Example sentences of "can [pers pn] [verb] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can I have an extra bonus point ? |
| 2 | Where can I find an inexpensive rug-making kit ? |
| 3 | ‘ CAN YOU do an exploding monster drawing for the letters page ? ’ enquired the then art editor over the ‘ phone . |
| 4 | It may not be as easy as surrendering your body to the doctor and simply taking the medicine , nor can you expect an over-night cure . |
| 5 | How can you reach an acceptable level of data security and stop yourself falling into the ‘ it could n't happen to me ’ trap ? |
| 6 | ‘ Can you imagine an uptight bastard like that in the Vice Squad ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Can you have an ex-directory Fax number ? ’ |
| 8 | But if the interpretation of poetic texts is condemned to indeterminacy , then how can we have an explanatory account of the role of figurative language in communication ? |