Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [vb base] [pron] can say " in BNC.
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1 | It sounds ridiculous — it is ridiculous — it 's one of those huge ridiculous facts that one tries to close one 's eyes to , they 're so absurd — and I 'm only mentioning it because it 's two o'clock in the morning , and I feel I can say anything to you . |
2 | And I think one can say that , by general standards , Proust was physically ill , and emotionally unbalanced , despite his increasing social successes , and even an unexpected twelve months spent , as a volunteer mark you , in the French army . |
3 | Our publicity leaflets and help-forms were meticulously drafted , and I think we can say they contained no ‘ empty words ’ . |
4 | I come now to the Roll of Honour ; and I think I can say that we can boast as remarkable a list of names as any school in the country . |
5 | Well , erm , it 's difficult to make forecasts , particularly with the S E C breathing down one 's neck but I think one can say that the industry conditions , if you were to read the reports of other companies and for us , is pretty much erm , status quo , in other words the domestic excuse me , domestic industry 's doing quite well , the rig , the rig count 's up , the Canadian rig count 's up , international markets remain rather soggy but some of them are qui you know on a , on a selective basis some are quite good . |
6 | But I think I can say that each machine has paid for itself , one way or another . |
7 | But I think I can say I had some of my happiest times in the army . |
8 | But I think I can say that there are n't going to be any nude scenes between you and Caduta . |
9 | But I think I can say that we have never betrayed the trust that you have reposed in us … |
10 | But you see you can say it 's the big brother and all this rubbish , but the fact remains that we three are paying the poll tax and he is not . |