Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [vb infin] us [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Captain was saying to the Sub-lieutenant , ‘ I want to know everything she can tell us about the Maxwell girl , family , friends , habits , etcetera — everything . |
| 2 | Sue : Finally , is there any thing you can tell us about the Business Start Up Scheme and the TEC Challenge ? |
| 3 | I is there anything you can tell us about the additional costs of er er increased specifications , there have been some increases as well minor reductions . |
| 4 | You can reach us on the newsline number oh-four-one three-three-two seven thousand . |
| 5 | ‘ You can drive us to the front door of a pharmacy . |
| 6 | ‘ You can take us to the graves , Sir James ? ’ |
| 7 | They can drive us into the arms of God , or into the clutches of evil . |
| 8 | Many of the water companies are now considering installing meters so that they can charge us for the amount of water we have actually used . |
| 9 | This , in turn , will cause us to address the broader issue of whether there is , in a more general sense , a genuine , causal association between insanity and at least some forms of creativity ; and , if that is so , what it can tell us about the underlying qualities of psychosis and of the creative process . |
| 10 | We must examine it to see what sense it can yield us in the case of those who , as it happens , are not men in the first place , and in what way , once this is done , it will have changed its meaning for those who , by no special fault or merit of their own , actually are so . |
| 11 | He can advise us on the best brochure layouts , promotional photography , video or slide presentation — the whole package . |
| 12 | As for the laird — ’ he looked round with a quick black glint , ‘ he can lead us by the nose . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Why not , if he can provide us with the answer . ’ |