Example sentences of "[modal v] say [pron] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dad will have no problem , but he 'll say you can get lager and stuff no problem . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ And Ianthe and Mr Stonebird ’ — ‘ Rupert ’ did not quite come out-'live so near that I dare say they can escort each other , ’ said Sophia . |
| 4 | we 'll I think , be okay and , provided we do n't excessively energetic and too stupid , get too hot in the bath or that 's not a very good thing to do , or crash out with er flu or something I dare say anyone can crash out , I mean you , you , you could be a president of the United States |
| 5 | Still , you 've always wanted to go back , and I dare say you can demand the earth in salary . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , I dare say you can rest assured on that . |
| 7 | I dare say you can get far better versions out there ! |
| 8 | They used to say you can tell a man by the shoes he wears . |
| 9 | And when you talk to them they will say we can find out whether they 've got a criminal record or not , how can they offer that service in the public domain without having access to your computer ? |
| 10 | Right , well let's say we can go on and go on obviously with this . |
| 11 | So let's say we can say if we can get the kids to look at improvements on that way . |
| 12 | You make a withdrawal , they take it away and let's say you can go overdrawn , so you 've got eighty pound in the building society , and you take a hundred out , how much have you got left now ? |