Example sentences of "but i can [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It may sound a crackpot idea to transfer the Northern Ireland Milk Cup to Jersey , but I can confirm that a serious approach has been made and it will be respected as such when we meet to discuss it , ’ said spokesman Jim Sandford . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 3 | But I can sense that my departure will be most welcome . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | and , well no it 's not sociable but because you come out and it , it gets you away from here because you 've got so many things on during the day you want some time to yourself and because you , we 've found us a place that we wo n't get busted and we know we wo n't we go in and have it but I can guarantee that if we were , like walking into this room , if it was full of smoke it would put me off straight away . |
| 7 | ‘ At this juncture , I am unable to comment further on Newman 's assertions , but I can reveal that Hide 's name has been linked very seriously with Bowe , ’ he admitted . |
| 8 | There must be quite a number of readers who have had Uxbridge Cottage Pie at some time — and I obviously can not tell how the 1991 version compared with earlier versions — but I can say that I enjoyed this particular dish and that the taste and texture were very good . |
| 9 | But I can say that John Aldridge will not be leaving here for under £1million . ’ |
| 10 | It is difficult to quantify buying patterns , but I can say that American buying has dipped in the same way that European and non-European buying has dipped . |
| 11 | I have to confess that on many occasions I have had recourse to Hansard , of course only to check if my interpretation had conflicted with an express Parliamentary intention , but I can say that it does not take long to recall and assemble the relevant passages in which the particular section was dealt with in Parliament , nor does it take long to see if anything relevant was said . |
| 12 | I ca n't deliver these resources overnight but I can say that when we talk about building the Best Banking and Financial Services Group , we do n't simply mean the best for our shareholders . |
| 13 | I can not say with absolute certainty that Clare Mallender did not possess a photograph of me , but I can say that there was no reason why she should have done . ’ |
| 14 | Clearly my right honourable friend the secretary of state will want to hear the views of another place , but I can say that he will not be recommending that the amendment should be overturned . |
| 15 | Looking specifically at the two areas in Hambledon , erm I would point out a Mr appears to make a distinction between the two areas , now I 'm not sure on what basis Mr does that , or whether he has undertaken some detailed landscape assessment , but I can say that Hambledon has commissioned a detailed landscape appraisal for its district wide local plan , which did n't show a distinction erm generally across that area . |
| 16 | I believe the issues about the western road are different but but I can say that as far as the northern route is concerned , Scotton Parish Council would be more than happy if i the notation on the key diagram could be changed to a single star . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | But I can see that you are bewildered , and I know why . |
| 19 | But I can see that their motorboat has been damaged . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I have to go , Lissa , I 've just remembered something I have to collect urgently — but I can see that you and Rourke have one or two things to say to each other , anyway . ’ |
| 21 | For a moment Merrill thought that Rob was n't going to answer , then he sighed , loosened the knot of his tie , and said , ‘ I do n't know what all this is about , but I can see that it does matter to you . |
| 22 | Batty , who watched Blackburn 's disappointing goalless home League Cup draw with third division Shrewsbury Tuesday night , added : ‘ I have enjoyed eight good years at Leeds but I can see that Blackburn intend to go places . |
| 23 | Of course , she too eventually left my staff to get married , but I can vouch that during the time she worked as housekeeper under me , she was nothing less than dedicated and never allowed her professional priorities to be distracted . |