Example sentences of "[conj] i can [verb] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flaubert finished Madame Bovary on April 30th , 1856 : there at Croisset , there where I can jab my finger , between two spreading and unknowing sploshes of watercolour . |
| 2 | What I need is a nice little research job where I can write my books and keep well away from them . ’ |
| 3 | When I go abroad on holiday , I think : I 'm here for two weeks , I can either sit here fully dressed for a whole fortnight , or I can take my leg off and jump in the pool . |
| 4 | There 's no specific area that I can lay my finger on to explain why West Indian kids underachieve … what is inevitable is that a lot of West Indian children particularly the bright ones will do fairly well up to either the beginning or the middle of the fourth year , and for some peculiar reason their progress will fall off towards the end of the fifth year . |
| 5 | I 'm the one who puts the barrels on the carts , and then the shire ‘ orses pulls me round the East End so that I can deliver my wares . |
| 6 | My advantage over the rest of the managers is that I can manipulate my time more . |
| 7 | Can you recommend some manufacturers of baby carriers so that I can bring my son along too ? |
| 8 | I could go on , but I think that I can make my points simply and graphically by quoting from the documents that I have with me . |
| 9 | In order that I can make my recommendations realistic , how much do you feel you can comfortably invest on a monthly basis to protect your wife and family and make provision for your retirement ? |
| 10 | But all I 'm asking for is an all-glass tank four feet long , and around 18″ × 18″ so that I can watch my shoals patrolling its full length . |
| 11 | so that I can do my exam . |
| 12 | The point is that if these things have to be revealed so that I can find my sister then I 'm afraid that 's the way it 's going to be . |
| 13 | We shall have to try and swap seats with someone so that I can put my feet in the aisle . ’ |
| 14 | I need employment to live , and in the hope that I can save my passage home again . |
| 15 | I will co-operate with and fight alongside my hon. Friend the Member for Rother Valley ( Mr. Barron ) for the interests of coal and do all that I can to assist my party 's energy team in that fight . |
| 16 | The conductor will say , ‘ So that I can communicate my ideas to the orchestra ’ ; and the orchestra will say , ‘ So that he can learn the repertory at our expense ’ ; and the manager will say , ‘ Because I am paying for all this and I insist you rehearse . ’ |
| 17 | Then Goiko 's wife begged the master-mason , " At Least leave a small gap , so that I can see my son Jovo when he passes by . " |
| 18 | I have the clock , so that I know the time , Schedule+ so that I can see my appointments , and Word for Windows for word processing . |
| 19 | I need a slow , sedentary number now , just so that I can get my breath back . ’ |
| 20 | I had a meal out with a friend recently , and now we 've got mother into hospital for a few weeks so that I can take my husband away on holiday . |
| 21 | They were good to me , too , and I recall young John Thwaites being sent down to our farm one Christmas with such a big rosy red apple that I can close my eyes and still see it now . |
| 22 | Well they 're selling them cheaper than I can supply my customers . |
| 23 | That 's not too troublesome for me because my wife has an account ( with a different bank ) , so I can sign my cheques over to her . |
| 24 | I try to twist my body so I can jab my left elbow in his face . |
| 25 | Does anybody know the FM frequencies for Radio Leeds and Radio Aire , so I can tune my car into them permanently . |
| 26 | ‘ Perhaps I 'm hoping to meet a man rich enough to keep me in comfort so I can indulge my every whim and fancy and give up work for good , ’ she said drily . |
| 27 | I get stuck in a crowd of people coming out the tube and I have to stand on tiptoe so I can keep my eye on her . |
| 28 | You 'd better tell me all about your dad , so I can keep my end up . ’ |
| 29 | I like looking in shop windows so I can take my time if I 'm on my own . |
| 30 | But he added : ‘ I am not just trying to play now so I can force my way into the Cup final team . |