Example sentences of "i can [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | nothing I can do about that |
| 32 | there 's not a lot I can do about that |
| 33 | So I do take note of those and I 'll see what I can do about those , okay ? |
| 34 | ‘ I can do without that , ’ replied the stranger brusquely , squeezing his bulk into the corner . |
| 35 | If the worst comes to the worst I can do without that . |
| 36 | I can do without this hassle . |
| 37 | ‘ I can do without this sort of thing . ’ |
| 38 | So that 's R Z , one Z two , that 's two R's together and then , what I calculate the side B , the square root of sixty minus thirty I , eh this about the hardest figure that I can do in complex numbers , the square root of sixteen , minus thirty I . |
| 39 | I can rely on one of my neighbours to come in once a week to check on things and feed the fish , but he is not a fishkeeper and I 'd like to make things as easy for him as possible . |
| 40 | I can sleep till ten twenty five . |
| 41 | ‘ I seem to have some other side to my personality which I can bring to certain parts , ’ he says . |
| 42 | Obviously the opposition were lovers of literature , but I fooled them — I can type with either hand . ’ |
| 43 | And I can testify to that . |
| 44 | " I can testify to that . " |
| 45 | Yet , if the correct remedy is chosen ( usually by a skilful and sensitive therapist ) , the healing effect can be remarkable — and I can testify to this . |
| 46 | Not a lot of money , but the most I can pay for any given commodity . |
| 47 | I can handle at most five colours and I recognise that I am no colourist . ’ |
| 48 | Well , I do n't want your sympathy , and I do n't want you as a sister — I already have more than I can handle in that department , thank you . ’ |
| 49 | You know , I 'm easy going and I can cope with that , and get on and do the job with whatever it is that 's got to be done . |
| 50 | I can do , I can cope with that , you 're alright , here |
| 51 | Back at the scene of the burglary , I can remember thinking next , ‘ Oh well , I suppose I can re-wrap some of the parcels that have just been torn open ; I suppose I could use cash instead for some of the presents that have gone ; there is some way that I can cope with this . ’ |
| 52 | How many times have you sat down at your machine and thought ‘ I do n't think I can cope with this ’ and within the next five minutes all the knitting has been on the floor ? |
| 53 | I 'm not sure I can cope with this . |
| 54 | ‘ I think I can cope with any problems that might arise , Mr Scott . ’ |
| 55 | I can compete with able-bodied people . |
| 56 | Danielle is a very happy and contented baby and I am a very happy and contented full time working mum — and as far as I 'm concerned that 's the best recommendation I can give to those of you who are in the same boat as I was of dreading re-entering the working world ! |
| 57 | The only reason I can suggest for this is that they may have ‘ member get member fatigue ’ ; ie it has been used very often in the past and now sees diminishing returns . |
| 58 | ‘ Gran , I 'm not the normal one of the family after all ; I 'm a witch 's daughter , I can travel to other worlds and make magic . ’ |
| 59 | if I can comment on that Chairman , the erm , the Authority asked for thirty for next month , along with all the other authorities I think in the country , asked for an improvement in the , in the policing the country , and I think people that live in , in Shropshire , and the people that live in other er , parts of the country as well , would have welcomed the increase in the police force this year , but the government decided not to do that . |
| 60 | Thank you , perhaps I can comment on that . |