Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [pron] 's a " in BNC.
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1 | Because they have so much trouble finding beds in London hospitals , they 've got this little company set up to do the job for the doctors , so there is no way in the world that I can believe there 's a shortage of beds . |
2 | I do n't actually believe that that depression is normal , I believe that we can overcome depression , and I think there is some creative things that we can do out of a depression people can become stronger , they can tap into their resources inside with support and help , so I can believe it 's a positive experience . |
3 | You can see he 's a very strange man … if he twitches after eating meat pies and he stops eating meat pies and stops twitching it does n't matter if it 's psychological or not . ’ |
4 | You can see there 's a gap there under the word ceder . |
5 | It 's not very convincing as a logical argument : anyone can see there 's a world of difference between a castor-oil plant and a city of 120,000 people . |
6 | ‘ Then , Sir , ’ the Prime Minister replied , ‘ I can see there 's a storm coming . |
7 | So that you can you can see there 's a a some options here . |
8 | ‘ Why , yes , I can see it 's a tunnel , ’ agreed Anabelle . |
9 | You can see it 's a damn sight more difficult than getting them to confront the Iraqis . |
10 | So you can see it 's a very very good contract . |
11 | You can see it 's a tense game er we 've said before it 's a local derby and er there are one or two minor problems . |
12 | Oh you can see it 's a model ca n't you ? |
13 | ‘ You can bet there 's a problem , ’ she says . |
14 | And you open this cupboard door You can tell there 's a step at the bottom . |
15 | You can tell she 's a bright girl . |
16 | You know up the side street but now it 's used as a as a store house but you can tell it 's a it 's an old establishme and and they used to get full you know . |
17 | The fact is that every other gentleman there I can tell it 's a hairpiece , yours I could n't . |
18 | You can tell it 's a Canadian pub because it has a lot of pine . |
19 | Well you can tell it 's a train Carl . |
20 | You look at Sir Tom on the screen and it does n't matter what part he 's playing but you can tell he 's a great guy . |
21 | Well it 's back to the old confusion again , that we 've got this stupid sign here which can mean it 's a negative number or it can mean take away , and sometimes it does n't really matter which way we look at it . |
22 | FURRY coats can mean it 's a dog 's life in hot weather , as Irish terrier Dibbits found at Snugbury 's , his Nantwich ice cream farm home yesterday . |
23 | So I can write it 's a lower full range of movement , mobilize . |
24 | This record sounds deranged at either 33 ( where you can pretend it 's a fat bloke singing ) or 45 ( where it becomes apparent that an agitated woman is handling the vocal chores ) . |
25 | ‘ I ca n't always ignore what they say but I can say it 's a lot of crap . ’ |
26 | ‘ But I can say it 's a lot of crap ! ’ |
27 | If you , if you can visualize it 's a long , as you 're going in towards me , you pass |