Example sentences of "can [pers pn] [vb infin] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then there 's the lending it out problem , where presumably people say ‘ can I borrow this stuff ’ and they just sort of walk off with it and you do n't know whether you 've got it all back , and you find a few weeks later there 's a lead missing . |
| 2 | He er was n't the lender , he was the borrower , he went to the bank , says can I borrow this collection of treasury bonds , which he has to put pension fund assets to stock , so he 's immediately er going against his duty as a trustee cos it 's costing the pension fund money this er er excess of five to ten per cent . |
| 3 | Erm can I , can I move this conversation on to the |
| 4 | Yes , can I bring this argument a bit closer to home and talk about the sexual division of labour within the family , which I think is one of the underlying causes of discrimination against women , and that 's really just a fancy term for the fact that when we talk about child care women do most of the work and men do very little , and really I do n't think we can look at the position of women without looking at how , in fact , child care and caring is organized within the family . |
| 5 | No but it I mean it 's just been so long , it I I said to him , can I do this trial and he said , and i explained everything about it and he said , yes try it . |
| 6 | Oh look , how can I do this hair . |
| 7 | If we do n't get approval to increase the salary by the thirty first of January so I can have the two people I want can I appoint this lady and bring her on board cos I know she 'll do a reasonable job in a certain area ? |
| 8 | Now can I explain this part over here look at this . |
| 9 | Rexy , can I keep this scarf ? ’ |
| 10 | One anxious practitioner asks Shoreditch : ‘ How can I sell this data now ? ’ |
| 11 | Can I shut this window Dave ? |
| 12 | So can I wipe this side off . |
| 13 | No the money I want to spend , I 've partly already written back and said , can I use this money as we do n't need it can I buy chairs , I was specific . |
| 14 | Can I use this trainee manager ? |
| 15 | Can I put this bag |
| 16 | Can I have this bottle Kath ? |
| 17 | Dear Santa , can I have this toy next Christmas ? |
| 18 | ‘ Where can I find this woman ? ’ the stranger asked quickly , showing in his pale face how important this was to him . |
| 19 | How can I increase this positiveness if it 's a negative sample . |
| 20 | I know that Canon 's native print quality is excellent , as demonstrated by the self-test page , so how can I exploit this machine to its full potential using Windows 3.1-based word processing and presentation graphics ? |
| 21 | Erm , can I ask this committee then erm I 'm , I 've enquired |
| 22 | Can I try this glove on ? |
| 23 | ‘ God , how can you stand this stuff ? |
| 24 | e ) Can you draw this shape which is made up of different triangles ? |
| 25 | 1 Can you draw this figure without going over the same line twice ? |
| 26 | Then Mr Claxton ( Foreman of the Finishing Shop ) consulted one of his machinists : ‘ Can you do this Jim ? ’ 'Yes , I think so , leave it with me' . |
| 27 | It 's like what 's his name Sammy Davis , when he was alive he was on the telly doing all these and he said how can you do this fellows now he said ? |
| 28 | Can you answer this question ? |
| 29 | How many times have I had someone come and say , can you sign this drawing please |
| 30 | Er Carole , can you sign this loan application , there 's a blank |