Example sentences of "[coord] i can [verb] you " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I can drag you or I can carry you — except that it would probably kill me . ’
2 " If you have other inquiries you wish to make I 'm sure that he or I can satisfy you .
3 Er I can put it in , in a bottle or I can give you tablets .
4 You can come quietly — or I can make you
5 You can come quietly or I can make you . ’
6 ‘ I can either trust you and allow you to take charge of the whole business , or I can decide you 're not to be trusted and take charge of things myself .
7 ‘ I can shut up OR I can tell you when the Ship is going to arrive .
8 Or I can charge you — withholding information , conspiracy , being an accomplice , possession of heroin , indecent exposure : anything that comes to mind , really . ’
9 Follow me , for I can give you beauty and I can give you joy , and all the delights and all the pleasures of the world …
10 No , and I can give you a fair deal pack , remember on consumer rights ?
11 I am Nebuchadnezzar and I can strike you dead . ’ ) ,
12 I asked the woman behind the bar and was told , ‘ Yes , remove it and I can serve you . ’
13 I said what I do is if I 'm going , I know say , Fridays , I 'm going shopping , gon na be out nearly all day , put , put it in the tide in , it comes out and I can show you my teapot , it 'll be , it is clean now .
14 I think what we 'll do is we 'll go down to the courtyard and I can show you more erm how that was done .
15 And I can assure you that he is my old friend Spiggy Meu .
16 I have lived in many parts of America , and I can assure you all that Hawaii is as breathtaking as you imagine , that the charm of the Old South is living on in Charleston , and that colonial America will come alive in the small towns of New England , particularly in the autumn when , in the words of Henry James , the ‘ weather is like tinkling crystal and the colours like molten jewels . ’
17 And I can assure you there is n't a hope in hell of getting access .
18 And I can assure you that I did n't shine the torch on her longer than I needed to satisfy myself that she was beyond any help that I could give . ’
19 So could I just in conclusion say please fill in your short questionnaire thank you for your attendance and I can assure you as Chairman of the trust what you said and the question 's you 've raised this evening will be looked at in great detail and we will be reporting back to you in the near future about the proposals that we wish to make .
20 oh I can assure you I work , I work in a women 's unit and I can assure you its still frowned on by lots of people .
21 It goes every day and I can assure you that your cousin who is helping Germany to victory with her work will receive them very quickly . ’
22 And I can assure you , ’ she said with emphasis , ‘ that he is a gentleman . ’
23 ‘ Imagine you 're squeezing a penny between your cheeks , dear , ’ he would burr in his soft Scots voice , and I can assure you he was n't referring to the cheeks of my face .
24 ‘ That would depend on whom I was expecting to entertain , and I can assure you I have worn less without feeling embarrassment in the right company . ’
25 None of my previous assistants has ever suggested that I change my style of management , and I can assure you that I have no intention of starting now .
26 ‘ Luke had his reasons for taking me out , and I can assure you , Rob , that they had nothing to do with — with his liking me . ’
27 ‘ We are entitled to £15.03p per ewe and I can assure you we need this money .
28 In finishing I would say that starting to change fluids can be a daunting prospect and I can assure you our firm played about with fluids and got some ropey results , and even thought we had the chemical company taped and could use less fluid , it worked out at about 3 oz per 80 oz with dye added and boy , did we have colour , it was brilliant .
29 In addition to increasing diocesan income , the very tight controls on expenditure are also showing positive a result too , and I can assure you of continued vigilance in this essential aspect of financial control .
30 I can assure you that I did and I can assure you that I have already thanked him on behalf of the Council , shook his hand and said how well he done it , but if you 'd like a letter to go to say how well he done it , then I 'll send a letter telling him how well he done it .
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