Example sentences of "[pron] can [vb infin] [Wh adv] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can tell when he is having a hypo because he gets disorientated and confused . |
| 2 | I think I can understand why he chose the 18th century . |
| 3 | I can understand why he has been invited to coach . |
| 4 | I can understand why he did it , to be quite honest . |
| 5 | Erm , if it is the one this morning , I can understand why he has n't done one today |
| 6 | Well to be honest I can understand why he 's not asking them . |
| 7 | Peggy smiled and , looking towards her stepfather , she said , ‘ Yes , I can imagine how he gets on your nerves , ’ at the same time questioning why her mother should be so happy , and she a settled woman forty years old , whereas she was twenty-one and so miserable inside that there were days where she wanted to take to her heels and run . |
| 8 | ‘ I can see where he 's coming from . |
| 9 | And you 'll be and you 'd be thinking , Ah I can see where he 's going now yeah I can see what 's coming up next he 's going to now he 's he 's integrated once |
| 10 | I can see why he asked me to sit down ! |
| 11 | Given Duchamp 's long residence in America , and his contacts with and influence on American art , I can see why he might be included , although most of the time he was a presence on the scene here he was n't working publicly . |
| 12 | I can see why he 's not scored so often this year and why we 're now being linked with Ferdinand . |
| 13 | ‘ I can see why he 's eating out of your hand at present , ’ he said cuttingly . |
| 14 | I can see why he had that heart attack . |
| 15 | The system improves your service , keeping a record of the guest 's history so that you can identify where he spent his money last time he stayed ( by analysing his spending pattern ) , which room he stayed in , what his favourite drink is , whether he has to have special foods , and important facts like did he pay , did anything go wrong last time he stayed , and so on |
| 16 | ‘ So you can tell where he is and I 'll bring him something nice . |
| 17 | You can tell where he 's been by the trail . |
| 18 | Add to this his new duties at the Berlin Staatsoper and you can see why he is , without question , one of the most powerful musical figures today . |
| 19 | You can see why he did n't want to acknowledge a family connection with someone who was convicted of murder . |
| 20 | ‘ You can see why he has that odd name — that peculiar nose with its heart-shaped blob of white fur on the very end . ’ |
| 21 | you can see how he spelt croquet |
| 22 | You can see how he suffered , walking in . |
| 23 | We can understand why he took a walk each evening . |
| 24 | When we compare such a view with that of Althusser , we can see why he feels so strongly that the scope of Marx 's theory has not been recognised . |
| 25 | We can see how he used his knowledge for the chapters on Hannibal in Gaul of Book 3 of his histories ; but Book 24 in which he summarized his findings is lost . |
| 26 | ‘ Now they 've got his body , is n't there some way they can tell when he was killed ? |
| 27 | ‘ He ca n't move his neck , but with the swivel chair he can face wherever he wants to . ’ |
| 28 | I do n't think he is all that forceful really , despite the aura of brooding presence he can show when he wants to be impressive . |
| 29 | ‘ Anyhow , he lives somewhere in darkest Essex , so lord knows what time I 'd get to my bed — even supposing he can remember where he lives . |
| 30 | No one knows that p unless he can say how he knows that p . |