Example sentences of "can [vb infin] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can spare you half an hour before my presence is called for in the refectory . |
| 2 | Yeah you can make me some , I do n't know what I , I do n't want anything but I du n no |
| 3 | On the other hand , feeding deer can make them half tame and easy to see . |
| 4 | And also I think , which is very strong and I think it does come out in , in the Chinese Communist Party , is the lust of power which can be even more dangerous when you convince yourself I 'll do all you lot good but I can make you all members of the Communist Party , whether you want to be or not does n't really matter , you know , it 's gon na be for the good of the country so you fall in with this trap of assuming that you want is for their good so it 's sort of a , a dangerous thing . |
| 5 | If I can make you all happy then that is my greatest ambition . ’ |
| 6 | Only Croner can make you this promise , which is backed by our considerable expertise gained over 50 years as Britain 's leading loose-leaf publisher . |
| 7 | Let's see if you can make it all the way to the front door before Rosie gets you . |
| 8 | It can make it all worthwhile having someone like you to teach , one of the bright ones . |
| 9 | Oh I can make it all proper . |
| 10 | Good morning David , I 'm enclosing three pages of a fax which I have just received from Teagasc capital T E A G A S C which is self explanatory stop , I hope you can make it all out , comma , if not please come back to me , full stop , paragraph , it would be a help if you could get your shipping agents to provide us with the rates they would have charged paragraph , many thanks and best regards , Sam . |
| 11 | See if you can make it any bigger . |
| 12 | Bereavement can have devastating effects on our defensive cells , but even something as minor as taking an exam can make us more vulnerable to infection . |
| 13 | If they can make us more aware of the Earth and our relationship with it then their study will have been worthwhile . |
| 14 | They can ship it , National Power can ship it half way across the world and get it for eighteen pound a ton . |
| 15 | The concept of the Created God can absorb them all , sanctifying the good , and rejecting the evil . |
| 16 | Cos you just sit there and , do you think you can lend me some money , please , I promise I 'll pay you back , and they 'll all give you about ten P , some of them give you fifty , some of them give you twenty got about , I was thinking you could just go in there and save up for all your Christmas shopping could n't you ? |
| 17 | ‘ I can lend you some money , if you want . ’ |
| 18 | Books and packed lunch , swimming gear or overnight kit — children can stash it all away in this snazzy backpack from Rowntree 's Jelly . |
| 19 | At present any member of the public can consult it all day long , all year round , and there is no doubt that it has been of invaluable help not only to scholars but also to the art trade . |
| 20 | If I can eat them all tonight can I have them ? |
| 21 | special salad , there were no iceberg , he did n't have an iceberg in the shop I like me iceberg because you can eat it all ca n't you ? |
| 22 | And allowing someone to call you by your first name ( 'Please , call me John' ) has the sub-text : ‘ I am higher-status than you are and so can grant you this permission . ’ |
| 23 | The marvellous thing about basic cheap ottomans is that you can paint them any colour to match the prevailing decor of the room and you can cover the lid with padded material , or even carpet , to make a seat . |
| 24 | Oh no ; I can promise you that . ’ |
| 25 | I can promise you that . |
| 26 | Your Dr Rafaelo must be a very important man if he can promise you that . ’ |
| 27 | But do n't tell me he is a United player , the kind who can win them that coveted crown . |
| 28 | It is a factor that Mr Crosby recognises : ‘ Tactics can win you these games , but more often than not it is whether the players have the experience and the bottle . ’ |
| 29 | Now , men , I hope I can trust you all to do your work well for me . |
| 30 | And for an admission like that from an old woman you can buy me another drink , young man … |