Example sentences of "[adv] can [pron] [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not only can we match any skin , from lightest to darkest , ’ he says , ‘ but we can give any woman the exact combination of texture , weight and coverage that she wants in a foundation or powder . |
| 2 | Not only can it homogenize these communities as insensitively as assimilationism or multiculturalism . |
| 3 | ‘ You have achieved your objective , Mr Wyatt , so can we have this talk you insist upon and go our separate ways ? ’ |
| 4 | So can we say that point nine and ten does not apply to access ? |
| 5 | so can you see that board there ? |
| 6 | So can I wipe this side off . |
| 7 | Now can we get some sleep ? ’ he added plaintively . |
| 8 | Well , now can I make any Joan a lady . |
| 9 | Now can I explain this part over here look at this . |
| 10 | Now can I have that pastis ? ’ |
| 11 | Well can they detrunk that bit ? |
| 12 | Well can they detrunk that bit ? |
| 13 | Yeah cos er Jim had just come on duty and she was going up in the lift with somebody and they said please can we have five pounds , your mother 's just had her hair permed |
| 14 | I started to do my statutory thing about ‘ Please can we have some women speakers ’ . |
| 15 | If you would like to go ahead with the order , please can you clear these documents ? |
| 16 | Please can you identify these objects ? |
| 17 | Well you have to go through all this rigmarole of paperwork , you ca n't just go in and hand over your book and say please can I have five pounds now then I want to go and buy a book or something . |
| 18 | Please can I have some stottie please ? |
| 19 | thank you , please can I have some milk please |
| 20 | Well when you get another cheque book , you write on the back please can I have another cheque book . |
| 21 | How then can we gauge this timber to width with our right hand ? |
| 22 | Only then can it affect political institutions . |
| 23 | And you then have to say to yourself , ‘ okay , now what — what sort of information are they are going to want and how crisply and briefly can I give that information ? ’ |
| 24 | Okay , where else can we get some conversation ! |
| 25 | Where else can you have immediate access to details of over 1,500 sail and power boats , internationally , at the touch of a button ? |
| 26 | Right can we get these slips back about the erm presentations thing . |
| 27 | O ! never can I remember those days with either shame or regret . |