Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [vb infin] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've driven a lot of bands , ’ he says , ‘ and I do n't know these guys but I can tell that they 're good just from the way they are together . ’ |
| 2 | " Nenna , I know all your intonations as well as I know my own , and I can tell that you 're in a very bad state . |
| 3 | ‘ And , of course , I can tell that you 're not at all accustomed to having any of your questions ignored , are you ? ’ |
| 4 | I think but the thing is I can see like from that er she looks very pretty but it 's not so much she looks very pretty there , I can tell that she is very pretty . |
| 5 | Erm , well I think I can reassure that it is the latter . |
| 6 | I can confirm that we shall have one Budget next year — and that we shall have one the year after and the year after that , as well . |
| 7 | I can confirm that he is supported by a competent staff , and has never actually been convicted of being foreign or of committing serial buttock fondling in his office or elsewhere . |
| 8 | I can confirm that I will be available . |
| 9 | Accordingly on behalf of Department of Water and Drainage , as owners of the land , I can confirm that you have permission to erect your portable bird hide at Gladhouse subject to the following conditions : |
| 10 | I can confirm that it was an excellent Commonwealth conference . |
| 11 | It er , first of all I can confirm that an announcement is being made today er secondly secondly secondly I can confirm that it is not usual for such announcements to be made by way of oral statement . |
| 12 | Well I can do that I suppose . |
| 13 | if it was seventeen per cent , oh I can do that it 's point one seven , but when it 's seventeen point five , and where does the point go ? |
| 14 | ‘ I can show that she is n't the thief . ’ |
| 15 | So I think we may have to take this as part of the council meeting when we get a report back , cos obviously , there 's a degree of urgency in whatever we do about this , but I can suggest that we can do no more than report back to the next council meeting that we 've discussed this , and that it is in solicitor 's hands . |
| 16 | We have got a flexibility factor on Tuesday morning , but if I can avoid that I would like to do it , and I 'm sure some some others would as well . |
| 17 | Er I do n't know if I can answer that I suspect not . |
| 18 | I can mention that I spoke to Maurin at his gallery . ’ |
| 19 | We usually go in daily , so that I can check that he 's doing his job right . |
| 20 | Now if I can check that you 've all got that . |
| 21 | ‘ Then I can assume that you made your decision and that condolences are not required . |
| 22 | I can decide that I 'm gon na go to church twice on a Sunday , and , once , during the week or , however many times , and I 'm gon na spend an hour doing this , and an hour doing that , I 'm gon na go round and do good deeds and help people and help and all the rest ! |
| 23 | I can claim that I did , and that I never breached that trust , assuming that I had any information of a sufficiently intriguing character to make it worthwhile betraying a friend . |
| 24 | I wear a personal stereo so I do n't hear their comments , but since I sweat a lot when I 'm running I can understand that they do not like it when I get too close . |
| 25 | I can understand that they do n't want to get , to go through the rigmarole of court . |
| 26 | So erm I I , I mean I can understand that we have a a specific need to er address the member of who signs what cheques but I think the matter of cash is covered by two , the chief executive is answerable to a board for financial matters . |
| 27 | No I can understand that I suppose |
| 28 | ‘ I can appreciate that you do , and I do n't mean to sound critical . |
| 29 | I do n't think I can accept that it 's targeted towards industrial estates , it does not preclude office style campus development being included within it . |
| 30 | I haven 's seen the film but I can imagine that it would be a great advantage to be shown the highly symbolic garden and to breathe the house 's atmosphere of sunny perversity . |