Example sentences of "can [pron] [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 How can I rig these dice ?
2 I have searched through Seaby 's Roman Coins and Their Values but can not find it , neither can I identify some bronzes in my collection .
3 Can I feel one side of my body more in contact with the floor than the other side ?
4 Can I feel more pressure on the outside or the inside of my feet ?
5 ‘ How can I go one way when he 's going the other ?
6 Request from child : ‘ Mum , can I go next door later on ? ’
7 Can I go next week , then ?
8 Q Can I make private calls ?
9 Can I make some comment about the meeting because something arise from that meeting which was in er important information for me , namely that the diocese are anticipating that will remain to look after , I gather .
10 Well , now can I make any Joan a lady .
11 Can I borrow that ash tray a minute ? .
12 Can I borrow that cloth ?
13 So I said to her , you know , can I borrow fifty P off you till I see you later .
14 some butter can I borrow some butter ?
15 Can I borrow some books ?
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 How can I observe one pupil and supervise the whole class ?
19 Just before we break can I remind all women delegates , officers and guests there will be the reception to be held at twelve thirty to two o' clock in the Lord Mayor 's banqueting hall , in the Guildhall .
20 Can I move that tea cup a bit ?
21 Erm can I , can I move this conversation on to the
22 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 .
23 Can I do one Mrs ?
24 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 .
25 Oh look , how can I do this hair .
26 And you then have to say to yourself , ‘ okay , now what — what sort of information are they are going to want and how crisply and briefly can I give that information ? ’
27 another fortnight saying can I give another fortnight .
28 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 ?
29 " And how can I explain such finery to Mother Benedicta ? "
30 Now can I explain this part over here look at this .
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