Example sentences of "can i have " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you do n't come back , can I have your egg ? ’ the aircrew are said to have joked . |
| 2 | ‘ Mummy , can I have my St Margaret picture ? ’ |
| 3 | Can I have the keys ? ’ |
| 4 | The prize goes to a child , age unspecified but a couple of years off joined-up writing , who says : ‘ Dear Father Chismas can I have some of these things ? ’ |
| 5 | There 's a lot of work to do on that case — can I have Susy Harvey to assist ? ’ |
| 6 | And then there was this memorable exchange : ‘ Vic , can I have a couple of words please ? ’ |
| 7 | Can I have another go ? ' ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Mummy , can I have a drink of water ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Can I have horseradish sauce instead ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Can I have one , then ? |
| 11 | ‘ Can I have some lemonade ? ’ |
| 12 | Can I have a look at the beat-card that takes in Bartholomew Close ? ’ |
| 13 | Franca , when can I have a drink did the doctor say ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Can I have a sister , please , Mama ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Can I have one when they come , Miss Harmer ? ’ begged Jeremy longingly . |
| 16 | ‘ Can I have my story ? ’ she said . |
| 17 | People do sit down to discuss and pool ideas , but in mainstream broadcasting boundaries are more rigid between technical and conceptual areas and she misses the opportunity to use her technical skills : ‘ If you see a shot that you really like you ca n't just grab the camera and say , ‘ Oh , can I have a go . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Can I have a word with you , old boy ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Can I have your name please ? ’ |
| 20 | You could get stopped by women , saying : ‘ Can I have the police clothes ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Can I have a look ? ’ |
| 22 | There is a wealth of revealing evidence on the attitudes that affect reading : ‘ His daddy always takes him to bed , and he says ‘ Can I have a story ? ’ said an engineer 's wife , ‘ but he 's been told now that he 's getting a bit too old for stories ’ ’ [ ‘ He ’ is four ] ( Newson and Newson , 1968 , p.274 ) ; ‘ Then I read her a story , ’ said an actor 's wife , ‘ and Rupert listens , and then I show Rupert his little book ’ ’ [ Rupert being sixteen months old ] ( ibid . |
| 23 | In a letter to a newspaper one man commented that he was taking his six-year-old daughter to her school sports day when she asked , ‘ Daddy , can I have some of the drugs that Ben Johnson took to make me run fast ? ’ |
| 24 | How can I have said that ? |
| 25 | ‘ Cal , can I have a drink , please ? |
| 26 | ‘ Can I have a little time to think it over ? ’ |
| 27 | Well , he found them the best ski runs in the Cairngorms when they started and they could n't afford to give him anything very spectacular , so he said , ‘ Can I have the ski shop and the bobble hat concession ? ’ |
| 28 | Dog : ‘ Can I have some beer please ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Can I have your autograph ? ’ said another . |
| 30 | Now can I have that pastis ? ’ |