Example sentences of "[conj] i can [vb infin] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flaubert finished Madame Bovary on April 30th , 1856 : there at Croisset , there where I can jab my finger , between two spreading and unknowing sploshes of watercolour . |
| 2 | What I need is a nice little research job where I can write my books and keep well away from them . ’ |
| 3 | Er I can put it in , in a bottle or I can give you tablets . |
| 4 | When I go abroad on holiday , I think : I 'm here for two weeks , I can either sit here fully dressed for a whole fortnight , or I can take my leg off and jump in the pool . |
| 5 | And there is a sense in which this applies , but although I can appreciate his point that seeking a good reputation may well dominate the practical order , if it were also to dominate the activities I have designated ‘ second-order ’ then it makes nonsense of the possibility of ‘ disinterestedness ’ , enjoying something for its own sake . |
| 6 | Although I can see your frustration re : franky boy |
| 7 | There 's no specific area that I can lay my finger on to explain why West Indian kids underachieve … what is inevitable is that a lot of West Indian children particularly the bright ones will do fairly well up to either the beginning or the middle of the fourth year , and for some peculiar reason their progress will fall off towards the end of the fifth year . |
| 8 | I 'm the one who puts the barrels on the carts , and then the shire ‘ orses pulls me round the East End so that I can deliver my wares . |
| 9 | My advantage over the rest of the managers is that I can manipulate my time more . |
| 10 | Can you recommend some manufacturers of baby carriers so that I can bring my son along too ? |
| 11 | In order that I can make my recommendations realistic , how much do you feel you can comfortably invest on a monthly basis to protect your wife and family and make provision for your retirement ? |
| 12 | I could go on , but I think that I can make my points simply and graphically by quoting from the documents that I have with me . |
| 13 | But all I 'm asking for is an all-glass tank four feet long , and around 18″ × 18″ so that I can watch my shoals patrolling its full length . |
| 14 | Sometimes , at the intersections , she comes so close that I can feel her breath on the back of my neck . |
| 15 | I 've now come to realise that physically Will is no longer around , although I still like to think that I can feel his presence in other ways |
| 16 | Put that pillow under the small of her back so that I can lift her legs . |
| 17 | so that I can do my exam . |
| 18 | ‘ That I can remember your father saying . |
| 19 | The point is that if these things have to be revealed so that I can find my sister then I 'm afraid that 's the way it 's going to be . |
| 20 | We shall have to try and swap seats with someone so that I can put my feet in the aisle . ’ |
| 21 | I need employment to live , and in the hope that I can save my passage home again . |
| 22 | when you come and stay with me , she , anyway she , she would n't , well in the end I just said that 's it I 've had enough I switched the car off and grabbed hold of her I said , frogmarched her in the car I said come on , I 'm going to bed , Rudy 's ready for bed I said I want you with me , so that I can keep me eye on you if I have to sit up all bloody night , of course when she was with me I picked her up and got her strong again and I say you have to be worth it , you 're better off without him then she come round and then she 'd say I know I am I just go down |
| 23 | HAMLET : That I can keep your counsel and not mine own . |
| 24 | I watch them and they watch me , but whereas I feel , possibly mistakenly , that I can comprehend their animal antics , they find me bewilderingly inscrutable . ’ |
| 25 | The conductor will say , ‘ So that I can communicate my ideas to the orchestra ’ ; and the orchestra will say , ‘ So that he can learn the repertory at our expense ’ ; and the manager will say , ‘ Because I am paying for all this and I insist you rehearse . ’ |
| 26 | I have the clock , so that I know the time , Schedule+ so that I can see my appointments , and Word for Windows for word processing . |
| 27 | Then Goiko 's wife begged the master-mason , " At Least leave a small gap , so that I can see my son Jovo when he passes by . " |
| 28 | You spoke when your face was turned away from me ’ or ‘ I 'll move this vase of flowers so that I can see your face clearly . ’ |
| 29 | I need a slow , sedentary number now , just so that I can get my breath back . ’ |
| 30 | I had a meal out with a friend recently , and now we 've got mother into hospital for a few weeks so that I can take my husband away on holiday . |