Example sentences of "[pron] can [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I can scarcely get a comb through it in the morning . |
| 2 | For example , if I normally doff my cap only to my superiors , but on an occasion doff my cap to an equal , then I can effectively communicate an ironic regard , with either a joking or a hostile intent ( the non-linguistic example is intended to draw attention to the great generality of the phenomenon ; for a study of a particular linguistic practice and the jokes thus made available , see the study of the openings of telephone calls by Schegloff ( 1979a ) ) . |
| 3 | Now this does n't alter for one moment my recommendation of this as a superb performance , but I can well imagine a non-violinist , with less understanding of the extraordinary soloistic skill involved , homing in on and lambasting the accompaniment , giving only an average rating as a result . |
| 4 | like a dog , it 's been a hard day 's night boom boom boom boom sleeping hope they do n't come too early , although then we 'll , I can just leave a note . |
| 5 | But if I can just quote a couple of cases . |
| 6 | If I can wave to that group of kids and they go home and talk about it , fantastic , or if I can just sign a measly bit of paper for a kid and he 's so stunned he ca n't talk , that really brings home to me what I am doing it for : because it really makes me feel good . ’ |
| 7 | I can just see a little haddock at home , receiving a phone call saying he 's won a prize . |
| 8 | I , I can just see a touch of the black . |
| 9 | So I can just have a quick check and make sure they are okay , but I 'm pretty sure if you think they 're right |
| 10 | I can just catch a flight if I rush . |
| 11 | So if I can just put a tick there |
| 12 | On one occasion I can even recall a bitch stoat emerging while carrying one of her brood . |
| 13 | I can even fly a stretcher case . ’ |
| 14 | Both The Wretched of the Earth and Black Skin , White Masks close with affirmations made in the knowledge of exactly what threatens them — that being , after all , what both books are about , and what powerfully pre-empts the charge of humanist sentimentality : ‘ I can already see a white man and a black man hand in hand ’ ( Black Skin , 222 ) . |
| 15 | I can easily get a lift back to my house . ’ |
| 16 | If I am caught , I can easily plead an insatiable appetite for vicarious experience . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Come on , I can probably use a walk anyway . |
| 18 | He paused , allowing her to assimilate it before adding , ‘ Having waited six years , I can probably wait a little longer . |
| 19 | Instead I have to start by describing something of the unease I feel about its use and study within the literature , and gradually move toward a position from which I can either offer a definition of labourism or construct boundaries within which it exists and operates . |
| 20 | Whenever I put food out around a sett prior to an evening watch , I can usually hear a badger munching a peanut or two for some time before the first animal comes into view . |
| 21 | ‘ I came here to do a job of work , and since that quite clearly is no longer possible — I can hardly tutor a pupil who is n't even here ! — I can see not the slightest reason to stay . |
| 22 | ‘ I can hardly hear a thing . ’ |
| 23 | I feel I can hardly write a sequel to A Brief History of Time . |
| 24 | I can hardly ride a horse and the call of arms does not appeal to me . ’ |
| 25 | I can hardly boil an egg . ’ |
| 26 | He said after his release : ‘ I am delighted I can now start a new phase in my life . ’ |
| 27 | I can now add an additional finding . |
| 28 | I can then produce a programme that provides a framework to meet your future financial plans using Allied Dunbar products . |
| 29 | Oh that way I can then get a decent cable run I think to the garage . |
| 30 | They did n't say , as the teds did , I can only wear a drape They 'd mix it a bit , getting into biker stuff and cap-sleeved T-shirts . |