Example sentences of "but i can [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Single motif procedures vary according to your machine , but I can do a very easy one on my Silver Reed machine by setting the machine to weaving , using an appropriate punchcard and moving the single motif cams in and out to make a big woven moon on a plain background . |
| 2 | ‘ I must keep the water out of the boat , ’ I thought , ‘ but I can row a little in the smooth places . ’ |
| 3 | I do n't as yet sell many of my paintings , but I can make a sort of living by using my knowledge of furniture and china . |
| 4 | Erm no , but I can leave a message ca n't I ? |
| 5 | The match finished with a few variations on ‘ Boring Boring Ipswich ’ and ‘ I ca n't read and I ca n't write but I can drive a tractor/taxi ’ . |
| 6 | But I can have a lot of fun before they catch up with me , if they ever do . |
| 7 | ‘ I ca n't change my past , ’ he says , ‘ but I can have a damn good try at the future . |
| 8 | But no , but I can have a |
| 9 | I ca n't barn dance but I can have a jolly good bash at it . |
| 10 | But I can find a spokesman for you , if you like . ’ |
| 11 | She never said anything about it when I went up there for my last leave , and she 's never written about it since , but I can imagine a little of what she felt . |
| 12 | ‘ But I can take a train . |
| 13 | It 's a long way down to the water but I can see a fag packet bobbing along . |
| 14 | The entrance has been filled with stones , but I can see a sunken area inside making a small arena , in the centre of which there 's a red stone three feet high the shape of a cotton reel and , in a round black patch , evidence of a fire . |
| 15 | But I can see a tightness round his eyes . |
| 16 | ‘ I ca n't see , but I can hear a finger move . |