Example sentences of "[verb] can [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we do n't get approval to increase the salary by the thirty first of January so I can have the two people I want can I appoint this lady and bring her on board cos I know she 'll do a reasonable job in a certain area ? |
| 2 | Do n't mean you can come up to me and say can I have ten grams of smack please Cassie all right . |
| 3 | He er was n't the lender , he was the borrower , he went to the bank , says can I borrow this collection of treasury bonds , which he has to put pension fund assets to stock , so he 's immediately er going against his duty as a trustee cos it 's costing the pension fund money this er er excess of five to ten per cent . |
| 4 | Just before we break can I remind all women delegates , officers and guests there will be the reception to be held at twelve thirty to two o' clock in the Lord Mayor 's banqueting hall , in the Guildhall . |
| 5 | so in , in a way , I mean I 'm really almost be in this case be limited to simply saying can you give any idea when you 're likely to , be able to produce anything other |
| 6 | another fortnight saying can I give another fortnight . |
| 7 | Can , can we have can we have some light on ? |
| 8 | Her Mum 's got a lot of money cos ev you know Lisa sh , her Mum goes , her Mum 's gone can you hold this tin of paint and they 're in Sport , you know the trainer shop ? |
| 9 | And we were gon na stay the night but Gary 's got his mum staying as well and he sa he says , you know , if you stay can you bring some bedding and that ? |
| 10 | that is the same thickness as what this I think can you hold that dear ? |
| 11 | and said can I have some money for me tonight , I said well I was gon na get a cheque out the Abbey National , he said oh no he said work day to day and I thought oh |
| 12 | last night , yesterday he had one and he said can I have another cream egg , so I said alright , cos there was a box of six , which means he 's had two out the six , he said to me this morning , got any more cream eggs so I said not for you , you 've got one for Martin , so I said yes , I 'll have his then |
| 13 | Miss can I have another piece of card |
| 14 | some proverbs , I ca n't think can you complete these proverbs good book up there for that I do n't know at all , there 's something wrong Ooh this looks really good got look at this book , all the streets it 's got like The House of Commons and The House of Lords |
| 15 | I mean can you solve square roots by hand ? |
| 16 | This document is nice and clear plain English , but quite frankly some of the replies and some of the er , er things understood by the public , can we ensure that we do use plain English , I 've got no criticism with this , this is okay , but when we get the replies to our customers erm that we service can we use plain English , that 's my first point , do you want to respond or can I make my second one ? |
| 17 | That I 'll well that , yes I 'll say can you use this week to make sure you understand when Donne was alive . |