Example sentences of "[that] i can [verb] [pron] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You know , Charlie my boy , from the way you says that I can tell what you really want is the dirt . |
| 2 | So perhaps I felt I must tell you all this , now , before I know you better , so that I can tell it you without too much confusion . |
| 3 | It is a right I reserve for all adults and one of the nicest things about being my age is that I can do whatever I like . |
| 4 | I do n't want to be tied , I want to leave my options free so that I can do whatever I want , I do n't need the extra responsibility , I mean I 'd like them but I just , I want my career first . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've never wanted anyone this much — to the extent that I can disregard everything I know about you and believe about myself … |
| 6 | The argument also assumes ( b ) that I can understand what it is for others to have mental states . |
| 7 | I also know how to get the red-tailed buzzard out of a tree at night , so if it flies off I stay by the tree in which it settles until dark , then I go and fetch sticks and a torch so that I can see what I 'm doing . |