Example sentences of "but i can [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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1 | My husband tries to be sympathetic , but I can tell his patience is running out . |
2 | Oh I am sightless but I can sense my environs and weary utterly of them . |
3 | But I can justify its inclusion on a couple of points . |
4 | I know that I have only a few hours left to live , but I can feel my loved ones near me , and I welcome death . |
5 | ‘ But I can control my needs because I remember what all those women wanted . |
6 | That is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer , but I can assure my hon. Friend that my right hon. Friend the Chancellor will not allow the European Community to roll over him — as would be the case if the Leader of the Opposition were in charge of the affairs of this country — but will be fighting hard for Britain 's interests , and especially for the interests of the Scotch whisky industry . |
7 | The assisted area map may well change after the general election , but I can assure my hon. Friend that we ensure absolute fairness between assisted areas and that no one area is disadvantaged or advantaged in relation to the others . |
8 | ‘ I can see you are distressed by the business conducted here , but I can put your mind at rest . |
9 | You reach a point where you 're not certain , then be big enough to say , I do n't know , but I can phone our man who does . |
10 | But I can find my way to the very centre of it . |
11 | ‘ Slaven has been chosen before by Jack Charlton , but I can understand his disappointment . |
12 | They live in London but I can get their address for you . ’ |
13 | ‘ But I can ask my friend if he has left by any internal flight . ’ |
14 | But I can remember my father coming back from the death bed and saying the old man was babbling about a grandson . |
15 | ‘ I 'm not so sure about that , but I can see your problem . |
16 | ‘ But I can see his point , ’ Matthew said . |
17 | But I can see his eyes in the little mirror . |
18 | Because of the angle of the mirror , I ca n't quite see them , but I can hear their voices as they approach . |
19 | Yeah , but I can hear my voice louder than yours . |
20 | I knew I 'm a good chatterer ’ — he grinned — ‘ but I can keep my own counsel , and yours an' all , if you want to talk . ’ |
21 | I love you like — ’ he was going to say ‘ like a sister ’ , but he suddenly changed his mind-'I love you to distraction , Rosie , but I can read your mind like a book , and I expect your mum can too . |
22 | ‘ But I can help yer now if yer want me to , ’ I said eagerly . |