Example sentences of "[verb] they can [vb infin] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But after the fire and flood , the Wilson family , committed Christians , say they can find it in their hearts to forgive .
2 My friends are Liverpool fans and they say they can get me tickets for the KOP , but no way am I standing with a bunch of idiots .
3 Clients want it and consultancies say they can provide it .
4 And so you 're , er , have actually , you 're at or whatever , erm , it would be nice to think , and I 'm not exactly sure , my geography 's not that good at that particular part , but you , you sort of tend to look at it , and say , right if he 's in and out , and it 's ten o'clock and somebody says they can see him at eleven , you know , and there 's this tendency , to say , well erm , O K. Yes ?
5 Now what have they have they said they can hear you breathing more quickly or more deeply or rattly or
6 She said , ‘ I only hope they can leave you alone for one night . ’
7 I hope they can do it .
8 All very exciting I hope they can hear us .
9 I think of the bobbys , oozing down the street like thick jam , and I hope they can hear it as well .
10 Here , no , look they can do it .
11 At least you know they can do it !
12 But they also know they can give you at least a bit of a chance . ’
13 And you always ask for information you know they can give you .
14 Look , you know they can give you brain diseases , do n't you .
15 If they find the stimulus too strong they know they can reduce it .
16 But , you know they can pick it and er , it just flashes up and they have to put the right answer in , if they get the right answer it it goes on to the next one , if it
17 A lot of pubs and hotels will do the the their places out in these narrow sections so if one gets worn they can lift it up and
18 this is why they were so excited about this one they found in the Lock , in the , in er Loch Ness , because it was in such superb condition and they actually reckon they can get it flying again .
19 If someone goes away on holiday , you may well give the key to a neighbour , they probably know a relative of yours or somebody like that that if anything does happen they can contact you or your relative to come down and check the house over .
20 I said if nobody like the way I talk they can lump it and you said , Aye they can .
21 He can also be expected to make the most of whatever face-savers the mediators feel they can offer him .
22 Agents do n't want deadwood and if they are interested in you it is because they feel they can sell you into the market , so that you can go on and make money both for yourself and them .
23 Denis Smith says they have a good pedigree and have proved they can do it
24 No I do n't think they can afford it .
25 Do they think they can get it up to fifteen ?
26 So they have they have in fact embarked on a course which now lets these newspapers really deliver them up on a plate I mean they can fry them , they can bake them , they can grill them , they can roast them because they 've put themselves in a position where they now deserve the criticism and the level of imagery which they 're getting .
27 I mean they can afford it between them .
28 An exhibitor 's put an exhibit up and everyone thinks they can beat it but when they 've gone and left their the exhibitors gone back and put a new lot up … things like that happen .
29 If you explain your personal requirements they claim they can meet them .
30 ‘ They claim they can pay it back over a three to four-year period . ’
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