Example sentences of "i can [vb infin] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm cursing because the pigeon chooses this moment for an escape bid up the neck of my Spidersuit , plus I can tell they know I must be close but ca n't quite imagine the trans-shed escape route I 've taken . |
| 2 | By what I can gather they must have lived in Durham for a time , 'cos when she was saying her prayers she brought in a Mrs Melburn , a parson 's wife , who was kind to them after the father died or whatever , an' from what I made out of her jabbering the woman and the mother have written to each other . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I can appreciate they 're not exactly going to be over the moon , but this is your life we 're talking about , not theirs . ’ |
| 4 | I do n't know Norman 's reaction to Fergie 's story but I can say they have left me with a bitter feeling . |
| 5 | Even though I can say they are eager to do it , a lot of people in authority do n't feel confident enough to sign a cheque . |
| 6 | I can see they 'll get it from that quarter and before very long . |
| 7 | There are three or four operators who 've been here longer than the computer , and I can see they 've really switched off . |
| 8 | ‘ I can see they 're going to look after me really well . ’ |
| 9 | I can see they ve got this rule about players to be selected . |
| 10 | ‘ I can see they 're not called prickly pears for nothing ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , yes — I can see they 're going to make me old before my time , ’ Liz had laughed ruefully . |
| 12 | Well they 've wanted a mid-field player and a good striker , now people well write letters to local press informing them of this , but they do n't seem to be prepared to do this , they , the managers want to do their own thing as far as I can see they think the people on the terraces do n't know anything , but Jim and I were saying last night they wanted a mid-field player for ages now all this season , a ball winner , they have n't had one since Willie used to play and |
| 13 | Used to be two drawers empty , now it 's full of tapes and I can see they take over . |
| 14 | I can see they never get clean again , the sun clean them . |
| 15 | Oh yes I can see they 're trailer |
| 16 | I can see they 've got it in . |
| 17 | I can believe they wo n't complement our |
| 18 | ‘ I can guarantee they 'll get inside . |
| 19 | I ca n't tell you what they might win , but I can guarantee they 'll take home memories of their day on ’ Blockbusters ’ . |
| 20 | I ca n't tell you what they might win , but I can guarantee they 'll take home memories of their day on ’ Blockbusters ’ . |