Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [pers pn] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the maid woke her she sat up in bed and said , ‘ Ask Sir Stephen if he can spare me a few minutes . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm sure you can spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Sure , and you can give me a few tips on the leisure market . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm sorry to intrude on you at this hour , but if you can give me a few minutes of your time you may be able to help me , and I 'll be very much obliged . ’ |
| 5 | You can give me a few at a time if you like . |
| 6 | But whereas those satirists recreated a context with omniscience in such a way as to justify their final attack , the poet here can give us no such context . |
| 7 | Perhaps she can sell them a few sleeping policeman , I ca n't remember her saying so as such . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps not , ’ a fresh voice drawled , ‘ but you can tell me a few preliminary conclusions . |
| 9 | The same problem of interpretation arises from any use of manorial records , probably the best available documentary source ; these can tell us no more than the number of holdings which fell vacant on particular estates and throw no light on mortality among landless persons . |
| 10 | Right , let me see if I can get it the same . |