Example sentences of "[vb base] i can [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | I mean I can move it and I can make i but I , I do n't |
2 | Well I mean I can assure them that the , the National Rivers Authority in the Thames region is monitoring rivers on a daily basis throughout the year and that we would hope to deal with pollution incidents as they occur , and we would hope with our monitoring and the pressure we put on third parties to er actually over the years , to improve things from what they are at the moment and to make things better . |
3 | I mean I can give you a little example erm I was once trying to add up a series of figures in the middle of an admissions exercise , and one of the other one of the men said to me ‘ oh , come on , you 're far too pretty to do mental arithmetic ’ and I completely lost my train of thought , I got rather confused . |
4 | I mean I can give it to you to take it in tomorrow morning |
5 | yeah , well I mean I can cook you a , a meal on it , but if you ca n't , you ca n't can ya ? |
6 | well no , I mean I can conceive it quite well |
7 | I , I mean I can tell you the names of the of all , everybody in them days , round the fleck area like , you know . |
8 | I mean I can tell you that there 's water in the pipe if you 're thirsty , but you need to go to the pipe with a glass and turn the tap on in order to er not to be thirsty any more , in order to receive the water . |
9 | I mean I can tell you . |
10 | in some ways to though , I mean I can understand I think people , some people |
11 | I mean I can understand it in this day and age , people trying |
12 | I take I mean I can take them but I 'm not too fond of taking tablets |
13 | Mm but I , I mean I can use it as it is now but anything else on to it I would find it difficult . |
14 | Do we want somebody who will just do , cos I 've got , I mean I can get somebody just to do that if that 's all you want done , that could be done easily |
15 | I mean I can help you a certain , a certain amount , |
16 | ‘ I expect I can make him understand , ’ she replied . |
17 | Right then , yes , I expect I can fit you — sure , July 17th will be just perfect — I 'll just cancel my holiday and postpone the opening … no , I 'll just write it in , no , no thank you . |
18 | Yeah say I can do it Wednesday nights , apart from that , you know it 's too bad sort of thing ! |
19 | ‘ I hope I can carry it off , ’ Loretta said anxiously . |
20 | I hope I can reassure my hon. Friends that the framework of duties within the Bill does not create such a divide . |
21 | I hope I can answer them . |
22 | I only hope I can make it . ’ |
23 | But he helped me all the way round and I hope I can do him justice tomorrow . ’ |
24 | ‘ I just hope I can do her justice . |
25 | Then I panic and think ‘ Eeh , I hope I can do it . ’ |
26 | Dot started to say , ‘ I hope I can bring my Dad down to visit you some day . ’ |
27 | At least I hope I can find it again . ’ |
28 | Now , men , I hope I can trust you all to do your work well for me . |
29 | But , yes — I read plays and I can see actors in the parts — I hope I can see what is suitable to their personalities . |
30 | I hope I can see you again . ’ |