Example sentences of "[pron] can [verb] [Wh adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can tell why you 're in here . ’ |
| 2 | I can tell when they have come from Goldsmiths ' . |
| 3 | I can tell when he is having a hypo because he gets disorientated and confused . |
| 4 | Not being a moron ’ — he coughed — ‘ I can tell when I 've got a fever . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't think I can tell when you 're acting . |
| 6 | ‘ I can tell where you 're coming from , Rog . ’ |
| 7 | I can dress how I like and do what I like . |
| 8 | ‘ I can guess why you 're here , ’ she began , ‘ I just had n't expected you so early . ’ |
| 9 | ROBBIE I can stay where I am now , with a friend in Glasgow , he wo n't mind . |
| 10 | I can decide how I am going to act , stick to my guns , and ignore the consequences . |
| 11 | ‘ I can talk how I like , as well as you ! ‘ |
| 12 | ‘ I can understand why we were accused of being vague and naïve , ’ says Miss Kier . |
| 13 | Did n't happen any town that I knew of except London and I can understand why they did it in London — very expensive place for a young detective to make a shape — cost too much money keeping in front of your job there . |
| 14 | I mean , fair enough , I can understand why they might not want to see Mr and Mrs Mowatt . |
| 15 | Oh I suppose he 's invested it wrongly or whatever I do n't know I I can understand why they did n't come to his rescue , you know , I mean , they 've got their livelihood to think about and he was a bachelor where as they 've got children , or and he 's brothers and they 're |
| 16 | He listens , he listens to it afterwards and he goes no I ca n't understand , well now I can , now I can understand why they take the piss out of me for my voice . |
| 17 | I mean I can understand why they do and I like the stuff myself , but I do n't share the belief that I get from all sides that impressionism is what art should be like normally . |
| 18 | As for Aunt Pamela , she never liked me and in a way I can understand why she resented my existence . |
| 19 | But I , I can understand why she 'd want to marry , why she 'd want to do that , cos she has n't ha well had an awful lot of brilliant times in her life since she left Nigeria . |
| 20 | I can understand why she works in a hotel but I mean why not in Cardiff or something like that ? |
| 21 | ‘ So much for a career as a burglar , though I can understand why it might appeal . ’ |
| 22 | I can understand why you lied . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I can understand why you 're angry . |
| 24 | For the last two days I have known what I lost when I left you and , while you should not have believed Havvie , I can understand why you did . |
| 25 | Not nought I can understand why you said nought . |
| 26 | Her face like chalk , Luce said , ‘ I can understand why you 're so bitter . |
| 27 | I think I can understand why he chose the 18th century . |
| 28 | I can understand why he has been invited to coach . |
| 29 | I can understand why he did it , to be quite honest . |
| 30 | Erm , if it is the one this morning , I can understand why he has n't done one today |