Example sentences of "i can [vb infin] to [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | I can confirm to my hon. Friend that we will not remove the limit and impose an extra 9 per cent . |
2 | Having worked closely with Roger Chorley in the Royal Geographical Society during the past three years , I can attest to his tremendous energy , initiative and perception . |
3 | As a member of the West Yorkshire Society 's Club , which was formed in September last year , I can testify to its role in raising morale and the efficacy of one 's personal presentation ; and there is one particular aspect which I feel must be placed on record . |
4 | Having been responsible for recruiting patients to one of the landmark studies in this field , which Alberto Maran and colleagues reference , I can testify to what can happen in the heat of combat . |
5 | I have seen the cluster cases in a village on the front line in Croatia and I can testify to their British markings . |
6 | Now at last I can admit to myself how much I 've missed the sun and the warmth and the colour of Italy … |
7 | I 'm a practical sort of person and perhaps I can refer to my area of work as the President said since nineteen eighty four I 've concentrated on health and safety and workplace legislation . |
8 | Once you have digested this , perhaps you could get in touch to discuss arrangements for a private view , at which time I can outline to you the various options open to you in terms of guiding , catering etc . |
9 | I thrive on people telling me that so I can react to it . |
10 | And having been brought up outside Scotland , I think I can relate to it . |
11 | ‘ I can go to my own bathroom and see to things myself , ’ Maggie said with an anxious look at him . |
12 | And erm I got my ironing out the way and then I can go to my mother then , and start to paint , paint the bathroom tomorrow . |
13 | I mean I get phone calls everyday all day long from VETS who are saying I 've got this prickly ball , what the hell do I do with it , you see , and I can explain to them how to try and unroll a hedgehog and then what to do when you get inside the hedgehog . |
14 | Probably the easiest way I can explain to you how athletics has changed since Eric Liddell won Olympic Gold in 1924 is to ask you to put the situation in a modern context . |
15 | I can deliver to you next day , but it takes him ten days to get it here , what service does he need ? |
16 | ‘ I think I can swim to it , ’ I said to myself . |
17 | You and Osman , you and the Fry , though you have told me of your perfect freedom and exchange of ideas etc. were never freer than Edward and I. Sometimes I wonder that I can speak to him as I do , never before having known a boy , and having only you at times to ‘ let out , on . |
18 | Please , would you come over to Club Eleusis and bring Malamute with you so I can speak to him ? |
19 | Chair , if I can , if I can speak to it from a financial point of view , this is the scheme where we have been successful in bidding for the European Rural Development Fund grants . |
20 | It wo n't do any good but it is the only way that I can reply to your last love letter or apologize for that cruel punch at your face . |
21 | Will you ask Steven if I can talk to him please ? |
22 | I can talk to her in a way I could n't before and she 's been a great help over the past year . |
23 | I can talk to her about things . |
24 | Many of the Dublin deaf have a smattering of BSL and can talk to me better than I can talk to them . |
25 | Try not to brood about last night , so that you 're angry again by the time I can talk to you . ’ |
26 | ‘ I can talk to you . ’ |
27 | I saw his body three days ago , and because of that , I can talk to you about him . |
28 | ‘ I can talk to you , you can talk to me . |
29 | Especially now that I can talk to you about Chris . |
30 | But I will trust you , because there are few with whom I can talk as I can talk to you . |