Example sentences of "[pron] can [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if the team was you and me , for a start , and Jazz is okay — he wants to do it , I can tell the way he looked , and he 's bright … well , we 're halfway there . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't know where he is , I 'll smash his head in when we get home , taking care to use the rolling-pin , then I can tell the judge I was just rolling out the sausage plait when he took me unawares . |
| 3 | Now that I know the genetic formula of my insects , I can reproduce them at will , and I can tell the computer to " evolve " towards them from any arbitrary starting point . |
| 4 | My Icelandic only runs to ‘ coffee , please , ’ but I can tell the essence of his story from the colour of his face . |
| 5 | I can tell the difference between a sparrow and a swan and that 's about it . |
| 6 | Some of them use super P C K and some of them use Smart Drive and buggered if I can tell the difference . |
| 7 | ‘ I can tell the difference between red wires and black wires , you know , ’ said Dorcas mildly , prodding another wire . |
| 8 | The Home Secretary asked the Lord Chief Justice for his opinion and , said the Home Secretary , ‘ I can tell the House that he would be strongly opposed ’ to the proposal , on the ground that it was for Parliament , not the judges , to decide which types of murder should be met with death . |
| 9 | I can tell the House why the hon. and learned Gentleman is wrong . |
| 10 | I can tell the House exactly whom they will go to — they will still come to their Member of Parliament at Westminster . |
| 11 | I can tell the House something about the right hon. Gentleman : he opposed the deployment of the cruise missile , and of Trident — something that he now says he supports . |
| 12 | On the results of the competition , I can tell the House that the tenders produced a winner by a very clear margin . |
| 13 | I can reorganise the Rorim , with Udairn and Dunan to help me . |
| 14 | It took almost an hour for Murray to prepare an 15-word statement saying : ‘ I can confirm the ball was changed at lunch-time but will make no further comment . ’ |
| 15 | I can confirm the figure given by my hon. Friend . |
| 16 | ‘ I can fit the diet into the family meals ’ |
| 17 | Their common feature — if I can capture the interest of hon. Members — is that they seek to ensure the efficacy and integrity of the judicial process , which is of concern to us all , so that justice may be administered to all without interference from any quarter . |
| 18 | I can advance the programme ; that 's no problem . |
| 19 | I can flood the paper using this frame and be sure that once dry it will return to a perfectly flat surface . |
| 20 | I can recollect the brief you gave to and we all agreed it is that everybody would be able to do |
| 21 | I can quote the fool exactly . |
| 22 | " I can adjust the stove , if you like , " said Richard , in relief " I can do something to the regulator . " |
| 23 | Just from racing so long I know what it 's going to do most of the time so I can adjust the pressure on the handlebars and know how hard I can drive it into the pavement . |
| 24 | He adds : ‘ I 'm much more settled in my mind and I 'm confident I can reach the top . |
| 25 | In a case like this it is often a matter of assessing quickly ‘ Am I sure that I can reach the field , or if I get more sink will I fail to get there ? ’ |
| 26 | I simulate ‘ what-ifs ’ galore From lightning strikes to Third World War ; No problems with communication — With Stratos I can reach the Nation [ Except for those so low and mean They have n't got a PC screen … |
| 27 | It does hurt so and I 'm not sure how much longer I can bear the pain . |
| 28 | Erm what I 'm doing basically is er putting on as many exhibitions as I can using the centre 's name and making sure that I 've got a good amount of my work in there , although I do n't push anybody else out . |
| 29 | Nisodemus said unto them , Do you doubt that I can stop the power of Order ? ii . |
| 30 | If I can build the squad the way I wish and not be forced to part with exceptional talent like Colin Webley , then anything is possible . |