Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I eat I can not help but notice the Frenchman attending to the pig ; he has now cut the animal 's throat and has set alight to the straw , the flames and smoke engulfing the unfortunate pig . |
| 2 | The moment I judge I can safely lower [ interest rates ] , I will . ’ |
| 3 | I regret I can not give the correct pronunciation of the Gaelic names of the mountains : I never mastered them , adopting instead roughly similar English equivalents ; thus , for example , Ceathreamhnan to me was Chrysanthemum … |
| 4 | I regret I can not give the petitioner relief . |
| 5 | But I regret I can not agree with some of the reasoning in the judgments . |
| 6 | I regret I can shed little new light on the mystery of who blew the whistle on the celebrated dressing-room scene after Woodfull was hit . |
| 7 | ‘ I fear I can not help you . |
| 8 | ‘ I fear I can not help you , ’ the voice concluded smoothly . |
| 9 | You must forgive me , Mrs O'Dell , I fear I can not stay for coffee — I have many other calls upon my time . |
| 10 | And I fear I can not answer that question to anyone 's satisfaction . |
| 11 | Because I mean I can find out what goes on |
| 12 | So erm I I , I mean I can understand that we have a a specific need to er address the member of who signs what cheques but I think the matter of cash is covered by two , the chief executive is answerable to a board for financial matters . |
| 13 | I mean I can understand the point of will , will , will |
| 14 | I , I mean I can understand all this but I 'm , I 'm just asking |
| 15 | No , and er , I mean I can do , I could read it so er but I did |
| 16 | Erm I mean I can I Actually I have n't got all that many left , which I think is |
| 17 | MAX : You mean I can have a go at the tune ? |
| 18 | I mean I can not believe that the guy |
| 19 | I mean I can understand that |
| 20 | I mean I can mention the firms , there were several of them in Stapleford , because I know two , but er perhaps as well not to . |
| 21 | I mean I can remember the nineteen twenty , I I were n't sure whether it was the twenty one or the twenty six strike , and my father was erm on strike , you see , but the ponies had to be thus cared for in the field an I do n't think he received any pay and I remember very well erm going to the , my father applying for relief , and er we had to go and face the erm Court of Referees . |
| 22 | The hours mean I can collect the children from school and am with them in the school holidays . |
| 23 | I , I mean I can tell you the names of the of all , everybody in them days , round the fleck area like , you know . |
| 24 | I take I mean I can take them but I 'm not too fond of taking tablets |
| 25 | I mean I can have , even afford meals out . |
| 26 | Do n't forget the same with , with take-aways as well , if the signs are the same you get a plus or you get an add , erm so that 's , I mean I can see this is the bit you 're not too happy with , but we 'll just see if it works . |
| 27 | It was just , I wondered if , so if I get something along this line , I mean I can cope with something like this . |
| 28 | I mean I can help you a certain , a certain amount , |
| 29 | I mean I can tell you that there 's water in the pipe if you 're thirsty , but you need to go to the pipe with a glass and turn the tap on in order to er not to be thirsty any more , in order to receive the water . |
| 30 | I mean I can remember being underneath the platform , being on fire and I mean I I just kept saying to myself that this was n't really happening . |