Example sentences of "[pron] can [verb] [pers pn] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can tell her owt and she 'll believe it ! ’ — Well you ca n't con me . |
| 2 | I can tell you nothing more except … |
| 3 | ‘ I can tell you nothing more . ’ |
| 4 | And I can tell you something , I do n't want to talk about them all the time . |
| 5 | And I can tell you something ’ — he bent towards her — ‘ their husbands have been warned to gag them , or else . |
| 6 | ‘ However , I can tell you something which may have a bearing on your stubbornness . ’ |
| 7 | But , I can tell you something fresh and you may tell the others . ’ |
| 8 | Well , I can tell you something ; I 'm on my own in this house from now on and I shall see to her bathing , and should he attempt to stop me , I 've told him what I 'll do ; I 'll brain him with the first thing I get my hands on . |
| 9 | I can tell you something , Alex is a lot better than me at it . |
| 10 | But fortunately most people who are asked to help in surveys are prepared to accept that they are appropriate people to answer questions on the survey for which they are approached , and particularly where people feel that they are being asked to give ‘ expert ’ information this can be seen as rather a compliment : ‘ If you want to know about how a housewife organizes her day I can tell you everything you need to know . ’ |
| 11 | Well , I have n't got a fax here but I I can send you one because I certainly know my delegates would n't want to book at er mm . |
| 12 | I can give you everything you want . |
| 13 | ‘ I can give you plenty of reasons . |
| 14 | ‘ I can give you one which will send shivers up your spine — Ion Manescu . |
| 15 | For every pimply , dejected murderer I can give you one who looks like a movie star , for everyone who wo n't talk , one who will gab your ear off . |
| 16 | ‘ I can give you something that does n't cost a quarter of that . ’ |
| 17 | I have n't got any cider , but I can offer you plenty of whisky . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I can lend you something suitable for tonight . ’ |
| 19 | er , er , I can make you one in plastic |
| 20 | I can make you one up tomorrow . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's getting a bit late , but I think I can find you something a wee bit more filling . |
| 22 | Stay tonight , too , I can find you everything you need overnight , and we 'll fetch your things from the pub tomorrow . ’ |
| 23 | a minute I 'll see if I can get you something |
| 24 | I can get you one from the buffet car . ’ |
| 25 | Oh he says I can get you one , I said I want to hear it first |
| 26 | ‘ Ask away , oh anxious one , for you are lovelier than an aardvark and I can deny you nothing , ’ said the seal , whisking the waves into a fountain with her mighty tail . |
| 27 | , if I can work it anybody can . |
| 28 | Nobody can tell me anything that is certain . |
| 29 | ‘ When a site is looted , it is not the loss of the artefacts which is the real tragedy , it is the loss of their context which can tell us everything about those objects . |
| 30 | When a site is looted , it is not the loss of the artefacts which is the real tragedy , it is the loss of their context which can tell us everything about those objects . |