Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I could almost bemoan the fact that the two greatest Bach obligato violin parts ( those contained in the St. Matthew Passion ) , are not included ; but then I can hardly blame Miss Battle for not being contralto or bass ( shame though ) ! |
| 32 | I can then take questions I think er answer any questions that you might have . |
| 33 | On the remarks that women 's contributions in the field of business , finance , religion , charity work , etc , were totally ignored , I can only assume Alexandra Wallace overlooked the extensive exhibitions on the work of the Church of Scotland Woman 's Guild , Oxfam in Scotland , Amnesty International and the Scottish Refugee Council ( I could go on ) . |
| 34 | " I can only treat Dr Dunstaple as I would treat any of my patients and I fear that your father would not agree to my methods . |
| 35 | In reflecting on Basil as a person , I can only make comment as I knew him , over a dozen years or so and , during which time , I can not recall one unkind word or act he ever directed towards me . |
| 36 | My recollection was that it was £250 for a great deal of work and endless consultations with courteous BBC representatives who were terrified by my refusal to produce a total text ( since I can only give plausibility to anything I say when there is at least an element extemporised ) and refused to accept my positive assurances that I was as unlikely to dry up as the Thames . |
| 37 | I can only give evidence and if they do n't believe my evidence , he 's innocent . |
| 38 | I can only pass comment on when I went through my training because it 's all changed . |
| 39 | I can only hope Mal Reilly does not forget me . ’ |
| 40 | From the perspective that I write , I can only take matters as I find them . |
| 41 | I can only put money there . |
| 42 | I had visited his tomb in Westminster Abbey before starting on this trip , and read the words there , from the last entry in his diary : ‘ Here in my solitude , I can only ask God 's blessing on the men — whether British , American or Turk — who will help to heal this open sore of the world . ’ |
| 43 | I I said well I suppose it 's I do and he said but you work hard June , I said I know but I said kno I said what I do , I can only have hour out there and an hour inside . |
| 44 | I can only attribute Dawn 's remarks to her excessive loyalty . |
| 45 | How I do need to look away from self to God , I can only find satisfaction : in him . |
| 46 | Again , I can only indicate beginnings here , but the possibility of parody brings me back briefly , at the end , to the question of difference , repetition and value . |
| 47 | I can only praise Naomi Wolf 's clean , direct , piquant exposition and visionary commonsense and hope that many , many women and men will read her book . |
| 48 | ‘ … and as I speed through the dark night to the abyss of oblivion , I can only say thanks , thanks for the memory … ’ |
| 49 | ‘ I can only see things getting worse . |
| 50 | ‘ Nothing has changed since the revolution and I can only see things getting worse and worse . |
| 51 | If I wish to maximise my impact on improving human life , I can do so best by putting my effort into activities I know are unlikely to take place otherwise and into small-scale ventures where I can actually see results for my efforts . |
| 52 | ‘ Besides , I can maybe make Colley be good to my father . |
| 53 | ‘ I can always talk Daddy round . |
| 54 | I can always eat dim-sum with my dybbuk . ’ |
| 55 | Melissa received his alarmed stare with an innocent smile and a careful blend of honey and vinegar in her voice as she replied , ‘ I thought , as she worked for you , you 'd be bound to have a note of it … but never mind , I can always ask Mrs Ellis . |
| 56 | My natural speed turned me into a wing three-quarter at rugby for the colts , though I can always recall matches in the centre and at fly-half . |
| 57 | I can always take Guy with us . |
| 58 | I can always get Dixon — ’ |
| 59 | Well I can always ring Bob and er confirm that . |
| 60 | I can always remember years ago going into , going |