Example sentences of "can [pron] [vb infin] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Can I admit the divine man in friends , |
2 | Can I make a special request ? |
3 | Can I make the same point as well please ? |
4 | Can I borrow the goddamn protractor ? |
5 | Now there 's a little piece , can I mention a little piece in the local thing , there 's a little press release here which Robert produced and sent off to the local newspaper . |
6 | and , Lord Mayor , can I mention the disgraceful behaviour of that god father of the City |
7 | Can I present the Norman Invasion of 1066 to this group of Bengali children ? |
8 | Just then they heard a heavy footstep outside , and a voice called , ‘ Neighbours , can I bring a few lambs in there ? ’ |
9 | Good morning , hope you all enjo hope you all enjoyed the meeting last night and er just by way of a change today we 've got er er resolutions and debates on the Labour Party and from one socialist party to another can I extend the warmest congratulations of the G M B Labour Party Conference to our comrades in Spain who 've been successful in winning a fourth general election . |
10 | Can I 'ave a new gown , some silk pyjamas , some French lingerie , a fur coat ! |
11 | Well I 'm delighted to see so many of you have taken the trouble to come and join us today for yet another annual public meeting and in welcoming you can I give a particular welcome to our new chairman Mike Betts , thank him very much indeed for joining us . |
12 | What can I tell the other parents ? ’ |
13 | Or ‘ can I fit a 5 speed gearbox to my ‘ 74 Range Rover ? ’ |
14 | Neither can I impose a specific style on it , try as I might . |
15 | Sir , — Can I thank the 20,033 people who voted for me last week . |
16 | The assistant fetched a man from the back — please can I see the male assistant to explain what I want ? — who nodded gravely . |
17 | Er er ca can can I digress a little bit beca I wo and then come back ? |
18 | Mr Smith 's warning coincided with a call by Ken Livingstone , the Labour MP for Brent East , who said on London Weekend Television 's The Walden Interview : ‘ You can be miles ahead in the polls , but when you get to the last three weeks , people think , ‘ Can I afford a Labour government ? ’ |
19 | Can I put the spare cup down ? |
20 | ‘ Can I have a little time to think it over ? ’ |
21 | My hair 's dry now ; can I have a hot drink , please ? |
22 | Can I have a hot cross bun ? |
23 | ‘ If we 're so rich , can I have a new door ? |
24 | Can I have a new chair ? |
25 | Can I have a tiny sip please . |
26 | Can I have a tiny bit of your glue . |
27 | O is ‘ Oh dear , can I have a second opinion ? ’ |
28 | Okay Hello , can I have a three pound fifty car wash please . |
29 | Er , before I ring off can I have a quick word with Cedric please — if he 's there ? |
30 | This girl we know was in Germany and they were doing a PA and she ran up to Richard Fm and said ‘ I 've come all the way from England to see you ’ — which was a complete lie — and she said , ‘ Can I have a signed photo ? ’ |