Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pron] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ You may think it can wait till Monday , but I ca n't . |
| 2 | ‘ You may think you can lie to me , but you ca n't go on lying to yourself , ’ he said with calm assurance . |
| 3 | Now we must show we can fight for ourselves . |
| 4 | But asking a trusty neighbour to keep an eye on your property should mean you can enjoy your holiday without worrying about what you might find when you get home . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's all important ; Roman is the foremost designer of sports and leisure clothes in the world , and you must realise he can do a great deal for my career . ’ |
| 6 | The reader may feel he can get along quite nicely without any definition ! |
| 7 | He may feel he can get 2 or 3 lucrative moves over a 10 year period . |
| 8 | They might think they can do so by managing it better , by motivating the managers better , by putting the firm together with something else , or in other ways . |
| 9 | They 'll know we can speak English , at least . " |
| 10 | Yeah I 'll see you can borrow it or buy it . |
| 11 | I 'll believe it and I 'll believe we can rescue him and then perhaps I shall manage . |
| 12 | ‘ You might believe you can achieve something with those acres of rough pasture and that extremely overgrown wood ; I am , as yet , unconvinced . ’ |
| 13 | I 'll bet he can afford it . ’ |
| 14 | Any trouble your father might have we can hide under wraps . |
| 15 | but it 'll mean you can get a lot of them . |
| 16 | If you want to keep Pimelodus pictus with small fish , you might find you can get away with it in a densely planted tank , so long as the Pims are getting plenty of other food to eat . |
| 17 | I am sure that there 's ways they 'll find they can cut their prices dramatically . |
| 18 | ‘ I get mad because you provoke me , ’ she muttered , through clenched teeth , ‘ Leave me alone and you 'll find I can contain my temper quite easily . ’ |
| 19 | This is a diet on which you 'll find you can eat hearty , sensible-sized meals and still reduce your weight . |
| 20 | If you want it , you 'll find it can grow in the most unexpected places . ’ |
| 21 | Dad will have no problem , but he 'll say you can get lager and stuff no problem . |
| 22 | ‘ But could n't he even raise a finger so we 'd know he can understand us ? ’ |
| 23 | We could say we can divide the world into two , although with many shadings in between : those who marry to avoid their problems and those who marry to tangle with them . |
| 24 | Erm let's yes alright we 'll see you at five thirty , let's hope we can conclude by about seven thirty . |
| 25 | If not , let's hope we can complete the double over them and get the game postponed for the second time . |
| 26 | Let's hope we can find a parking space . |
| 27 | United know the problem let's hope they can find the solution |
| 28 | United know the problem let's hope they can find the solution |
| 29 | Well let's hope they can try and decipher my bloody dialect , because |
| 30 | let's hope they can win the game for him … we 're going to finish with our roundup of what 's going on and what 's coming up … here 's Mark Kiff |