Example sentences of "i can [adv] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I ca n't manage them . |
| 2 | I ca n't manage her , she does n't seem to hear me . |
| 3 | That 's right , and I think that erm , yes , there 's a notion that I find useful in talking to students that we all have a comfort zone , there are all things that we know about , that we know how to do and if anything comes up — I mean in business it might be accountancy , we do n't all know how to handle figures , and so that 's an area that we 've hived off in that area and we all know that when we do that we are , as it were , giving up a bit ; we 're saying ‘ well , I ca n't manage I just do n't have I ca n't do that , it 's not for me ’ . |
| 4 | If I ca n't manage it in a quiet room , or a temporary study , I impose it on everyone at least for a short time . |
| 5 | ‘ I like to go down to the Albert Dock but I ca n't manage it very well without the scooter . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm I 'll I ca n't manage it this side of the weekend . |
| 7 | That 's something that we do have to work on and I ca n't emphasize it too strongly . |
| 8 | I ca n't check them this morning . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't advise you on a thing like that . |
| 10 | certainly I think er we 'd be looking perhaps for a minimum of er er of one mile but I ca n't advise you on any level of agreement as to as to what any definition of it . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm afraid I ca n't advise you there . |
| 12 | Erm and also there are in the top I have n't got a ladder , I ca n't show you now , some of the numbering cos they numbered the bays in in roman letters , one , two , three , four , five , six , seven . |
| 13 | But sorry I ca n't show you any sort of programme , or anything , but that 's because it 's |
| 14 | No I ca n't smell it . |
| 15 | What it is you have a bit of a power twist that easy and of course that 's embarrassing so when John met Maggie he thought well I ca n't twist her over and get stuck in there . |
| 16 | And I ca n't send them a present . |
| 17 | I ca n't send her away — she 's come in from Chesmore . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I ca n't send you over the wall , you realize that ? ’ |
| 19 | I need her , but I ca n't love her — ’ |
| 20 | Once you leave here I ca n't protect you , Madeleine . ’ |
| 21 | Sixty six she was , so in we go , and it 's got open to the general public , so this man said to her something about I ca n't serve you I 've had a robbery , she said I do n't know why they advertise it on the window if he 's , if he 's not prepared to serve me and when I looked round there was all the taken over , they had a burglary . |
| 22 | I 'm sorry I ca n't serve you now but I 'll get back to the bar as soon as I can . |
| 23 | I ca n't bring them here although I 'd like to , and I ca n't be with them safely . |
| 24 | I ca n't bring them here . |
| 25 | If I ca n't bring you in , then I 'm just going to have to make a citizen 's execution . ’ |
| 26 | but I ca n't bring it to mind , it wo n't come to the front as it were . |
| 27 | I ca n't open it to see the big one |
| 28 | I ca n't open it to see what 's it doing |
| 29 | I ca n't snip them when there 's nothing of them . |
| 30 | ‘ But I ca n't pay it ! |