Example sentences of "[verb] i can [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I s do n't think I can give you a precise answer to that question er off the cuff Mr Colgan , I think we 'd have to let you have a note on those figures |
| 2 | I mean I can give you a little example erm I was once trying to add up a series of figures in the middle of an admissions exercise , and one of the other one of the men said to me ‘ oh , come on , you 're far too pretty to do mental arithmetic ’ and I completely lost my train of thought , I got rather confused . |
| 3 | yeah , well I mean I can cook you a , a meal on it , but if you ca n't , you ca n't can ya ? |
| 4 | I mean I can help you a certain , a certain amount , |
| 5 | I 'm not saying I can give you a figure , all I can say is that originally identifiable will not be forthcoming now because some of this proposal is not meeting them . |
| 6 | You 're saying I can do it a lot better than that . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , since you ask so nicely , I suppose I can spare you a couple of moments , ’ she said , with a touch of her old wry humour . |
| 8 | I 'll check with my flatmate tonight but in theory , if anyone is stuck for a place to stay I can offer you a floor in the front room ( generous , huh ? ) . |
| 9 | Right well , I think I can show you a way on how to go about that . |
| 10 | I think Nigel can help me a lot and I think I can help him a lot . |