Example sentences of "i can [vb infin] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | My husband tries to be sympathetic , but I can tell his patience is running out . |
| 2 | Well , I mean I take the view that if we are going to erm have something on the agenda , I can telephone his secretary , I can write to him , anytime , which I 'm quite willing to do , I can not see the point in sending things through the post at twenty five P a time when we shall never see the man , and if he comes here |
| 3 | I can wash his bottle out in two minutes . |
| 4 | I can draw his face and his expressions , but words are all so used , they 've been used about so many other things and people . |
| 5 | I can summarise his submissions as follows : ( 1 ) Walker v. Great Northern Railway Co. of Ireland , 28 L.R.Ir. 69 correctly stated the position at English law up to 1976. ( 2 ) As the legislature has intervened in this field it is neither necessary nor appropriate for the judiciary to alter the position at common law . |
| 6 | I 've now come to realise that physically Will is no longer around , although I still like to think that I can feel his presence in other ways |
| 7 | I can feel his wet , young face in my hands , melting |
| 8 | I can feel his buttons through my dress . |
| 9 | I can feel his kiss still , pouring through me . |
| 10 | ‘ Now , at night , in that big old house , I can sense his presence . |
| 11 | Another person is happy or unhappy : I can use his good mood perhaps to charm a concession out of him , or take advantage of a time when he is distracted by trouble to steal a march on him ; but I shall not be pleased or displeased by emotions which do not touch my interests . |
| 12 | You have plenty of weapons why do n't you kill him , then I can use his old hut to keep bees in . " |
| 13 | I can understand his frustration , but he went too far . ’ |
| 14 | Van Gogh was also an epileptic and I think I can understand his passion and sense of isolation . ’ |
| 15 | Mother was never grasping , ’ denied Meredith , ‘ though I can understand his parents must have thought that . |
| 16 | ‘ I can understand his wish for secrecy , ’ Vitor said , ‘ but I do n't see the need to adopt the charade that you were his girlfriend . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Slaven has been chosen before by Jack Charlton , but I can understand his disappointment . |
| 18 | And there is a sense in which this applies , but although I can appreciate his point that seeking a good reputation may well dominate the practical order , if it were also to dominate the activities I have designated ‘ second-order ’ then it makes nonsense of the possibility of ‘ disinterestedness ’ , enjoying something for its own sake . |
| 19 | In fact , I can describe his manner at that moment no better than the way Miss Kenton puts it in her letter ; it was indeed ‘ as though he hoped to find some precious jewel he had dropped there ’ . |
| 20 | I can imagine his making love to me and it does n't disgust me . |
| 21 | I can imagine his tired voice continuing unheard . |
| 22 | Well that 's why now I 'm glad when I 'm come on this diet that I can fill his |
| 23 | I can read his silence . |
| 24 | Perhaps there I can find his father and we will be safe . ’ |
| 25 | I shall have to ask around today and see if I can find his owner . |
| 26 | ‘ I can remember his exact words . |
| 27 | I 'M GOING to ask my next door neighbour if I can write his biography . |
| 28 | I can see his hand moving already ! |
| 29 | As he gestures , his robe slips and I can see his penis , which is inky black and purplish towards the ( circumcized ) tip . |
| 30 | Andy looks from him down to me ; I can see his jaw trembling . |