Example sentences of "[to-vb] what i can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , she resolved , I 'm going to do what I can to put a stop to it . |
| 2 | I want to do what I can to open the gateways , ’ he told New Scientist . |
| 3 | In September 1764 , eighteen months after they first met , Boswell told Johnson in a letter from Saxony , ‘ It shall be my study to do what I can to render your life happy ; and , if you die before me , I shall endeavour to do honour to your memory . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ They have asked me to do what I can to help and I am happy to do so . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm bound to do what I can to help Sam . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I am going to do what I can to bang their heads together — but it is , frankly , hard going , ’ he said . |
| 7 | You see they did n't do things then that they would have done today , you see , seven years and you see I at that time , well I used to used to have a day off and instead of having a half day a week we used to have full day a fortnight and so of course on my day off I came home to see what I can do to help , you see and er my mother died . |
| 8 | Charlie laughed when Tommy added , ‘ So we 'll ‘ ave to see what I can do about it . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Well , ta ta , I 'm off to see what I can discover about Mr Mystery . |
| 10 | Or rather , Francis is actually going to play soldiers , I 'm sneaking around the place to see what I can see and maybe take a few incriminating photos with my trusty Box Brownie . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ And circle round to the farm buildings to see what I can see . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm going into the village to see what I can find to eat . |
| 13 | If I am to show what I can do I must be given a chance to make my own complete performance . |
| 14 | Maddison , 22 , has survived four knee operations and he said : ‘ I 've been through the worst time of my career — now , at last , I 'm getting the chance to show what I can do . |
| 15 | ‘ I had one season in the old First Division with Portsmouth and it 's great to get another opportunity to show what I can do against the best in the country . |
| 16 | Hunt , who broke an ankle at the start of this season , said : ‘ This is a good opportunity for me to show what I can do after a bit of a difficult time . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But I 've made it with United and now I want the chance to show what I can do at the highest level of all . ’ |