Example sentences of "i can [vb infin] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's a point I was going to make , but as far as I can tell in en masse , the main , the main nominated bodies have been of political parties . |
| 2 | Now , now , if I can hold on to these members depends on benefits being maintained , not decreased , that 's not an incentive . |
| 3 | Yeah I know I mean like I ca I , I ca n't , I ca n't hold down my spirits , I can hold down erm lager though . |
| 4 | Forgive me if I hurt you , but I want you so much that I do n't know if I can hold back . ’ |
| 5 | It was actually made by the Fender custom shop and it 's very similar to the Eric Clapton model ; Lace Sensors with the mid-boost which I can switch on and off and adjust . |
| 6 | Actually , it 's a very pleasant way to work — I 've set up one room for word processing and another for screenshot manipulation , so I can switch back and forth between the two whilst I 'm writing captions . |
| 7 | That 's all I can fit in . |
| 8 | ‘ I do have a certain amount of work to do , ’ Alice said , ‘ but I can fit in with your plans , Harry . |
| 9 | I do n't know , if you 're like me but , I must confess , I I get er , I would n't say pleasure , but I rather like those incidents where he tells the disciples off , not because he 's telling them off , but because I can fit in wi with what they 've been up to ! |
| 10 | You 're just trying to amuse me — to set it up for me so that I can walk up and down the room gasping and shouting ‘ I do n't believe it ! ’ |
| 11 | I am my own mistress and I can walk out of here tomorrow if I want . |
| 12 | I can walk out any time . |
| 13 | I can walk out or , and get erm , you know tonnes of any any shop I can get pornography that tells me that , or tell any man who chooses to buy that magazine that 's it okay to take a women even if she says no . |
| 14 | I can walk down . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I can walk down here , ’ she told him when they reached the long gallery . |
| 16 | There must be roads that I can walk along |
| 17 | mm , yes I can walk along with Allen , as far and then he 'll say well I 'm just going into see |
| 18 | Well it 's er I mean look at me now , I 'm , I 'm oh I can walk in to Fram |
| 19 | I can pass on over very thorough further citations to pp. 374–375 : |
| 20 | Now if I can pass on and ask Mr from North Yorkshire , who first of all is going to give you an introduction which in effect which effectively will set the context of alteration number three . |
| 21 | Nicky said : ‘ I suppose I 'll get a lot of enjoyment out of teaching and hope I hope I can pass on some useful advice . ’ |
| 22 | to come in and blitz the place from top too bottom and if we just have them once a fortnight , the in between weekend I can whiz round , |
| 23 | But what you 're actually going to find is that what they 've divorced themselves from is the assistance and the technical help that comes from the County Council , and whilst you may have your teachers trained up to a certain point you therefore have at that particular time you you have them fully trained , and then you say oh well I do n't need any training for the next couple of years so I can step back and save on that area . |
| 24 | I shift myself a stair higher , so that I can reach up and stroke my son 's head . |
| 25 | ‘ I find I can blend in better with the locals if I understand their language . |
| 26 | You see how effortlessly I can conjure up the visions and tempt you into that Realm where I , too , am a Prince ? ’ |
| 27 | Okay , what we 'll do then is get you to sign this form here , we call it a green form fairly obviously from its colour and that means that I can do up to erm about eighty six pounds worth of er a bit more depending on on what we have to do , and you do n't have to pay us anything towards that . |
| 28 | No I have , I have , I have well I can do down in fits in someone 's hair . |
| 29 | The friends that I 've had for over 20 years are ones I can rely on and who do n't ‘ take ’ all the time . |
| 30 | I have found a power I can rely on , not the white man or the black man , but some power greater than white and greater than black . |