Example sentences of "[pron] can [verb] [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ As far as I can tell their clubs are doing very well .
2 I can tell him things because he 's not involved , as you and Adams are . ’
3 I can tell our friends in the Box that after next May that will not happen any longer .
4 ‘ Until I can reassure our workers I am a little concerned that Ho might — might not make as many friends as he would otherwise do .
5 . That 's just the things we do , with the coronary arteries , we do coronary artery by- passes , I can , I can sew like any woman , I can darn your socks , we stick the veins on and we re-establish the the heart going a bit faster .
6 And I was hoping to cos I can quote you instances where people have trained in the health service , and they 've been told nineteen seventy four seventy five , when you complete your training , you 're not guaranteed a job in this health authority .
7 I like writing letters and reading anything I can lay my hands on !
8 Now , Father McGiff told himself , I 'll be able to resume my old evening routine when I can stop my ears to the world outside and listen only to God within me .
9 ‘ Mrs Black ses if I can do me letters and me capitals better , I can start joined up writin' soon . ’
10 I can do my eyebrows exactly like Linda Evangelista 's .
11 I can show you castles and palaces — ’
12 I can show you photographs of them in the Loch here .
13 ‘ Through AR , I can commit my energies to people ’
14 weight of guts , I can spread my arms wide
15 I can bring my friends if I want .
16 Er I can assure your Lordships that this is not the case .
17 By simply picking up and moving the categories ' names with the mouse I can reverse their positions and totally rebuild the worksheet …
18 I can send you photos of my Pack and my house !
19 Put that pillow under the small of her back so that I can lift her legs .
20 If I can lift my eyes from pots and pans
21 There is an objectivity behind the subjectivity of our preferences which entitles you to recommend to me a dish which you do not choose yourself and which I have hitherto been repelled by , but may come to like if I can forget my prejudices and for the first time attend closely to the flavour .
22 At school and even now , I can not add or subtract or divide easily , but I can write clear figures — this is drawing ; and I can arrange my figures neatly in line , and one sum next to the other , i.e. design .
23 And I 'm delighted , frankly , that people write to me that early and say , ‘ I 'm not going to come ’ , because I can give their places to somebody else .
24 Well I can give you loads of coppers ?
25 Er I can put it in , in a bottle or I can give you tablets .
26 ‘ If I can give my fans enjoyment in some small way , that really makes what I do worthwhile .
27 ‘ If I can give my fans enjoyment in some small way , that really makes what I do worthwhile . ’
28 In any case I think I can answer your questions without disturbing her . ’
29 Okay I 'll put together some ideas based on the areas we 've discussed today and if we can arrange a time for me to come back I can present my recommendations to you .
30 I can summarise his submissions as follows : ( 1 ) Walker v. Great Northern Railway Co. of Ireland , 28 L.R.Ir. 69 correctly stated the position at English law up to 1976. ( 2 ) As the legislature has intervened in this field it is neither necessary nor appropriate for the judiciary to alter the position at common law .
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