Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] can [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not just that nothing can harm them ( that old suave illusion ) , but that nothing can harm anyone they care about either . |
| 2 | I suppose it 's something to be grateful for that I can do anything useful for you , so stop worrying . |
| 3 | LADY DAVERS : If I bear this I can bear anything . |
| 4 | ‘ With this I can buy anything I like as long as it 's food from suppliers approved by the Home Office , ’ Lamb says . |
| 5 | As soon as I sell this I can get one . |
| 6 | He had returned to Trinidad in May , 1958 , after 25 years absence and was clearly impressed by the mass support for Eric Williams and the P.N.M. ‘ With a movement like this you can do anything ’ , he informed Williams . |
| 7 | To summarise , it would appear that rugby in Ulster is becoming more and more insular which can do nothing but harm in the development of the game here . |
| 8 | Aye that 's right , that 's right , aye , but er sixty six we can do something about that nowadays . |
| 9 | and he convinced them he did n't need an operation , he was , he was cured , he 'd had his treatment , psy psychiatrist that seen him and he was all right thank you , he said , and they 're so clever they can convince anybody on the outside |
| 10 | They ask you that , but they , they say if you do n't do that you can do something else . |
| 11 | I 'm confident I can leave everything in your capable hands … ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I am leaving with no animosity at all and I feel confident I can find something for next year . |
| 13 | But I 'm sure I can find something , ’ she amended hurriedly , seeing Rory 's eyebrows draw together threateningly . |
| 14 | There 's champagne in the fridge , and I 'm sure I can find something to eat . ’ |
| 15 | I am not sure what the presents will be — I am not sure I can find anything suitable . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sure you can find someone else to partner you , ’ she remarked stiffly . |
| 17 | I always say if you 're well you can face anything |
| 18 | I do n't know what there is but I 'm sure we can rustle something up — ’ He looked at Carolyn . |
| 19 | ‘ We are confident we can beat anybody at the moment , ’ said Cambridge coach John Wilson . |
| 20 | They have a good stock of wicks and , if they do not have your particular one on the shelf , are confident they can order one for you . |
| 21 | We doubt whether the shock-horror TV advertising campaign will directly stop youngsters sniffing solvents , but it should bring home the horrors of the practice to those who can do something about it parents . |
| 22 | However , in contrast to those who can see nothing good in this type of organisation , Burns and Stalker argue that this type of organisation may be appropriate to an organisation operating within a particular environment . |
| 23 | And sixty is a bit much I think but if she you know if you want to go on and you 're really happy you can do anything you like with these thirty six and twenty four no problem there then go on and try sixty . |
| 24 | The longer they can stall something |
| 25 | But I mean when you 're young you can wear anything ca n't you ? |
| 26 | ‘ The only time you do n't take a shooting chance is if you are certain you can play someone else into a better scoring chance , ’ he said last night . |
| 27 | That way if you 're really keen you can learn something worthwhile — and if you 're just messing about you 'll be put off by the price . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm surprised he can see anything . ’ |