Example sentences of "[verb] i can understand " in BNC.

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1 I just wanted to s erm congratulate er whoever it was and put together the curriculum er programme which secured the three quarters of a million pound for all those which will I , I think I can understand extremely competitive and I would like to erm give credit to there because that will be enormously for the business which will give proper jobs er which is er very useful to the environment and , and , and really just to record erm that , that particular er success .
2 So erm I I , I mean I can understand that we have a a specific need to er address the member of who signs what cheques but I think the matter of cash is covered by two , the chief executive is answerable to a board for financial matters .
3 I mean I can understand the point of will , will , will
4 I , I mean I can understand all this but I 'm , I 'm just asking
5 I mean I can understand that
6 Erm , I think at the back of some people 's minds there was this pressure , you know that 's why a few did return to work and I mean I can understand some of them returning to work but not necessarily for the reasons they 've stated .
7 I , I mean I can understand .
8 It 's entertaining though I mean I can understand why kids get addicted to them cos once you start , you ca n't stop yo you think
9 I mean I can understand it in this day and age , people trying
10 in some ways to though , I mean I can understand I think people , some people
11 I mean I can understand why they do and I like the stuff myself , but I do n't share the belief that I get from all sides that impressionism is what art should be like normally .
12 you know I can understand now the people that have n't got the truth , when one of the , the mate , when the mate dies whether a woman or a , or a , or a husband dies , they want to die , they do n't want to live because I felt that , I felt that , what 's there , what 's there me left to live , my kids they 're , they have their own families , there all time , they have no time , I brought up three children , I have a full time job and I have time for every one of them to look after and to bring them up and to set them on their way to live and not one of them became a prisoner or something , you know , they 're all have nice jobs and , and nice kid nice people , one , nobody 's in the truth the boys
13 But erm you know , ah you know , she 's , you know I can understand that actually , she 's being quite sensible about it , she said , there 's nothing else I wan na do and I might as well do something I enjoy .
14 I suppose I can understand it now , I mean it must of been a lovely place , and then to have all these new houses going up you know , but erm , I mean there was some lovely , lovely lanes
15 I wear a personal stereo so I do n't hear their comments , but since I sweat a lot when I 'm running I can understand that they do not like it when I get too close .
16 I think I can understand why he chose the 18th century .
17 Van Gogh was also an epileptic and I think I can understand his passion and sense of isolation . ’
18 I said I can understand , he said I had to turn and walk away because my fingers were itching
19 Well I said I can understand that
20 Well for what they see I can understand him asking Joan and Graham erm maybe they 've got ta watch how much they 're
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