Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look , Ma , silly bugger or not , I can tell a piece when I see her , or smell her , and this one is n't wor Robbie 's type , nor none of our types . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ I can tell a smoker 's hair since it is more dull and lacks the sheen of a non-smoker . |
| 3 | I can tell a real man when I see one , believe me . |
| 4 | I can tell a race when I see one . |
| 5 | I mean and , and I mean I turned up about half an hour before the end and , and Iris really was looking a , I , I can confirm a picture of dejection |
| 6 | While I 'm in the Cel editor , I can create a multi-cel animation , one cel at a time . |
| 7 | I can entertain a thought that p without thinking of p as true . |
| 8 | I can quote a final figure to the hon. Gentleman , as he enjoys my quoting figures . |
| 9 | I mean i i i if you were gon na sit there saying I 'm okay , I 'm , I can reach a reasonably comfortable business level , this is great , this is what I 've always wanted to do |
| 10 | It is only with the help of adult hindsight and historical analysis that I can detect a period charged with political tension , of doomed innocence in waiting . |
| 11 | ‘ When I can stop a speeding locomotive with one bound . ’ |
| 12 | People will need shops , and perhaps I can build a hotel too , and some more houses . ’ |
| 13 | I can build a I 've only been there , I have n't been there three years . |
| 14 | Perhaps I can draw a little further on the hard work and research of the hon. Member for Dagenham . |
| 15 | I can light a fire in your room , and bring you milk and read to you if you like . |
| 16 | But , she resolved , I 'm going to do what I can to put a stop to it . |
| 17 | They 've said I can record a s an upcoming seminar that 's on Wednesday . |
| 18 | ‘ I think I can do a little of both . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ This is a time when I can do a lot for my ranking . |
| 20 | I putted nicely today and I think I can do a lot better over the next three days . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm prepared to listen to anyone and still think I can do a good job in the Premier League . |
| 22 | I can do a bit of everything . ’ |
| 23 | Single motif procedures vary according to your machine , but I can do a very easy one on my Silver Reed machine by setting the machine to weaving , using an appropriate punchcard and moving the single motif cams in and out to make a big woven moon on a plain background . |
| 24 | ‘ I just know that next time I can do a lot better , ’ she confesses . |
| 25 | Then I can do a lot |
| 26 | ‘ Keep still , you burnt-arse chip-sucker , ’ Ace said , ‘ You need more shots and I can do a better graft job on that arm — but only if you keep still . ’ |
| 27 | " I can do a woman 's voice , Mr Feather , I had them in stitches up at the Comprehensive . |
| 28 | If I can get three or four dishes into the freezer I can do a dinner party without worrying about being home in time to cook . ’ |
| 29 | I have to prove that I can do a better job than the lads already in the side . ’ |
| 30 | Well da co if Elaine and Edward stop there I can do a lot of decorating . |