Example sentences of "[pers pn] can do a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think I can do a little of both . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ This is a time when I can do a lot for my ranking . |
| 3 | I putted nicely today and I think I can do a lot better over the next three days . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm prepared to listen to anyone and still think I can do a good job in the Premier League . |
| 5 | I can do a bit of everything . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ I just know that next time I can do a lot better , ’ she confesses . |
| 8 | Then I can do a lot |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 10 | " I can do a woman 's voice , Mr Feather , I had them in stitches up at the Comprehensive . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | I have to prove that I can do a better job than the lads already in the side . ’ |
| 13 | Well da co if Elaine and Edward stop there I can do a lot of decorating . |
| 14 | Yes , well if I can do a few two ounces worth I put them all together and then Adam can give her a little bit . |
| 15 | Oh well , oh you and I can do a |
| 16 | you and I can do a team on our own then . |
| 17 | So I can do a tape |
| 18 | Well I ca , I can do a hundred and twenty odd in that thing in four and a half . |
| 19 | It just depends where we 're going cos I do n't know what we 're doing yet So I 'd and the woman 's coming round tonight so I 'll just , sort of , say to her if I can keep it over the weekend I can do a lot more so otherwise I 'll feel a bit bad |
| 20 | and also I can do a little bit of a fiddle |
| 21 | I can do a Swedish impression . |
| 22 | A further idea is to make a saw out of cardboard so , when the child arrives , he or she can do a little jig with the saw or , possibly better , you could put strings on the saw and have the saw doing the jig . |
| 23 | I said to Celia how many she thinks she can do a day , she thinks about two thousand , depending on what she 's doing . |
| 24 | Well I do n't suppose she can do a great deal now , I mean she ca n't |
| 25 | Well obviously she do her hair then she can do a weave in n it ? |
| 26 | ‘ If you can do a thing once you can do it again . |
| 27 | You can do a great deal to prevent problems of disobedience and pre-empt countless confrontations if you establish useful routines and personal habits for your child to follow : |
| 28 | Apart from special care with hygiene ( use non-medicated and unperfumed soap and avoid toiletries such as bath oils and bubble baths ) you can do a lot to prevent cystitis by wearing cotton pants and loose rather than tight-fitting trousers . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , Harri , you can either sit back and let him do the digging or you can do a little investigation yourself . ’ |
| 30 | Then , if you like , you can do a little pantomime routine where you look behind you for the ghost but it follows you around until you finally find it , and then you can do a brief activity with the ghost , like walk around the room in ‘ follow my leader ’ style or sing a song such as ‘ My kneebone 's connected to my thigh bone ’ . |