Example sentences of "i can [adv] [vb infin] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | O Olayan D L L stuff , I can just whip stuff from spreadsheets to word processors and st stick it on a clipboard . |
| 2 | I if I can just remind participants of what we said in our original objection , that further justification will be required to demonstrate that the level of detail proposed in the deposited policy H two is not incompatible with P P G three and does not involve over detailed or unduly restrictive policy guidance . |
| 3 | Yeah , I 'm , I 've got another form , I can just take note of any other er personal pension , not personal pension , any erm other insurance you 've got , just put it on there and , and that 's |
| 4 | I can not leave Decca without drooling over its ‘ Historic ’ recordings — Backhaus/Clemens Krauss , LSO/Krips , Monteux , VPO/Kleiber , Knappertsbusch , Amadeus/Curzon/Brain ; Della Casa , Flagstad , Julius Katchen , Rachmaninov and the incomparable Rosenkavalier ( Jurinac , Reining , Weber , Gueden , Poell , VPO/Kleiber ) . |
| 5 | ‘ But I can not leave Edward on his own , ’ protested the eleven-year-old . |
| 6 | I can not pass water without a forgotten claimant reaching for what is his . |
| 7 | I refer to your letter dated 6 July 1993 and would advise that after consideration , I have decided that I can not grant permission for day release . |
| 8 | ‘ I can not refuse entry to the owners . |
| 9 | In fact , I can not drink champagne without having food with it — Lanson Black Label is my preferred ‘ standard ’ accompaniment . |
| 10 | I can not choose something as an end simply because a wiser man tells me I would want it if I understood myself better , because I can not choose ends at all by inferring from facts about my inclinations ; the choice of an end is nothing else but the spontaneous settling of inclination in one direction or other , and the honest or self-deceiving interpretation of its goal . |
| 11 | Because I play the game I can not stand referees at the best of times … am I being biased here ? |
| 12 | I can not do justice to the disagreeable impression that this man , one Broadhurst , had upon me … |
| 13 | I can not make sense of that rhyme . |
| 14 | Ann Windiate , director of social services , conceded : ‘ I can not make guarantees on job security . ’ |
| 15 | I enjoyed reading your material , but after consideration I 'm afraid to say that I can not make use of short stories . |
| 16 | I can not make generalisations without a far more detailed study of hospitals . |
| 17 | I can not give credence to the 17 per cent . |
| 18 | With regret , I can not give way to the hon. Gentleman on this occasion . |
| 19 | ‘ I can not take issue with you over the matter of my past character , ’ he said , and smiled , dissembling the truth of his emotions . |
| 20 | I can not condone violence outside of the Oliver Reed Cellar Bar at the Duck and Forceps , certainly not here at ‘ The Tip ’ where we pride ourselves on our family atmosphere . |
| 21 | I find I can easily put things into perspective , see both sides of an issue , if I just sit around for a while and I probably do that for half an hour a day . |
| 22 | I can thoroughly recommend Daedalus for local flying , and their training facilities appear excellent . |
| 23 | My recollection was that it was £250 for a great deal of work and endless consultations with courteous BBC representatives who were terrified by my refusal to produce a total text ( since I can only give plausibility to anything I say when there is at least an element extemporised ) and refused to accept my positive assurances that I was as unlikely to dry up as the Thames . |
| 24 | I can only pass comment on when I went through my training because it 's all changed . |
| 25 | If I wish to maximise my impact on improving human life , I can do so best by putting my effort into activities I know are unlikely to take place otherwise and into small-scale ventures where I can actually see results for my efforts . |
| 26 | I can always eat dim-sum with my dybbuk . ’ |
| 27 | My natural speed turned me into a wing three-quarter at rugby for the colts , though I can always recall matches in the centre and at fly-half . |
| 28 | I can always take Guy with us . |
| 29 | Mr Davies has now written to me in connection with his research on BCR , saying — ‘ if anyone would like to help I can certainly suggest ways in which they might do so . |
| 30 | ‘ I can never find R to Z , ’ said the woman plaintively . |