Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've telephoned everyone I can think of , but it 's no use . |
| 2 | Fiction : With a sunscreen to protect me I can sunbathe for much longer . |
| 3 | As the girl dances close to me I can smell her perfume and all that has gone before is completely forgotten ; the slit trenches , the mosquitoes , the wounded and my dead comrades . |
| 4 | There was silence between the three of them for a moment as they returned each other 's stare ; then Joe said , ‘ If you do n't wish to act for me I can make other arrangements . ’ |
| 5 | That came as a great surprise to me I can tell you . |
| 6 | So I thought well I 'll carry one of these for when I 'm going out in my car to which , you know , and if somebody does come up to me I can use it in a positive manner while in a split second time for me , hopefully beca , cos of my range of work |
| 7 | Yes my aunt was Mrs David , and goodness me I can remember her having the laces pulled in . |
| 8 | I said ‘ If you point at me I can point at you . ’ |
| 9 | Anton tells me I can have 20 minutes and then he 's sending the other two on to finish things off . |
| 10 | ‘ If you intend me to infer that she was pregnant , then for the life of me I can see no reason why you do n't actually say so . |
| 11 | In front of me I can see one link in the town centre where the improvement would only be twenty one percent . |
| 12 | And er the bedroom they 've given me I can see |
| 13 | I mean , if I were to sell my house now supposing somebody came galloping in along before Christmas ooh ooh I want the house on the first of Feb and they 'd come and they 'd see the house and they say yes I want it , want it , want it and it was plain that they were going to want it and we started to talk money , as soon as we 'd got the solid block of money I want one O two you er estate agent tells me I can get ninety seven between ninety five and ninety seven say they offer me ninety six |
| 14 | Well I got to work all day and I 'm still oh do you think , want me I can get you two I 'll write you a list , . |
| 15 | People like me I can get away with it , I get |
| 16 | Well that , that 's why I think I went down so hard when I did n't get that job cos she said , I , I took , I took the erm , I went , I was the first , to go , first of all I did n't put in for this job it 's one that 's been laying around since last September , I wrote to , kept to St. Mary 's for this mental health thing and I got in touch with this Mrs and she said I 've got nothing I can offer you at the moment but I , I will be in touch and I went down the job centre one day and erm , there was this thing to say that they wanted mental nurses |
| 17 | ‘ Nothing I can think of , unless you want something fancy in the way of cheeses . |
| 18 | ‘ There is nothing I can do , ’ said the King , as she was dragged away , ‘ I can see those in charge , but it 's now in the hands of the Justice people . ’ |
| 19 | My ears are burning in the cold , but there 's nothing I can do about it . |
| 20 | Nothing I can do . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Well , I am sorry for it but there is nothing I can do . |
| 22 | There 's nothing I can do . ’ |
| 23 | There really is nothing I can do . ’ |
| 24 | In response to the burglary my reaction became : ‘ Actually when I think about it and allow all the facts to sink in it is just too awful ; there really is nothing I can do to pretend this has n't happened . |
| 25 | She said : ‘ It 's a dreadful thought , but there 's nothing I can do about it . |
| 26 | It wo n't be the same without you and I 'll miss you very much but there 's nothing I can do . ’ |
| 27 | But there 's nothing I can do . |
| 28 | I sweep the rod back as much as I can in the confined space and , although the fish is rather small at about 1¼lb , it kicks up quite a fuss and there is nothing I can do to stop it splashing . |
| 29 | There is nothing I can do about that for he harms himself , but I must still behave like a dutiful son and observe a son 's obligations . ’ |
| 30 | The past is past and there is nothing I can do to change it . |