Example sentences of "i can [vb infin] [that] [pron] " 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 | I can confirm that there are no spare rooms in the whole of this city . ’ |
13 | When I drew the attention of the Leader of the Opposition to previous threats of that sort , he wrote as follows : ’ Of course I can confirm that there will be absolutely no action of this kind . ’ |
14 | I can confirm that there is no SNP Member of Parliament present to hear this debate today . |
15 | I can confirm that my hon. Friend is right — over two-year waits in the west midlands are down by 31 per cent . |
16 | Yesterday Fr Buckley said : ‘ I can confirm that my solicitors have issued writs for libel against Fr Clery . |
17 | Well I can do that I suppose . |
18 | 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 ? |
19 | ‘ I can show that she is n't the thief . ’ |
20 | Although it er the numbers are small it appears from that as if the response of the marker tumour to Pasteur B G C might be better than to Evans but I can assure that there is no statistical difference in those values . |
21 | ’ … beyond them , ’ she went on imperturbably , ’ I can speculate that someone may have overlooked the Quarley 's university , when removing from all data banks material akin to that gained from the Ichaelan agent . ’ |
22 | 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 . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | Er I do n't know if I can answer that I suspect not . |
25 | I can mention that I spoke to Maurin at his gallery . ’ |
26 | I can feel that there are forces in here that could very easily be woken and , if they are woken , they would come crawling and slithering out from their lair and we would not have very much chance against them … |
27 | We usually go in daily , so that I can check that he 's doing his job right . |
28 | Now if I can check that you 've all got that . |
29 | Well if i if it comes up and tells me there 's no airlines there , then I can assume that there 's no airlines ! |
30 | ‘ Then I can assume that you made your decision and that condolences are not required . |