Example sentences of "[pron] can [adv] [verb] your [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can well comprehend your daughter 's being upset but , I assure you , I would have given a great deal to prevent it . |
| 2 | The success of the scheme erm , has enabled erm , some sale of places to other local authorities , and if I can just draw your attention to a slight error on page three , there is reference to Powys in two lines , and if you would delete please Powys one , placed in Staffordshire , er , it should read Powys two , placed by Staffordshire . |
| 3 | Well if I can just draw your attention to that figure now , just concentrate on that figure |
| 4 | I can just hear your voice answering the phone , as if I 've been to the shop for some ciggies and I 'm back late . |
| 5 | File it alongside ‘ I 'll put you in motion pictures ’ , ‘ I could immortalise you in paint ’ , ‘ I can just see your neck in marble ’ , etc , etc . |
| 6 | if I can just have your attention for a moment |
| 7 | I bet you laughed I can just imagine your face . |
| 8 | ‘ No , Mr Binkworthy , I can truthfully put your mind at ease on that score . ’ |
| 9 | I can only take your word for it . |
| 10 | I can only take your word for that . |
| 11 | I can always check your passport . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Oh I can quite see your point of view ’ is not a reaction that is on the agenda , quite frankly . |
| 13 | Answer : I can quite understand your reluctance to return to EDLIN . |
| 14 | I may not be able to make you admit you want me , but I can certainly make your body admit it , and I damned well will ! ’ |
| 15 | I can still hear your laughter when I said , ‘ Who 's Patricia ? ’ and still do n't know why it was so funny but , God , you looked fine . |
| 16 | We can both observe our bodies but I can never observe your mind nor you mine . |
| 17 | I can almost accept your tale of a carbon-copy twin . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I can almost hear your brain working , Caroline . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I can almost hear your reply , ’ he retorted mockingly . |
| 20 | You should apply the same idea when playing , If you arrive at the course early to loosen up and hit some practice shots ( which can only help your golf ) , try to establish your ‘ thought for the day ’ . |
| 21 | The advantage of this is that when you start gigging , you have someone out front who knows your songs , and who can either mix your sound or at least keep an eye on the house engineer . |
| 22 | You can easily carry your BOND Sweater Machine from room to room or even take it on holiday with you . |
| 23 | From Boppard you can easily helm your car to view not just panorama after wonderful river panorama , but to great sights such as the Loreley rock , form which a rogue mermaid was said to have lured sailors to their death . |
| 24 | Its chart gallery offers a good range of options and you can easily customise your chart in other ways- such as by adding a legend or by select an alternative colour palette . |
| 25 | Try this simple test : if you can easily slide your hand under the small of your back , the bed is probably too firm , but if it 's difficult the bed is probably too soft |
| 26 | That you can easily lose your concentration and go off to sleep and so it is in the truth , so we need to stay awake , stand firm for almighty , be vigilant and again in the scriptures we could look up half a dozen scriptures in the Christian Greek scriptures to show that we need to keep spiritually awake and it uses different terminology you 've heard me use some already , remember the one in verse Peter four , verse seven ? |
| 27 | Then you can simply release your grip and back slowly away over a few paces . |
| 28 | If you have an Orchard MSA and want to borrow on a more permanent basis , you can simply use your Orchard Reserve to cover the cost of major purchases such as a car or a holiday . |
| 29 | Or , you can simply withdraw your deposit , along with your interest . |
| 30 | And for those people who are n't happy with what Stacker does anyway ( like our esteemed editor , for example ) , the package now comes with a useful Unstack feature so you can automatically return your system to its original state as if nothing had ever happened . |