Example sentences of "[vb infin] me [Wh adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Can you show me where the cabin is ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You must show me where the boy went after he took the boots , we 'll get them back , do n't worry . ’ |
| 3 | Umm , err … to make it more fun for both of us , we could perhaps have dinner and you could show me how you 'd behave in a date situation . |
| 4 | In a night-club you could show me how you chat-up . |
| 5 | You can show me how . |
| 6 | And if you 're a er golfer er you might go to the professional and say you know I 'm miss I 'm hooking , you know , can you show me how I ca n't do this ? |
| 7 | Can you show me how much they 'd get ? |
| 8 | You could show me how persuasive you can be . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I was hoping you would show me how friendly we were by coming to get me . ’ |
| 10 | He said to get changed and he would show me how to lay the table for dinner as guests were being entertained that night . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I 'm here now , so he can see me whenever he likes . ’ |
| 12 | So Mr , can you tell me whereabouts you were born in Nottingham and when ? |
| 13 | ‘ Perhaps you can tell me why my daughter does n't come to see me ? |
| 14 | CAN YOU tell me why you found it necessary to print such an offensive cartoon ( Lagerland , page 40 ) ? |
| 15 | Can you tell me why , on returning to normal drive after 4WD , I experience severe jumping in the steering action for a brief time before everything returns to normal . |
| 16 | Make it clear that you have taken in details by phrasing questions along the lines of , ‘ I 've looked at your educational record which seems excellent but could you perhaps tell me why you did not pass maths until two years after your other 0 levels/changed schools halfway through A levels/took a year off while doing your degree ? ’ |
| 17 | Can you tell me why ? |
| 18 | Can you please tell me why ? |
| 19 | Perhaps she could tell me why I was bleeding . |
| 20 | This would appear to be so , but can anyone tell me why the 950i dropped its stitches off on the left of the machine and the 836 preferred the right ? |
| 21 | R.B. Can you tell me why ? |
| 22 | ‘ Will you tell me why ? ’ |
| 23 | I 'm not surprised , ’ he lied , ‘ but will someone tell me why he 's liked so much ? ’ |
| 24 | Sir could you tell me why why the playhouse operates a policy whereby promoters can not hire the venue outright . |
| 25 | Please can you tell me why ? |
| 26 | Can anybody tell me why the black powder 's not powerful enough . |
| 27 | Can anyone tell me why we put it on the list of things we wanted to discuss then ? |
| 28 | ’ Or will you tell me why you 're here ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Listen , if you do n't tell me why you want to know , then I wo n't find out for you . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If you did not see Sir Charles , you must tell me why . |