Example sentences of "[pron] can [verb] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have also had three two-hour sessions at the job agency which has the training facility , and , having taken down some scribbled notes and typed them up have gone back over it all to improve my notes , so that I can continue re-reading them till I improve my knowledge . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's a long story and I do n't think I can bear to tell it again just now . ’ |
| 3 | I 'm not sure how long it 'll take me before I can bear to look myself in the mirror again ! ’ |
| 4 | As this is not a book on careers in advertising , the best thing I can do to give you an idea of the sort of people you might conceivably find in an agency is to refer you to the books by Norman Hart and Felicity Taylor ( see page 232 ) which describe them all very comprehensively . |
| 5 | I sweep the rod back as much as I can in the confined space and , although the fish is rather small at about 1¼lb , it kicks up quite a fuss and there is nothing I can do to stop it splashing . |
| 6 | The world is headed into chaos , child , and there is little you or I can do to stop it . ’ |
| 7 | Is there anything I can do to soften it ? |
| 8 | Is there anything I can do to save it ? |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't know what I can do to improve my security , it 's already 100 per cent . |
| 10 | The past is past and there is nothing I can do to change it . |
| 11 | But if they do not change their view there is nothing I can do to change it . |
| 12 | Before I regret the temporary arrival of my better nature , you 'd better let me make a few calls and see what I can do to get you home today . ’ |
| 13 | The thing is that I I can do revamp it on computer . |
| 14 | I 'm putting my faith in these appeal judges and there 's nothing I can do to alter their verdict . |
| 15 | He seems very young for this — is there anything I can do to prevent it ? |
| 16 | Is there anything I can do to prevent it without covering up completely ? |
| 17 | There is nothing more I can do to help them , nor can they collect any low-preference votes that may have been given to them by voters whose higher-preference votes have been given to candidates of other parties . |
| 18 | Anything that I can do to help them , any words I write which may soften their lot , is little enough . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Is there anything I can do to help him ? ’ |
| 20 | Is there anything I can do to help him overcome it ? |
| 21 | I 'm not a very orthodox kind of counsellor or psychiatrist but if there 's anything within my power that I can do to help you , then I 'll do it . |
| 22 | Right any questions , anything I can do to help you ? |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll see what I can do to help you there . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ See this gob , ’ she pointed to her painted mouth , ‘ it can talk a lot and these peepers can see a lot , they 'll remember you , mind , and if there 's anything I can do to hurt you any time then I will . ’ |
| 25 | is there anything I can do to prepare my skin before I go , and is it realistic to expect to come with a tan ? |
| 26 | And there 's nothing I can do to make him say otherwise . ’ |
| 27 | I 'll ask if I can arrange to take it now . |
| 28 | I can arrange to have someone come in and clear up this mess in the morning after the fingerprint team have finished . ’ |
| 29 | Welfare Assistant with Infants class gave me her telephone number so that I can arrange to have my hair highlighted by her daughter . |
| 30 | ‘ I can arrange to have it buried in a motorway tonight , unless anybody has a better idea ? ’ |