Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [vb infin] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | JEWKES : He is my master and if he bids me do anything I can do I think I ought to do it and let him who has power to command me look to the lawfulness of it . |
| 2 | ‘ I can see I 've made a fool of myself again . |
| 3 | ‘ I can see I 've surprised you , ’ Mr O'Hara apologized over dinner . |
| 4 | ‘ I can see I 've been displaced in Leo 's affections . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I can see I do n't need to explain how this parcel of land is only a few hundred yards from the newly designated railway lines . |
| 6 | From what I can see I do n't think Lottie wants a nice man . |
| 7 | I can see I have been a great burden to you . |
| 8 | I can see I have a lot to learn . |
| 9 | She can help me choose my trousseau , and Harry , I 'll want to meet your foster family and the old cook who was so kind to you . |
| 10 | ‘ If you can make me understand that , I stand a better chance of helping to get you the money to find it , ’ Waldegrave said . |
| 11 | ‘ You can let me go , ’ she said stiffly , turning her head slightly , when the sound of the song had become only an echo . |
| 12 | ‘ You can let me go now , ’ Jenna said stiffly , reminding him that he was still holding her in arms that were beginning to tighten almost imperceptibly . |
| 13 | ‘ You can let me go now , ’ she sniffed into his mail-clad chest . |
| 14 | ‘ You can let me know tomorrow morning if he cuts your throat , ’ said Joe . |
| 15 | If you can let me know who you want me to write to or give me a source book to start |
| 16 | ‘ If you 've something to write on , I 'll give you a phone number and you can let me know the arrangements . ’ |
| 17 | I 'm not asking you to help me , but at least you can let me get on with things instead of badgering me the whole time . |
| 18 | ‘ I think you can let me worry about that . ’ |
| 19 | Now then , perhaps you can let me have a few details … |
| 20 | Any information you can let me have would be gratefully accepted . |
| 21 | Any information you can let me have would be gratefully accepted . |
| 22 | ‘ You can let me join Brownies and take me to the Pack Meetings at Botley every week , ’ she stated emphatically . |
| 23 | ‘ Look , you can see I 've made the effort . ’ |
| 24 | As you can see I have set up a set of equations which can be summarized in the following formulae : |
| 25 | Stop , as you can see I have warned them to let Haven Mouth know well in advance of the collection period for all the obvious reasons . |
| 26 | My mother said , ‘ Since you 're so mad about clothes , Lili , you can help me alter the wedding dress . ’ |
| 27 | You can help me decide what to wear so I do n't look like a blob on legs . ’ |
| 28 | You want to plant them , you can help me plant them cos you 'll be around |
| 29 | ‘ If you want to do something useful , ’ my mother said to me one day , ‘ you can help me propagate the cactuses . ’ |
| 30 | Anyway , put the te erm , television on and go and get your hands washed , you can help me dish the dinner up , and then er , dad 's going to the doctors . |