Example sentences of "i can [vb infin] [prep] [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time I can fit into it properly , I 'll be a staid old mother of nearly forty strugggling through sleepless nights . |
| 2 | ‘ Is there anything more I can do for you today ? ’ he said presently . |
| 3 | I am sure I can rely on you both to carry out my instructions — my wishes . |
| 4 | Now at last I can admit to myself how much I 've missed the sun and the warmth and the colour of Italy … |
| 5 | I can cope with anything now — unless my own health gave out . ’ |
| 6 | And maybe if you 're totally stuck , then I can go through it again next time , but |
| 7 | I mean I get phone calls everyday all day long from VETS who are saying I 've got this prickly ball , what the hell do I do with it , you see , and I can explain to them how to try and unroll a hedgehog and then what to do when you get inside the hedgehog . |
| 8 | Probably the easiest way I can explain to you how athletics has changed since Eric Liddell won Olympic Gold in 1924 is to ask you to put the situation in a modern context . |
| 9 | Many people reckon we are all a bit loony spending all our spare time going round the non-League grounds of the M/SV but I can think of one really good reason for doing it . |
| 10 | At this moment I can think of nothing else . ’ |
| 11 | I can think of nothing more awful than England for us . |
| 12 | I can think of nothing more destructive than the Labour party 's proposals . |
| 13 | I can think of nothing more damaging to law and order in the metropolis than having the hon. Gentleman as chairman of such an authority . |
| 14 | I can think of nothing less appealing than climbing into bed with you — which is why I intend to sleep in the ante-room . |
| 15 | Although at the time they were made up of an apparently infinite chain of familiar days , I can think of them now only as a whole . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sure I can think of someone else who 'll be more than willing to admit they want me instead of playing hard to get ! ’ |
| 17 | As he raised a curious eyebrow she elaborated with satisfaction , ‘ I can think of someone far more likely to have put a torch to G.W. Fashions than myself . ’ |
| 18 | I 'll change if I can think of anything else to do , but I ca n't . |
| 19 | " I can speak of it now , since our dear companion is in the infirmary . |
| 20 | I can talk about it freely now & we have all picked ourselves up & dusted ourselves down … says that she is a stronger person ( maybe even ‘ harder ’ ) … & she is a very efficient business person & lives & works in Glasgow . |
| 21 | ( a ) ‘ If I can talk about it today , then I 'll be able to get on with the project — if I ca n't , the project is going to have to be delayed . |
| 22 | Will you ask Steven if I can talk to him please ? |
| 23 | Now , after this lapse of time , I can look at it more calmly . |
| 24 | ‘ I can deal with him severely and Petr is scared of me a little , I think . |
| 25 | I can come with you then . |
| 26 | If I can lie with her once , thought Fergus , if I can taste the sweetness , if I can possess her just once , she will be forever mine … |
| 27 | I find that other kind of sound very forgiving ; I can get through it technically , but I ca n't make it come alive the way somebody else could . ’ |
| 28 | So I can jump over mine too . |
| 29 | I can say to you right now with confidence that if I 'd asked you to start writing er a list of the categories that people er that you think might advertise in these you 'd probably get about twenty five . |
| 30 | Erm , I think that 's all I can say to you today . |