Example sentences of "you can [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Surely you can spare me ten minutes — say a quarter of an hour ? ’ |
| 2 | So that you can offer me some kind of deal . |
| 3 | If they are n't you can send them straight back . ’ |
| 4 | do n't forget when they 're added when they 're added you can do them one bit at a time . |
| 5 | You can put , do brown and put colours on the top or you can do him any colour and then put any colour on top . |
| 6 | learn how to introduce yourself , so you can do it each time you meet a new person at somebody 's house . |
| 7 | You can do it that way and it works out a lot cheaper . |
| 8 | Or you can do it next week . |
| 9 | You can do it this time . |
| 10 | It 's some once as a customer you can do it later stage . |
| 11 | This is traditionally done in early spring , although you can do it any time between autumn and late spring . |
| 12 | Yo go on you can tell me this joke and then you can finish . |
| 13 | You can tell him that joke ca n't ya ? |
| 14 | If you can tell him next week he 's back in |
| 15 | Younger neighbours may be glad to ‘ sit in ’ for one evening a week too , if you can give them some service in return , such as looking after their child for a morning while they go shopping , although of course there are people who will help with no expectation of reward , if you make your need known to them-perhaps more of them than you imagine . |
| 16 | No you can give them little stickers and say , hello , hi , my name 's Donna ! |
| 17 | And if you can give me that relief , I will be grateful . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You can give me another place to meet her at night-time , a more private place , which she can choose and no one will be able to find out . ’ |
| 19 | And you can give me those cornflakes . |
| 20 | I have been quoted coots ranging from £2,000 to £5,000 and I would like to know if you can give me any advice on which of the more common Ford , BMC , Perkins diesel engines can be obtained from scrappers , reconditioned and fitted . |
| 21 | " If you can give me any news of Mr. Andrew , please ring at four o'clock in the morning . |
| 22 | He said I 'll come up he said if it 's more than thirty pound Ange , he said you can give me some money next week . |
| 23 | Well if you can give me some reassurance |
| 24 | Okay , so if you can give me some suggestions that might , might actually improve , cos we 've got to be seriously thinking that she 's fifty six , this is the other key to it . |
| 25 | The marvellous thing about basic cheap ottomans is that you can paint them any colour to match the prevailing decor of the room and you can cover the lid with padded material , or even carpet , to make a seat . |
| 26 | ‘ You can pay me next time you see me . |
| 27 | ‘ Sergeant Joe , ’ said Linda , ‘ you can 'ave me last bit of fried bread , if yer like . ’ |
| 28 | It 's too highly fragranced — you can smell it 24 hours later — but very effective . |
| 29 | You can show him that string of polo ponies you 're so proud of . ’ |
| 30 | Oh shut up er Charlotte it 's on ruddy video , you can watch it any time , anyway you 're colouring |