If they can come on the TV and talk to me at 1 and 2 AM, then I might can fit them in for a few minutes.
source:
COCA
Entry:
1007
Example:
If they can come on the TV and talk to me at 1 and 2 AM, then I might can fit them in for a few minutes.
Modal 1:
might
Modal 2:
can
Gender:
Female
Race/Ethnicity:
White
Age:
unknown
Level of Education:
Unknown
Home Community, Town, or State:
Unknown
Location Collected:
Radio
Year:
2003
Relation to Addressee:
interviewee to interviewer
Medium:
Spoken
Sentence Structure:
1.2
Status:
Naturalistic
Notes:
Source: NPR Saturday.
Source: Francis, Joanne Johnston. 'Green Pastures' in Feminist Studies 16:1.
hink that's why she voted for Bush. But like I said, I think this coming election that she'll go back Democrat. Amb. al-SABAH Three of these women say they'll vote in the February 3rd primary. They were impressed when former Vice President Al Gore endorsed Howard Dean, but they also said they don't have time for politics. Grocery clerk Pat Ballentine has never voted. So far she hasn't even seen the candidates on TV. 2nd VINE SYSTEM OPERATOR If they can come on the TV and talk to me at 1 and 2 AM, then I might can fit them in for a few minutes. Amb. al-SABAH Pat Ballentine says she'll consider a New Year's resolution to vote and if she does, she and the other women in this conversation could be part of a national majority of women favoring Democrats, but getting them to the polls, considering all their responsibilities, will be anything but easy. Linda Wertheimer, NPR News. @@149888 (Soundbite