Example sentences of "[conj] i can [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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1 | I can cover the front of the house , or I can cover the back . |
2 | I think I think I go back to this point about I think in concept anyway I 'm not happy about er a proposition that er that function is performed or I can see the disadvantages significant disadvantages in having the traffic er for both the A sixty one er and the A fifty nine c and its links into Harrogate and Knaresborough , concentrated on that er on on inner northern line . |
3 | Or I can superimpose the green one |
4 | I do not have the figure to hand , although I can assure the hon. Gentleman that it is a great many more than in 1979 . |
5 | I never actually experienced the drama of dealing with any lack of moral fibre ( LMF ) cases , although I can imagine the difficulty faced by a CO who is trying to run a squadron in wartime if suddenly he was confronted with a case of LMF . |
6 | I must admit to preferring bitches myself , although I can see the appeal of a dog . |
7 | Although I can see the whole thing unrolling in my mind 's eye like a silent film , I ca n't really be precise about where everyone was and that sort of thing . ’ |
8 | Although I can see the sense of it , I feel very rejected . |
9 | The most comforting assurance that I can give the hon. Gentleman , which I am sure that he will welcome , is that the results of the study will be made public . |
10 | I am not sure that I can give the hon. Gentleman the first information that he requested . |
11 | In a case like this it is often a matter of assessing quickly ‘ Am I sure that I can reach the field , or if I get more sink will I fail to get there ? ’ |
12 | Seumas Ban the steward whiles comes down special to give me the word , so that I can tell the bees . ’ |
13 | I am grateful to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for giving way so that I can express the East Lothian interest in Monktonhall because Musselburgh bay lies under the east Lothian coast . |
14 | ‘ I sometimes think you only invite me so that I can pay the bill . ’ |
15 | I mainly use the package with my Brother 950i , to which I have a connecting cable , but I ca n't wait for Soft Byte to produce one for the Pfaff 6000 so that I can view the patterns on screen before knitting them . |
16 | Please arrange for the solicitor to come as soon as possible so that I can sign the necessary papers . |
17 | What I like is that I can feel the movement and it all gets transmitted to the fingers . |
18 | And er , my expenditure might 've been erm oh I do n't know , something that I can do the sums on , five thousand three hundred . |
19 | ‘ At least I proved to myself that I can do the business . ’ |
20 | By this I do n't mean that I can cure the patient , but that I can cope with the situation . |
21 | There 's an immediacy and drama about it , and the fact that I can control the entire process from pressing the shutter right through to the dry print counts for a lot . |
22 | So y I 've got to weigh up whether I 'm actually going to make a profit over four years or whether it 's going to be , but I 'm not doing it for that it 's not so much making a profit as the fact that I can secure the loan for four years and know that I have n't got any extra to , to find , and when you 've retired , if you 've got say seven years on your mortgage and you 're thinking well if mortgage rates go up erm I could get stuffed you know if they doubled again then you could actually fix on that assumption . |
23 | And that 's something we must do before the next meeting so that I can answer the questions , cos we do n't really know at this moment . |
24 | Would you be good enough to re-advise me of your full address so that I can send the documents to you ? |
25 | I think that I can satisfy the Hon. |
26 | I think that I can satisfy the hon. Gentleman . |
27 | Nisodemus said unto them , Do you doubt that I can stop the power of Order ? ii . |
28 | When I say that I can see , I mean that I can identify the three-dimensional shapes of objects , and their relative positions : thus , I can see that there is a chair standing in front of a table with a pile of books on it . |
29 | And if people mention obstructions I 'll make sure I find out exactly what they mean so that I can identify the threshold of the runway correctly . |
30 | It so happens that I can remember the firsts serious poem that I wrote and published , which was actually when I was in my mid-twenties . |