Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] on [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are sentences such that everyone who understands them will agree on their truth value no matter what the circumstances . |
| 2 | But I do n't think I can rely on myself to take them everyday ! |
| 3 | But I do n't think I could cope on my own without my mum and dad even if I did have all that money . |
| 4 | But if I did n't know I could count on you , I suppose you would n't be here . " |
| 5 | It 's a great help to know I can rely on you for such last minute needs ! |
| 6 | ‘ I expect you can rely on your clerk to keep the guineas rolling in . ’ |
| 7 | It usually works , but I ca n't guarantee it will work on your machine because it depends on how your PC is set up . |
| 8 | ‘ We 'll cross those bridges if we come to them , but in the meantime I hope we can count on your discretion ? ’ |
| 9 | Well Alan says he 'll sleep on my sofa . |
| 10 | Ewen Mackay had said he could sleep on his boat , but he had made no move to invite Parsons to share it with him . |
| 11 | And what do you think she will do on her little holiday ? |
| 12 | After a few reasonable take-offs and landings , said those dreaded words feared by all trainee pilots , ‘ Do you think you can manage on your own for one circuit ? ’ , and promptly got out of the plane , leaving me to do the usual pre take-off checks , taxi to the beginning of the runway and nervously accelerate down the runway to do a fair take-off . |
| 13 | I must say I 'd have thought I could rely on you to calm people down . |
| 14 | I do n't know a great deal about the sorcerers of the Future , ’ said Calatin , who actually knew nothing at all about them , but thought it would sound unprofessional to admit this , ‘ but I do n't think we should rely on them . |
| 15 | I know I can improve on my acting by taking on more demanding roles , performances that are more difficult than playing Charlene day in day out . |
| 16 | I was showing this off in my first week — wishing I could walk on my hands too , like my father — when I broke the bed 's cast-iron frame . |
| 17 | You know you can rely on him . ’ |
| 18 | 1993 will be no less demanding and I know we can count on their continuing professional dedication . |
| 19 | I know we can count on you . |
| 20 | They know they can rely on me , you see . |
| 21 | While it contains some sensitive commercial information , and is not suitable for free distribution to everyone , I know they will draw on it further in their discussions about creating the new structure . |
| 22 | You know it might land on her her bed , see if it landed on our bed at least you can chuck the blankets off and protect her and take her out of the room , but when she 's in her own bedroom in a single bed you ca n't , you ca n't do things like that . |
| 23 | If that was all there was to it , we could be pardoned some uneasiness ; we might feel that we have n't been shown much reason for supposing that there are any sentences such that all who understand them will agree on their truth-value no matter what the circumstances . |
| 24 | I suppose I could manage on my own , but — ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I suppose it would depend on my mood . |
| 26 | But I feel it could grow on me , and I like it . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm glad to see they can work on their own . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I knew I could count on her . ’ |
| 29 | I knew I could count on you . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I knew I could count on you , ’ she cooed . |