Example sentences of "[verb] he can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But could n't he even raise a finger so we 'd know he can understand us ? ’ |
| 2 | His shoulders suggest he can paddle all day . |
| 3 | I expect he can talk to her in a way he ca n't talk to me . |
| 4 | ‘ That 's why I want him to know he can talk to us . |
| 5 | ‘ Mr Boulez has been associated with the project from the very first days so I say he can consider this house his home . |
| 6 | You say he can have it when Hoomey and all swim however many lengths in four minutes , whatever many it has to be . ’ |
| 7 | He walks about at night , and people say he can see in the dark . ’ |
| 8 | GORDON Brand Jnr has a stranglehold on the GA European Open at East Sussex National but Seve Ballesteros set out today believing he can break it . |
| 9 | Mr Carter 's closer relationship with Mr Bush has got his smile back into the newspapers , but Mr Carter has never stopped believing he can help solve the world 's problems . |
| 10 | Well John says he can answer that . |
| 11 | He says — what 's that phrase of his ? — he says he can drop a stone into that particular well and never hear the splash . |
| 12 | He says he can capture far more detail on slides than he could by sketching . |
| 13 | This is the man , after all , who says he can tell whether someone will betray him before they know it themselves . |
| 14 | And now he , says he can sense a bad danger coming upon the warren . |
| 15 | He says he can do it . |
| 16 | He says he can do nothing , and we must go back to Hull , because of a small storm ! |
| 17 | Furthermore , he says he can find no example of a large mainframe user ever downsizing , adding that to do so would inevitably lead to lower company profits . |
| 18 | He says he can find his way up the Orinoco and discover the Seven Cities of Gold where the streets are paved with precious metals , and dusky , full-bosomed maidens scatter gems and pennies . |
| 19 | And the MP who represents Aylesbury businessman , Alan Pond , says he can see the much-heralded green shoots . |
| 20 | The project manager says he can help the workers from E. Walters : |
| 21 | ‘ Well , Archie has a boat , and he says he can take us out to the bird islands , and I 'm sure we could get him to take you somewhere in the Land-Rover where you can fish . |
| 22 | TONY ADAMS points the way to new glory — and George Graham says he can become an all-time great as Arsenal captain |
| 23 | Mike the chief instructor , an aerodynamicist by profession , says he can train an absolute beginner to solo standard in a week , simply by eliminating the hanging around . |
| 24 | Cllr Murphy , who works for MDC as a caretaker for a block of flats in Coatbridge , says he can prove that there have been cases of patronage to ensure that certain jobs went to Labour Party members . |
| 25 | He says he can remember he was burnt in the fire and that his sister died in the fire . |
| 26 | Says he can run the country . |
| 27 | Some will follow the example of Arthur C. Clarke , who has retired to Sri Lanka , because he says he can work better there , can enjoy the environment and is just as close to his numerous correspondents as if he were in America . |
| 28 | Likewise , I 've never trusted anyone who says he can turn one over with a piece of plastic or a credit card . |
| 29 | Your headmaster says he can get you a place . |
| 30 | Well , I have a friend who is an Everton fan , and he says he can get tickets for this game , the only thing is they are with the Everton fans . |