Example sentences of "[pron] can [verb] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All I can detect is great size and power . |
| 2 | The only information I can gather is that it is a custom guitar made in Japan , the serial number is B820170 , the body and neck are made from maple , and it has a black scratchplate and three single coil pickups . |
| 3 | The only conclusion I can draw is that the two-pack AC lacquer that was used on the first table was something that I will not use again on dark timber if I want to bring out the full colour of the wood . |
| 4 | The only point of Mr Baker 's tests that I can divine is that they will serve to check up on the teachers . |
| 5 | What I can do is , I can go back and see if his car 's still there . |
| 6 | All I can do is transform what I see into words and tell you what 's going on . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Nothing feels right and all I can do is try and work it out for myself . |
| 8 | And the least I can do is make sure he has some peace and quiet while he can , poor little scrap , she thought . |
| 9 | And the least I can do is tell them all what a great bloke you are ! ’ |
| 10 | All I can do is try to live up to them — try to be like God . ’ |
| 11 | The most I can do is to offer a very brief and personal view of some of the recent changes in emphasis drawing from the syllabuses of ten countries and to isolate a few of the new approaches which strike me as particularly interesting and exciting . |
| 12 | All I can do is tell you my story . |
| 13 | All I can do is offer you a little advice . |
| 14 | Now the wrinkles are starting to show , all I can do is be good to myself . |
| 15 | At the time of writing , all I can do is to encourage the reader not to despise prophecies , but to test everything , pay attention , look and see whether these things come to pass : test the fruit . |
| 16 | All I can do is to tell them of the number and variety involved , and point them to some background reading . |
| 17 | All I can do is feel what I 'm feeling , and translate it in my own way . ’ |
| 18 | The best thing I can do is forget all about him , ’ she told a close friend . |
| 19 | All I can do is try and get back in the side . ’ |
| 20 | All I can do is ask the manager about it . ’ |
| 21 | All I can do is look . |
| 22 | But the least I can do is to call him , let him know . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ The best I can do is a heads of agreement outlining Harley 's deal . |
| 24 | ‘ The least I can do is buy you a drink . ’ |
| 25 | I have tried to sell the shares on several occasions through Harvard , having been told " now is not the time to sell , " and " best I can do is 5p ! " |
| 26 | For the moment , all I can do is wait … |
| 27 | It seems to me perhaps , under the circumstances , the furthe the best that I can do is to set off er up a er cutoff date for objectors of the end of this coming Monday . |
| 28 | Maybe they 're closing in on us right now and all I can do is mess about playing cook ? |
| 29 | All I can do is to share my experience with them and tell them how fulfilling I have found it all , and how I have grown as a person . |
| 30 | ‘ All I can do is take pictures . ’ |