Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can tell a race when I see one . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ I can tell a smoker 's hair since it is more dull and lacks the sheen of a non-smoker . |
| 3 | ‘ Look , Ma , silly bugger or not , I can tell a piece when I see her , or smell her , and this one is n't wor Robbie 's type , nor none of our types . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | My Icelandic only runs to ‘ coffee , please , ’ but I can tell the essence of his story from the colour of his face . |
| 8 | I can tell the difference between a sparrow and a swan and that 's about it . |
| 9 | Some of them use super P C K and some of them use Smart Drive and buggered if I can tell the difference . |
| 10 | ‘ I can tell the difference between red wires and black wires , you know , ’ said Dorcas mildly , prodding another wire . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I can tell the House why the hon. and learned Gentleman is wrong . |
| 13 | I can tell the House exactly whom they will go to — they will still come to their Member of Parliament at Westminster . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | On the results of the competition , I can tell the House that the tenders produced a winner by a very clear margin . |
| 16 | I can reorganise the Rorim , with Udairn and Dunan to help me . |
| 17 | I mean and , and I mean I turned up about half an hour before the end and , and Iris really was looking a , I , I can confirm a picture of dejection |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | I can confirm the figure given by my hon. Friend . |
| 20 | ‘ I can fit the diet into the family meals ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I can advance the programme ; that 's no problem . |
| 23 | I can flood the paper using this frame and be sure that once dry it will return to a perfectly flat surface . |
| 24 | I can recollect the brief you gave to and we all agreed it is that everybody would be able to do |
| 25 | I can entertain a thought that p without thinking of p as true . |
| 26 | I can quote the fool exactly . |
| 27 | " I can adjust the stove , if you like , " said Richard , in relief " I can do something to the regulator . " |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | He adds : ‘ I 'm much more settled in my mind and I 'm confident I can reach the top . |
| 30 | 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 ? ’ |