Example sentences of "[pron] can [adv] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can well understand that thinking of your daughter in a stranger 's house is not easy . |
| 2 | And yet it also seems that er I , I can also make this statement . |
| 3 | I can also say that morale in these teams , at the time I had contact with the projects appeared to be considerably higher than in comparable teams in more orthodox services . |
| 4 | Right , if I can just give this shirt to you , Annette . |
| 5 | ‘ I can clearly remember that night , the hush that fell over the audience after the first song . |
| 6 | Cos I can probably get some information out of here . |
| 7 | Well yeah , I mean I might I can probably get more advice on the R A F or Army than , than the Navy . |
| 8 | Edwin , ’ she added , without moving her gaze , ‘ Louisa has been so great a comfort to me I can hardly bear this parting . ’ |
| 9 | I can hardly hold this biro . |
| 10 | I can only presume that Lucker has failed in the macho stakes . |
| 11 | And I I can only do this work I 'm sorry . |
| 12 | It is not for everyone ; I can only recommend this book to those who are serious about the history of turning lathes and ornamental turning . |
| 13 | I ca I can never hide that fact , but certainly if they come tonight they 'll see some attractive football . |
| 14 | Well the league 's the important thing , I c I can never hide that fact , but certainly if they come tonight they 'll see some attractive football . |
| 15 | I can never see much colour in it , though it looks slightly off-white . |
| 16 | As I stand behind the till faced with a customer buying a 40p postcard with a £50 note , I wonder what I can usefully tell any bookseller about why they should consider selling things other than books . |
| 17 | It is important to distinguish between systems analysis which can mathematically optimize some attribute of the links within and between systems , and General Systems Theory which purports that all systems can be understood by the application of systems principles . |
| 18 | This inevitably alters the nature and emphasis of the counselling relationship , which can often cause some difficulty if counsellees feel that their problems are now being ignored , and that ‘ their ’ counsellor is no longer ‘ on their side ’ . |
| 19 | Being able to move around is an important part of keeping our independence , but there are many hazards for an old person which can severely restrict this independence . |
| 20 | Rocks can also be broken up by microbes finding their way into cracks and crevices , exposing more surfaces which can then absorb more CO 2 , and so forth . |
| 21 | and release another three neutrons which can then hit another nucleus . |
| 22 | M : She can never find that skirt . |
| 23 | These people are called merchandisers and their activities provide support to traditional salespeople , who can thus spend more time selling . |
| 24 | Those who can also show some engineering or other relevant qualifications are , of course , more likely to land a job . |
| 25 | ‘ Our beloved Leader — our glorious Leader — ’ ( this repetition for the benefit of another , who responded , ‘ Long live the Leader ! ’ ) — ‘ has brought to his attention that someone who can still see this nation of the blind has noticed a certain car hanging around the hero 's house , filled with big bad men . |
| 26 | Few can afford the time and cost of building a new stone wall today , but the principles of dry stone walling , clearly outlined in Rainsford-Hannay 's book Dry Stone Walling , are straightforward and you can easily acquire enough skill to do effective repairs . |
| 27 | You can simply accept any answer and then ask the rest of the class or group if they agree . |
| 28 | You can successfully learn another language if four conditions are met : |
| 29 | You can carefully plan each step , or you can run along much faster , adjusting your balance with the next step you take . |
| 30 | So you can either go that way or you go direct . |