Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] can [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The moment I judge I can safely lower [ interest rates ] , I will . ’ |
| 2 | I think that 's true what Yona says you know it it is Cos you know I the sort of the political people of the town tend to be councillors who are er men mainly and set in their ways and think that because they 've got the label councillor behind you know b front of their name that they 're they are for life you know it 's And they 're sort of respectable inverted commas members of the community and you know and I mean I hope that out of out of all this I mean it 's it 's a shame it has to happen in such a desperate situation you know because I mean none of us can really feel glad that Because to be on strike is I mean each day is is hard I 'm sure for well I mean I can only say because to be close to people on strike it 's quite a unique thing really for me and i you become so involved and close to people and you realize how hard it is for them . |
| 3 | Alan what I I do n't know the answer to what you 're proposing I really do n't know the answer and er I mean I can only go on the , my , my experiences and my experiences are I 've never ever consciously or not aware of ever having bought any as a result of |
| 4 | Erm but you see , I mean I can only erm believe what she says because I have no other proof . |
| 5 | Well I mean I can always collect it Thursday night . |
| 6 | I mean I can still see my hand moving |
| 7 | ‘ Then if I go back and change I can still make the reception . ’ |
| 8 | The final letter declares : ‘ Indignation and shame I can never feel ; therefore not despair , either . ’ |
| 9 | Some people say you can actually taste the clover in it . |
| 10 | They say you can still see a gap in the treeline where the Hurricane shaved the tops off what would then have been saplings . |
| 11 | So now can you see how politically , there is a kind of political subtext to this section erm as I say you can only follow it so far down a road then you come to a dead end but I think it 's there and you ca n't really ignore it , the political subtext . |
| 12 | The cynics say you can only die once and either heart disease or cancer are likely to get you in the end . |
| 13 | Once we have achieved the result we want we can then decide whether laser printed output is suitable or use the services of a bureau to get the same file photoset on the higher resolution equipment . |
| 14 | ‘ If you can hit your killer 's face before you croak we can probably get him , ’ SOCO said helpfully , as he examined a gory piece of Sellotape before slipping it into one of his brown paper bags and carefully labelling it . |
| 15 | Well h we 'll have two a day I think that 's if you say we can great I mean |
| 16 | Are you going to , when you do your care packages say we can only award so much , we 'll have to reduce it , arbitrarily ? |
| 17 | The football authorities say we can now concentrate on what happens on the field rather than the terrace , because hooliganism is being forced out of the game . |
| 18 | Oh that 's this er they want they can all have one of these . |
| 19 | Bosses say they can no longer afford the free banking brought in eight years ago in an attempt to beat off competition from building society accounts . |
| 20 | Some parents say they can barely afford children : living costs rocketed in the late 1980s , and Taipei is now reckoned to be one of the world 's most expensive cities in which to live . |
| 21 | If you try and fudge it and set up three or four , say they can all discuss the same thing , you are building in the ability for major conflicts . |
| 22 | But the police say they can still prosecute because the real number plate shows up on the negative . |
| 23 | Border police say they can only stand by helplessly as Poles , returning home with their stolen Mercedes and BMWs , suddenly accelerate past them . |
| 24 | An independent charity , the association say they can only hope to continue this level of help to sporting organisations with the public 's support . |
| 25 | The Scots say they can only be driven away by holding up an open Bible in their face . |
| 26 | The police say they can only do their job if that information 's kept secret . |
| 27 | But academics at Oxford are outraged and say it can only mean a Jewish Messiah . |
| 28 | Any photo or object which can instantly remind you of a particular event , place , or happy feeling can be used to switch your attention to focus on this pleasant scenario . |
| 29 | ‘ He makes so much steam and smoke you can never see him . |
| 30 | ‘ However , if you imagine you can now buy them back I would advise you to forget all about it . |