Example sentences of "i can [vb infin] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now I can carve her again , ’ Michael said with satisfaction , when the customer had gone . |
| 2 | I can tell her owt and she 'll believe it ! ’ — Well you ca n't con me . |
| 3 | Tammuz looked at his daughter and thought , ‘ Now I can tell her . |
| 4 | " If she knows , them there 's nothing I can tell her , but the truth , " he said lightly , desperately hoping it would n't come to that . |
| 5 | I think they should get rid of the stigma in condoms , cos what frightens me is that in about ten years time my daughter will come and maybe ask if she can go on the pill and at least I can tell her no , use a condom there 's less chance of sexually transmitted diseases , but it 's my sons they wo n't come and ask . |
| 6 | He seemed to be trying to pull himself together and just as the bus appeared at the mouth of the square , he murmured : ‘ Do n't worry about Mama ; she will have understood what you were thinking , and in any case I can tell her if you 'd like . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Ring Sam , ’ suggested Tim , ‘ and tell her to get her arse over here so I can tell her about the window . ’ |
| 8 | if I leave this here through , I can tell her what she want what i want her to do . |
| 9 | If I can lie with her once , thought Fergus , if I can taste the sweetness , if I can possess her just once , she will be forever mine … |
| 10 | I do n't have to speak to 25 people before I can reach her on the phone . |
| 11 | ‘ Her name 's Louise , ’ Christina volunteered , ‘ and from what I can gather she 's madly in love with him . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ She hopes I can meet her at her hotel after the performance , so we can talk . |
| 13 | ‘ I can meet her when she gets back . ’ |
| 14 | I find Dr. Proudie and some of the characters such as Mr. Harding and Eleanor Bold rather pathetic and not worthy of sympathy — I do not know whether these are the sentiments Trollope hoped to arouse , but though I obviously dislike Mrs. Proudie as we are supposed to , I find that I can admire her and sympathise with her for having the bad luck to be surrounded by such people . |
| 15 | ‘ I can bring her to meet you tomorrow , ’ said Mr Bumble . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've talked to the girl , Miranda Lewis , she 's not keen , but I think I can bring her round . |
| 17 | ‘ I would n't say I do think I can beat her , but you 've got to pretend you can . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm sure I can fix her . ’ |
| 19 | He said you go up and lay in your bedroom he said and I can send her up when she comes in . |
| 20 | ‘ Now I ca n't wait until I can give her a big hug . ’ |
| 21 | Well happiness then what I can give her . |
| 22 | Not that she saw me teased , but even now I can give her back you know |
| 23 | That 's the , that 's the whole point , you , you have to start somewhere , yes I can give her a bit of paper , yes she can throw it in the bin , it 's made no difference , in fact I think it 's getting worse since I spoke to her , is n't it ? |
| 24 | He smiled a harsh smile and held her eyes as he told her , ‘ You may be able to offer Kirsty a comfortable single-parent home in London , but I can offer her a great deal more than that … ’ |
| 25 | I can wind her up just like that |
| 26 | She does not register the gesture , but I can feel her watching as we go . |
| 27 | She 's so close I can smell her , and see the little nerve twitching in a secret place behind her ear , and hear her breathing just slightly faster than before . |
| 28 | I can sort her out for myself . |
| 29 | But I can sense her blossoming into that relaxed wakefulness you can get in the quiet hours . |
| 30 | I can picture her now sitting at the harmonium in her black lace gown , me standing beside her as we sang together . |