Example sentences of "see [conj] you can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That proposition presupposes that if you make a reduction in the district figures , then you must have an idea what the district contribution towards the Greater York figure is , er and I find it difficult to see that you can have , if you have a new settlement , if you have a new settlement the C provision for the new settlement floating in this table , erm but can I just say before we adjourn for coffee , that I really would like to have some very firm answers to the questions which are posed under issue two , er and particularly about two D and that is specific guidance on the location of the new settlement . |
| 2 | An example might be to focus on car number plates and seeing if you can make a word containing all the letters of the plate number , or in a supermarket look out for all items costing a particular amount of money , or in a crowded room noting the number of people with blue eyes . |
| 3 | ‘ You mean , to see if you can trip me up ! ’ |
| 4 | They 've erm volunteers to see if you can show this committee the presentation for the . |
| 5 | ‘ No , I 've come to see if you can fix her up with a couple of skirts and blouses , Annie , from your unredeemed stuff . |
| 6 | That 's to see if you can identify what the problems are with each of those three , and why they 're experiencing difficulties in their job . |
| 7 | This will probably be to see if you can think on your feet and react well under stress . |
| 8 | I 'd be grateful if you 'd go to Hastings to see if you can discover what 's niggling at her . |
| 9 | Maybe soon I 'll let ye have a chance to see if you can do anything — but remember , miracles are often caused by good luck . ’ |
| 10 | Er i this is why it 's important that you mix with people , that you get out and about , because if you find that everybody else is , is getting up the hill faster than you and everybody else is crossing the roads quicker than you and all the rest of it , it should tell you something , now I mean I do n't even want to go into competition but I think it is good occasionally to see if you can walk as fast as that eighteen year old in front of you . |
| 11 | ‘ The Gruagach sent me here , ’ began Caspar , and stopped , and then went on with more assurance , ‘ they sent me along to see if you can provide a — well , I do n't know what you 'd call it really . |
| 12 | Er if you were a fairly decent criminal though you , you may well have a look through the windows to see if you can see any detectors on the wall , just to confirm it , because by now you 'd be thinking that a lot of these are dummies . |
| 13 | It also makes sense to ask around among other people in the same field to see if you can pick up any extra information about the firm . |
| 14 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she said in what she hoped was a businesslike manner , ‘ I 've come to see if you can help me out on a special job . ’ |
| 15 | Right , do you want to see if you can catch up ? |
| 16 | Select a strong healthy stem that has borne a good bloom , or is still carrying one that has gone over the top , and look at the stem lower down — to see if you can find nice plump axillary buds or eyes in the leaf axils — these are latent growth buds , and they are going to become your new roses ! |
| 17 | And Billy Smallbury , she wants you to go to Casterbridge , to see if you can find the young soldier who 's been courting Fanny . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't see that you can do anything . |
| 19 | now you can see that you can read those messages about the hands went did n't they ? |
| 20 | Oh I have to erm see if you can go actually , erm that 's a weekend I 'm not sure when it 's open for anybody , cos they do ever such a lot of classes , they do scuba diving there as well |
| 21 | ‘ Let's see if you can waltz better than you can speak our lingo . |
| 22 | Robert , had n't you better go and see if you can comfort her ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You should try and see if you can do it yourself , ’ Denice suggests . |
| 24 | Well let's see if you can do this one then . |
| 25 | ! You can see if you can do the garlic bread Andy , Andy now . |
| 26 | Oh well you gon na see if you can finish it off tomorrow ? |
| 27 | Let's see if you can make it all the way to the front door before Rosie gets you . |
| 28 | Right , well so that 's alright tomorrow right me and you go down the dirt track and we 'll see if you can handle a one two five , yeah ? |
| 29 | Watch him Lindy said Bill and see if you can see if you can see his |
| 30 | Er let's see if you can remember the year that was . |