Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [vb infin] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've driven a lot of bands , ’ he says , ‘ and I do n't know these guys but I can tell that they 're good just from the way they are together . ’ |
| 2 | " Nenna , I know all your intonations as well as I know my own , and I can tell that you 're in a very bad state . |
| 3 | ‘ And , of course , I can tell that you 're not at all accustomed to having any of your questions ignored , are you ? ’ |
| 4 | And I can tell that from the way you responded to me last night . |
| 5 | you know the biology 's gon na be hard , I can tell that the maths gon na be hard , but I think I 've got more of an interest in biology than physics , I mean I , I do n't know if Jean 's done any |
| 6 | I think but the thing is I can see like from that er she looks very pretty but it 's not so much she looks very pretty there , I can tell that she is very pretty . |
| 7 | Erm , well I think I can reassure that it is the latter . |
| 8 | ‘ I can confirm that Major Anthony Dryland has been requested to resign his commission for misconduct by the Army board , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 9 | I can confirm that he is supported by a competent staff , and has never actually been convicted of being foreign or of committing serial buttock fondling in his office or elsewhere . |
| 10 | I can confirm that I will be available . |
| 11 | I can confirm that there are no spare rooms in the whole of this city . ’ |
| 12 | I can confirm that Friday 5 February 1993 will be treated as special leave . |
| 13 | Accordingly on behalf of Department of Water and Drainage , as owners of the land , I can confirm that you have permission to erect your portable bird hide at Gladhouse subject to the following conditions : |
| 14 | I can confirm that Community Councils are already included in the Structure Plan mailing list , together with the Queensferry Association . |
| 15 | When I drew the attention of the Leader of the Opposition to previous threats of that sort , he wrote as follows : ’ Of course I can confirm that there will be absolutely no action of this kind . ’ |
| 16 | I can confirm that it was an excellent Commonwealth conference . |
| 17 | Yes , I can confirm that that review showed that there was a clear need for section 4 support in Scotland . |
| 18 | I can confirm that we shall have one Budget next year — and that we shall have one the year after and the year after that , as well . |
| 19 | I can confirm that , of course , I made none of those statements , but I believe that each of them can be attributed to the Leader of the Opposition . |
| 20 | I can confirm that my hon. Friend is right — over two-year waits in the west midlands are down by 31 per cent . |
| 21 | I am not sure whether I can confirm that off the cuff , but The Guardian sometimes gets it right . |
| 22 | I can confirm that the appointment of a commissioner to monitor procedures at Castlereagh , and the two other police holding centres where terrorist suspects are interviewed , is under consideration . |
| 23 | I can confirm that 486 vehicles for new Networker trains are being manufactured at a total cost of £365 million and that the first of those trains will come into service on my hon. Friend 's line in May this year . |
| 24 | I can confirm that that story in The Sunday Telegraph is wrong . |
| 25 | I can confirm that the new Networker turbo class 165 trains will be in service in the May timetable this year — that will bring an improvement of the service on the Thames line — and the Networker express class 166 trains will arrive next year . |
| 26 | I can confirm that , although the medical examination was clearly an unpleasant experience for Mrs. X , it was in accordance with the regulations and was conducted with kindness and sympathy throughout . |
| 27 | I can confirm that that is exactly what happened . |
| 28 | On the first point , I can confirm that 5LI will continue and will include a company from the 4th battalion the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment . |
| 29 | I can confirm that the 5th , 6th and 7th volunteer battalions of the Royal Anglian Regiment will continue . |
| 30 | I can confirm that the ultimate decision is ministerial . |