Example sentences of "[adj] i can [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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31 ‘ That , ’ said Lady Agnes , rising to her feet , ‘ is all I can tell you because that is all I know .
32 All I can tell you about him is that he was an ensign flying a Catalina aircraft in England thirty-two years ago . ’
33 This is all I can tell you about the rapid modification process ; it has the effect of diminishing the prominence of events and combinations of events that normally occur together , giving prominence to new associations .
34 All I can tell you is that much will change , rapidly and dramatically , and that once you get over the shock you 'll discover everything has worked out for the better .
35 That 's about all I can tell you .
36 ‘ That is all I can tell you , Mr Wycliffe , because it is all there is to tell .
37 ‘ I 'll arrange a press briefing as soon as I have a base and something to say ; meanwhile , all I can tell you is that early this morning Matthew Glynn , the bookseller , was found dead in his office in circumstances suggesting foul play . ’
38 No he says er that , that 's er that 's all I can tell you er that 's , he would n't until eleven o'clock , come .
39 All I can tell you is that someone seems to want to harm you .
40 All I can tell you is that Amy was in St Benet Oldfield on Friday night . ’
41 All I can tell you is that , yak 's milk pessaries , herb pillows , special inhalants and all , I read a big thick book about the American Indian Movement , while ‘ Im Indoors makes noises like an elephant in rut .
42 You 'll learn all I can tell you when the time comes and not a moment sooner .
43 All I can tell you is that Winsor blue is one of the trade names for an intense blue pigment , copper phthalocyanine , which came into the palette sometime in the thirties .
44 That 's about all I can tell you about that , but er it makes you wonder whether I had n't better keep out of Street , does n't it ?
45 ‘ That 's all I can tell you .
46 I 've told you about all I can tell you .
47 That 's all I can tell you so far .
48 That 's all I can tell you .
49 Well it , it must have been heart trouble the earliest memory I have of that is mother sending me with a neighbour out of Street , a Mrs , to tell my Aunt Lucy which was my dad 's sister , who lived in Street house , house was right opposite their gateway , now Aunt Lucy and there was er her family she w married a fella in and her daughter , her son and me uncle was my dad 's brother , I lived in the house with her , but er I remember tagging this Mrs from the Street down to Street along road and past the hospital , then along Walk and I up in Street , and er tagging Mrs and er Mrs had never met Aunt Lucy and er me Aunt Lucy suffered , what in those days they call it white leg , a woman 's complaint she was bedridden and er when we went in she must have asked why we were there , Mrs was a little bit flabbergasted and I blurted it out oh me dad 's dead , and me Aunt Lucy nearly went into hysterics , so that 's , that 's all I can manage I remember about that .
50 she 's had her chance and I 'm doing all I can to help her but at the end of the day it 's on her shoulders .
51 fifties , all I can remember there was an all very stolid erm , people did n't know where they were yet , and erm , it er
52 Woe betide anybody who becomes ill in Australia that 's all I can say I mean the thing is why is Neighbours put on twice a day cos I do n't believe in
53 I 'm confident I can leave everything in your capable hands … ’
54 ‘ I am leaving with no animosity at all and I feel confident I can find something for next year .
55 ‘ I 've got to weigh it up carefully and make sure I can justify my selection . ’
56 Well that 's a very good question , I 'm not sure I can answer it .
57 ‘ I feel like a circus animal ’ — Robin-Anne ignored my disclaimer — ‘ because you 're all expecting me to perform my antics , and I 'm not sure I can do it . ’
58 I am sure I can do it .
59 thing is but I 'm pretty sure I can identify it
60 But I 'm not sure I can give you the details . ’
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