Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [verb] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can tell you the precise date , if you like . |
| 2 | I can show you the broken elastic in my tracksuit if you like . |
| 3 | But I can show you , I can show you the eighth floor and show you where the gang where is the eighth floor ? |
| 4 | ‘ I can give you the exact quote . |
| 5 | W eight thousand eight hundred I can give you the precise figure |
| 6 | After she was found dead and there were so-many questions and Mena told so much , she said to Constanza — oh , I can give you the very words , I shall never forget them — Mena said , ‘ One day many many years ago , when the old principessa was still alive , she opened a door and saw them , the prince and the Marchesa Giulia , in the long room at Castelfonte . ’ |
| 7 | If I stay , I can make you the best horsewoman in the district — one your husband will be proud of and one that the other ladies will envy when you ride to hounds . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I can imagine what the real purpose of that coffee break was … |
| 9 | I can imagine you the finest dragon to ride — ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I can find you the best vet in New York . |
| 11 | If I can find whoever the senior organizer is for each conference , or whoever is doing the introductory talk , |
| 12 | Right , let me see if I can get it the same . |
| 13 | As Carmel finished the 3s , she came to me and whispered : ‘ I think I can see what the 5s are going to be before I do it ’ , and she explained her prediction . |
| 14 | I think it 's debatable how selfish people really are , particularly when they see that their are short-term selfishness may in fact create long-term problems for themselves , for their children , for their grandchildren , for er other generations and other peoples , and really as I can see it the green message is one of enlightened self-interest . |
| 15 | I mean as regards I agree with the woman when she was saying about she wanted to tell her husband about what happens when he comes home from work , but I think she wo n't need all those bulletins to tell him what 's happening , she can tell him the latest bulletin before he comes in the door , could n't she ? |
| 16 | A good deal of the time he or she can get it the first time . |
| 17 | ‘ You can send me the odd card if you like . |
| 18 | You can tell them the true way things stand . ’ |
| 19 | If you can tell him the whole town pays for itself , that 's far more impressive than — ’ |
| 20 | If you are faced with a filthy horse on an equally filthy day , you can give him the equine equivalent of a bed bath . |
| 21 | If you want to get personal then two can play at that , and I swear on my lifelong friendships with the late Mrs Gandhi , Brian Clough and Michael Parkinson that I will burn my brand new membership card of the NUJ on the square at Headingley if you can name me the full Yorkshire team you 're chairman of . |
| 22 | You can shew me the exact spot and that will save time . |
| 23 | It 's got a very thick safety glass door on it so you can see what the little dears are doing but ca n't hear them . ’ |
| 24 | okay , there 's all sorts of them , I mean you can have it the wrong nought , |
| 25 | " Then if you wo n't take him willingly you can take him the other way . |
| 26 | Or you can say it the other way round That 'll be a negative correlation Now the alternative would be when you plot them you get a circle almost , you get , there appears to be no systematic relationship between the two So what you 'd be tempted to say is , no correlation Now I 'm gon na try and move towards how we might measure , how might we actually measure , get a measure of correlation because what you 'd be able to say is , well they 're more correlated or less correlated . |
| 27 | ‘ So , ’ I finished for him , ‘ we can ignore everything the little bastard in Newgate told us ! ’ |
| 28 | We guarantee nothing — wild birds are free to go where they wish and , though we can give them the best possible conditions , we can never be certain that they will stand in front of a hide ! |
| 29 | If the Commonwealth War Commission do n't know how to get hold of the War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission can give us the information we want provided we can give them the christian name of the person and the regiment . |
| 30 | We can give you the following . |