Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [verb] a [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 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
5 I can entertain a thought that p without thinking of p as true .
6 It is only with the help of adult hindsight and historical analysis that I can detect a period charged with political tension , of doomed innocence in waiting .
7 People will need shops , and perhaps I can build a hotel too , and some more houses . ’
8 I can light a fire in your room , and bring you milk and read to you if you like .
9 But , she resolved , I 'm going to do what I can to put a stop to it .
10 I can do a bit of everything . ’
11 you and I can do a team on our own then .
12 " I can do a woman 's voice , Mr Feather , I had them in stitches up at the Comprehensive .
13 He said : ‘ This is a time when I can do a lot for my ranking .
14 I putted nicely today and I think I can do a lot better over the next three days . ’
15 ‘ I just know that next time I can do a lot better , ’ she confesses .
16 Then I can do a lot
17 Well da co if Elaine and Edward stop there I can do a lot of decorating .
18 It just depends where we 're going cos I do n't know what we 're doing yet So I 'd and the woman 's coming round tonight so I 'll just , sort of , say to her if I can keep it over the weekend I can do a lot more so otherwise I 'll feel a bit bad
19 If I can get three or four dishes into the freezer I can do a dinner party without worrying about being home in time to cook . ’
20 So I can do a tape
21 erm if I can bring a sample questionnaire when I 've done it to you I mean I 'll see
22 If I can bring a report by March I will do so but it , this is quite a complicated area .
23 " I can fix a trellis to that garage wall , and we can have climbing plants all over it .
24 ‘ Maybe I can drop a hint or two and put her right , otherwise Maggie will have them both ostracized if she goes round saying that girl 's a Republican .
25 It also produces a reaction because you and the person you love are interdependent — I can love a painting , but it certainly ca n't love me back .
26 These people never realize that I can stand a row better than any of them , he thought .
27 I can arrange a discount if you 're interested . ’
28 Oh I can give a couple to the goats as well
29 I can give a commitment to the hon. Gentleman that we shall consider Edinburgh 's bid with great care before making the final allocations to local authorities .
30 ‘ If I can give a player an extra metre it 's the difference between winning a ball and losing it . ’
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