Example sentences of "but i can [vb infin] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I am sightless but I can sense my environs and weary utterly of them . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ But I can control my needs because I remember what all those women wanted . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But I can find my way to the very centre of it . |
| 7 | ‘ But I can ask my friend if he has left by any internal flight . ’ |
| 8 | But I can remember my father coming back from the death bed and saying the old man was babbling about a grandson . |
| 9 | Yeah , but I can hear my voice louder than yours . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |