Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it wo n't matter — I 'm sure I can soon find friends . ’ |
| 2 | Having visited homes for abandoned children in Somalia a couple of years ago , I can well understand concern not only about young children in that country , but about all its people . |
| 3 | As for the free kick well I never saw MOTD so I ca n't comment , though I can well believe Speed did f- up , he definitely had an off day . |
| 4 | I can well believe Thomas wo n't be fit for Tuesday now . |
| 5 | And I can also say sir , I think without fear of contradiction , that of the hundreds of enquiries that I have done , this is the only enquiry sir which will have la left a lasting impression . |
| 6 | So I can just check things out ? ’ |
| 7 | O Olayan D L L stuff , I can just whip stuff from spreadsheets to word processors and st stick it on a clipboard . |
| 8 | I if I can just remind participants of what we said in our original objection , that further justification will be required to demonstrate that the level of detail proposed in the deposited policy H two is not incompatible with P P G three and does not involve over detailed or unduly restrictive policy guidance . |
| 9 | From my crevice between the two machines I can just see Pa 's face . |
| 10 | But David with with respect but David I can just see people 's eyes glazed over right now . |
| 11 | I can just see David doing it |
| 12 | I can just remember Helen 's bum ! |
| 13 | See we , if I can just say Mark now , you and I know this truth , pe pe people in the world generally do n't know what you and I know do they ? |
| 14 | I can just imagine Women 's Institute ladies creeping out in the night to pinch jam jars from from graveyards . |
| 15 | Yeah , I 'm , I 've got another form , I can just take note of any other er personal pension , not personal pension , any erm other insurance you 've got , just put it on there and , and that 's |
| 16 | Finally , Chair , if I can just ask members to turn briefly to page C one , the first blue page . |
| 17 | Southall waits for me now when I arrive and make a fuss of me — I can even hug Kizzy . |
| 18 | I du n no who they 'll get because I can honestly say Sunday nobody come in and said oh I would n't mind doi being here |
| 19 | She said : ‘ I can honestly say Pete 's work is one of the best received exhibitions we have ever staged . |
| 20 | I erm I 'll make , I can easily make Charlie feel guilty cos he , I mean he 's a bit of a try-hard , you know , he thinks he 's a lad but I mean underneath I think he does feel something sometimes . |
| 21 | I find I can easily put things into perspective , see both sides of an issue , if I just sit around for a while and I probably do that for half an hour a day . |
| 22 | And when he does , I can easily imagine Charles making this speech which copies The Duke Of Windsor 's apart from the obvious name changes and — crucially — the substitution of ‘ love ’ for ‘ loathe ’ : |
| 23 | I can easily ask Feargal to take me tomorrow . ’ |
| 24 | I can easily get proof . ’ |
| 25 | I 've done various things on my computer today and I can successfully make ASCII files . |
| 26 | ‘ I can best say sir , I fell asleep . |
| 27 | I can probably get freelance credentials . |
| 28 | I can thoroughly recommend Daedalus for local flying , and their training facilities appear excellent . |
| 29 | I might be able to pick up Radio 5 when conditions are good cos I can usually get Radio 2 and even RTE ( Irish station ) late in the evening . |
| 30 | I do realise , though , that I can hardly advise people to do as I did . |