Example sentences of "i can [verb] [pers pn] [be] [art] " 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 | Well , Mrs Davis , I ca n't promise you a rise ( and I certainly would n't be bold enough to ask you for a hug ! ) but what I can offer you is the chance to choose between a substantial pay-rise … £1,500 a year … and a cheque for the generous sum of £15,000 . |
6 | I can imagine her being a little bitch . |
7 | I can imagine her being a bit er well not , not bossy like |
8 | Er I can imagine them being a bit like know all if they are |
9 | 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 ? |
10 | I can imagine it being a sixteen cos you know there was a lot of it and then it was just . |
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 | But I can see he 's the worse for wear , the weathering the worker wreaks on himself . |
17 | ‘ I can see you 're a very obstinate woman , ’ he said . |
18 | I can see you 're a draughtsman , you 've a fairish sense of colour and what-not , sensitive . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | True , the attraction of becoming ‘ British ’ is a big one , but as far as I can see it is the only one . |
21 | After a long few seconds Karelius said , ‘ I can see it 's no use trying to convince you of the way I feel . |
22 | ‘ Why , yes , I can see it 's a tunnel , ’ agreed Anabelle . |
23 | 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 |
24 | 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 . |
25 | 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 . |