Example sentences of "[pron] can [verb] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've driven a lot of bands , ’ he says , ‘ and I do n't know these guys but I can tell that they 're good just from the way they are together . ’ |
| 2 | " Nenna , I know all your intonations as well as I know my own , and I can tell that you 're in a very bad state . |
| 3 | ‘ And , of course , I can tell that you 're not at all accustomed to having any of your questions ignored , are you ? ’ |
| 4 | I think but the thing is I can see like from that er she looks very pretty but it 's not so much she looks very pretty there , I can tell that she is very pretty . |
| 5 | And I can te , I can tell whether I might like it . |
| 6 | ‘ I can tell because you 're humming . |
| 7 | Erm , well I think I can reassure that it is the latter . |
| 8 | I mean I suppose it means that I can drink and they can drive . |
| 9 | I can confirm that we shall have one Budget next year — and that we shall have one the year after and the year after that , as well . |
| 10 | I can confirm that he is supported by a competent staff , and has never actually been convicted of being foreign or of committing serial buttock fondling in his office or elsewhere . |
| 11 | I can confirm that I will be available . |
| 12 | Accordingly on behalf of Department of Water and Drainage , as owners of the land , I can confirm that you have permission to erect your portable bird hide at Gladhouse subject to the following conditions : |
| 13 | I can confirm that it was an excellent Commonwealth conference . |
| 14 | It er , first of all I can confirm that an announcement is being made today er secondly secondly secondly I can confirm that it is not usual for such announcements to be made by way of oral statement . |
| 15 | I can laugh if it 's funny . |
| 16 | I can draw but I 'm not particularly good at painting . |
| 17 | Well I can do that I suppose . |
| 18 | if it was seventeen per cent , oh I can do that it 's point one seven , but when it 's seventeen point five , and where does the point go ? |
| 19 | so I 'll just have to try and remember to bring an electric drill up an see what I can do but it 's all working . |
| 20 | So I said yeah I can do so he said bring your van down , so I never said nothing so Bob said , got any like your dad had |
| 21 | There is one place where I can say I am at home , where I can live in peace and quiet with my most beloved father and my dearest sister , where I can do as I like , where apart from the duties of my appointment I am my own master , and where I have a permanent income and yet can go off when I like , and travel every second year … |
| 22 | From now on I am independent and I can do as I find best for my country . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm not too knowledgeable , but I can do as I 'm told . ’ |
| 24 | But he came and sorted me out and I asked , I said I 'll see what I can do and I got hold of it and I did it for him . |
| 25 | That 's one thing I can do and he ca n't , thought Mike . |
| 26 | but I can do if you like . |
| 27 | No , I 've got to revise for my erm science test tomorrow and I 've got loads of stuff to do , I 've got to keep going for the weekend , actually I have n't got that much to do , I 've got drama that I can do if you just would be so kind turn over to number three so I can have a look at some adverts I 've got a , will there be any adverts after |
| 28 | Now it 's me doing the only thing I can do because I have to make some money . " |
| 29 | ‘ I can show that she is n't the thief . ’ |
| 30 | Can you nip in the shops I wan na get something I can suck cos it do |