Example sentences of "[vb base] he can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His shoulders suggest he can paddle all day . |
| 2 | I expect he can talk to her in a way he ca n't talk to me . |
| 3 | ‘ Mr Boulez has been associated with the project from the very first days so I say he can consider this house his home . |
| 4 | You say he can have it when Hoomey and all swim however many lengths in four minutes , whatever many it has to be . ’ |
| 5 | He walks about at night , and people say he can see in the dark . ’ |
| 6 | I hope he can start knocking in a few goals because we need players who want to play for the club . |
| 7 | ‘ Arazi has been working like his old self and I hope he can go back to America for the Breeders Cup and win like he did last year . ’ |
| 8 | Hope he can spell ‘ asterisk ’ … |
| 9 | ‘ Knowing does n't make it any easier for me , but I hope he can give her a reason for living . |
| 10 | ‘ He looks fitter , sleeker , and better , ’ Robson said , ‘ and we just hope he can score a goal for us from the wing . |
| 11 | I hope he can grow up to be a normal young man in spite of what has happened to me . |
| 12 | , well I hope he can stand up for himself , you know . |
| 13 | Now Wales hope he can boost their World Cup qualifying hopes against the Group Four leaders who have taken maximum points from their opening four games . |
| 14 | You know it 's a magical item and hope he can use it . ) |
| 15 | ‘ Well , I hope He can help where the rest of the KGB ca n't . ’ |
| 16 | Councillors hope he can help to overcome obstacles holding up plans by Sainsbury 's to build a supermarket on the Grange Road site . |
| 17 | I hope he can find a good surgeon before the final … |
| 18 | ‘ That 's good to hear , because right now he 's going to need all the friendship and support he can get . ’ |
| 19 | Well , that 's all right ; I suppose people figure he can spend his money on whatever . |
| 20 | Mum look he can do four things . |
| 21 | And they also know he can shrug off pain , a useful attribute when crashing is almost an inevitability in a six-month GP season . |
| 22 | But erm , she said do n't worry too much about jumping , she said I 'm quite pleased you know he can do that |
| 23 | It it 's not his best side er his right foot but you know he can weigh in on that side but er he does have a hunger for goals . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's just like he can make command decisions ! |
| 25 | And suppose he can obtain his desire , is that so bad as cutting her throat ? |
| 26 | Even alter ninety-nine failures he 'll still be learning and still believe he can win . |
| 27 | ‘ I bet he can explain everything . |
| 28 | It 's not just the cooking , I mean he can cook , but you need somebody else to say , what are we going to have and either go and buy it or this and that and |
| 29 | I 'd put them all in an old suitcase and erm , cos I could n't just put them in there I had to have a look , they 're sentimental and that book was in there so I can definitely get you that , but I would n't go up in the loft I 'm afraid , I 'm so scared of creepy crawlies so er , you know , if you , if you want to come back some time when my husband 's here I mean he can tell you more about the wallpaper and decorating , and I 'll get him to get that out . |
| 30 | I mean he can go it 's the bus that ca n't . |