Example sentences of "i can [vb infin] [pron] be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can tell you 're a serious person |
| 2 | This I can tell you is a great relief . |
| 3 | The fact is that every other gentleman there I can tell it 's a hairpiece , yours I could n't . |
| 4 | ‘ The best I can offer you is a head start , get out of here and do n't ever come back . ’ |
| 5 | I can imagine her being a little bitch . |
| 6 | I can imagine her being a bit er well not , not bossy like |
| 7 | Er I can imagine them being a bit like know all if they are |
| 8 | Oh I can imagine it being a bit strained off and on with er two lots of parents or do they know each other well and everything ? |
| 9 | I can imagine it being a sixteen cos you know there was a lot of it and then it was just . |
| 10 | Said : ‘ It 's the first time I can remember there being a vote in favour of nuclear power . |
| 11 | So I can write it 's a lower full range of movement , mobilize . |
| 12 | ‘ I think I can say I 'm a tolerant man , ’ he said , not without a trace of smugness . |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't always ignore what they say but I can say it 's a lot of crap . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But I can say it 's a lot of crap ! ’ |
| 15 | So nowadays I can say it was a German bomb of five hundred kilograms and it was dropped by a crippled He . |
| 16 | ‘ I can see you 're a very obstinate woman , ’ he said . |
| 17 | I can see you 're a draughtsman , you 've a fairish sense of colour and what-not , sensitive . |
| 18 | She gives me time to read the label on the front cover Government Commission Press Department , 1974 — then opens it and slowly turns the pages , so that I can see it is a cuttings book , in which the Commission 's Press Officer has pasted the results of his labours , the stories inspired by all his briefings , handouts and leaks . |
| 19 | ‘ Why , yes , I can see it 's a tunnel , ’ agreed Anabelle . |
| 20 | So I think i it 'd be , I can see it being a big pitfall if we got into too much of a discussion in relation to this , about management time |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ Then , Sir , ’ the Prime Minister replied , ‘ I can see there 's a storm coming . |
| 23 | ‘ I can see there is a risk . |
| 24 | And I can believe there is a link between periods and self-esteem , because if people are saying periods are embarrassing or dirty or vile , then in a way they are saying being a woman is embarrassing or dirty or wile , and that 's bound to affect you . |
| 25 | Because they have so much trouble finding beds in London hospitals , they 've got this little company set up to do the job for the doctors , so there is no way in the world that I can believe there 's a shortage of beds . |
| 26 | I do n't actually believe that that depression is normal , I believe that we can overcome depression , and I think there is some creative things that we can do out of a depression people can become stronger , they can tap into their resources inside with support and help , so I can believe it 's a positive experience . |