it certainly is but er I 've grown potatoes myself for years and never had any trouble with them boiling into the water but this year I can not get a good potato , all of my usual favourites like Estima which I 've found is a usually good all round potato , it it 's a monkey for boiling into the water and one thing I can only assume is that the weather 's had a lot to do with it , my ground 's been waterlogged most of the season . |
| 22 | ‘ I can not get the correct stationery ’ |
| 23 | On the question of the period between now and the general election , obviously I can not predict the exact course that events will follow . |
| 24 | I can not see a decent replacement . |
| 25 | I can not remember a previous time when we have bought back a former council house . |
| 26 | I can not remember a single one where the risks which gave rise to the accident could not have been measured and prevented with effective safety training , management commitment and — above all - sufficient funds . |
| 27 | But I can not remember the German ones . |
| 28 | Because I can not find a fucking man . |
| 29 | As I can not afford a new diesel engine I am considering an old slogger Perkins 4,236 . |
| 30 | " Thanks to Mr. Durnall I see two automatic red ticks for a North sign ( crossed ) and a scale whenever I draw a sketch map , I can not photograph an Himalayan paddy-field without looking for moving water , and whenever I see a settlement from the air I think " site factors " . " |