Example sentences of "[verb] [vb infin] [pron] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm not really you know maybe in an out of the way way they might but you know the type of musicians we are or whatever , you know we can do say I can do all the Irish stuff the up tempo rousing songs I can play Irish and Scottish dances and that kind of stuff , then Tony can do right across the board with easy listening stuff and country stuff and even one of the tracks on our new C D is er is er well what I would term a pop song . |
| 2 | At the end of the day though , the championship I think , tells you who is the best team of any one year and erm that 's the professional 's choice I think , if you said at the start of the year which = trophy we 'd like to win , we would have said the championship , erm we were top I think after two games and we fell away a bit since but erm the time to be tops after twenty two , so lets hope we can get up there . |
| 3 | ‘ I do think I can be concerned about the problems in America , but I think feeling guilty is useless , and maybe that compounds the arrogance . |
| 4 | ‘ I would n't say I do think I can beat her , but you 've got to pretend you can . |
| 5 | I 'm convinced he 's a mu this is Bradbury he 's a much better stronger horse this season and really do think he can bring the beer money back to Sussex . |
| 6 | Consequently , secondary-school pupils in China have only a limited opportunity to go into higher education and in this sense , those who do make it can be viewed as a privileged elite . |
| 7 | I 'm sure that you would want to talk this over , but if you do feel you can consider it ’ — she was still addressing Aggie ‘ I could ask my cousin to keep the position open for a week or two . |
| 8 | Whereas I — for a length of brown satin — do believe I can . |
| 9 | I do n't think it means you have to be completely loyal to them , because I do believe you can sometimes take enjoyment in a friend 's small difficulties . |
| 10 | ‘ After anxious consideration I have reached the conclusion that whatever Reg. v. Morris did decide it can not be regarded as having overruled the very plain decision in Reg. v. Lawrence [ 1972 ] A.C. 626 that appropriation can occur even if the owner consents and that Reg. v. Morris itself makes it plain that it is no defence to say that the property passed under a voidable contract . |
| 11 | ( f ) Parker LJ stated : " whatever R v Morris did decide it can not be regarded as having overruled the very plain decision in Lawrence 's case that appropriation can occur even if the owner consents and … |
| 12 | I do hope you can help with a most annoying problem that recurs occasionally to my 86 inch Series One . |
| 13 | We are so looking forward to meeting you and do hope you can come . |
| 14 | I do hope you can do it for me ? ’ |
| 15 | I do hope you can help . |
| 16 | I do hope you can help . |
| 17 | I do hope you can achieve this . |
| 18 | I know you are very busy but I do hope you can help in this way . |
| 19 | I realise that you are very busy and have a business to run , but I really do hope you can help . |
| 20 | after three or four years they thought they might move so , we said well take out a P S P cos that provides a savings vehicle , and if you do move you can use that as part of the mortgage increase . |
| 21 | Because these canisters when they do blow they can spread debris quite some considerable distances . |
| 22 | Erm yeah so say all you need is just access to that field so if they do change you can just |
| 23 | It does n't make them more adventurous but when they do climb you can see them looking for footholds . |
| 24 | In this way when interest rates do rise it can benefit from these new higher rates . |
| 25 | If they do find they can not cope , services are available to look after the child . |
| 26 | Yeah he just said you did say I can have some more money , I said well yeah . |
| 27 | Er well I just want to you did say you can quote |
| 28 | Do n't think I 'm advising you to try it … but it does show what can be done . |
| 29 | This fear of cats , or ailurophobia to give it its technical name , is rare , but when it does occur it can cause untold misery for the sufferer and it is worth examining how it begins and how it can be cured . |
| 30 | Where poor social acceptance does occur it can be useful to look at ways in which this problem has been tackled , possibly with children who have other educational disadvantages . |