Example sentences of "can [vb infin] i [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah you can make me some , I do n't know what I , I do n't want anything but I du n no |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | And for an admission like that from an old woman you can buy me another drink , young man … |
| 4 | ‘ But I really do n't think your voodoo can give me all the things I want in life . ’ |
| 5 | And if you can give me that relief , I will be grateful . ’ |
| 6 | And you can give me those cornflakes . |
| 7 | ‘ You can give me another place to meet her at night-time , a more private place , which she can choose and no one will be able to find out . ’ |
| 8 | Please pray that as the need for ‘ counselling ’ is recognised ( and the need is very great ) that maybe they can give me some time from working duties to provide a ‘ service ’ in this area . |
| 9 | Okay , so if you can give me some suggestions that might , might actually improve , cos we 've got to be seriously thinking that she 's fifty six , this is the other key to it . |
| 10 | Well if you can give me some reassurance |
| 11 | You can give me some of the hard ones if you like . |
| 12 | He said I 'll come up he said if it 's more than thirty pound Ange , he said you can give me some money next week . |
| 13 | I have been quoted coots ranging from £2,000 to £5,000 and I would like to know if you can give me any advice on which of the more common Ford , BMC , Perkins diesel engines can be obtained from scrappers , reconditioned and fitted . |
| 14 | " If you can give me any news of Mr. Andrew , please ring at four o'clock in the morning . |
| 15 | so Sam can bring me that in after Christmas aunt , no-one , aunty Amy will bring it ? |
| 16 | ‘ You can show me all the delights of Oxford , ’ said the squaw . |
| 17 | The day he left , Kathy said to Clare , ‘ I 'll come round every evening and you can phone me any time — I 've asked my boss . ’ |
| 18 | I 'm as clean as a whistle ; they can test me any time , anywhere . ’ |
| 19 | She 's an ancient lass , I call her Nellie , but she can take me all the way to Sanderstown if I want a night out with bright lights . |
| 20 | ‘ And you can surprise me any old time , ’ the dog offered . |
| 21 | Perhaps you can tell me that ! ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll make a pot of tea then you can tell me all about it . ’ |
| 23 | Do let's chat again some time and you can tell me all the gossip about Buck 's new tenants . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ In a moment you can tell me all about Richard . |
| 25 | ‘ Let's get as drunk as you think we have to , and you can tell me all the reasons I 'm so childish . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You can tell me all about this while you pour me a drink , ’ he said quietly and they went into the kitchen . |
| 27 | ‘ You can tell me all that over the phone . ’ |
| 28 | Now , ’ he added , rising to his feet and taking the plate from her hand , ‘ it 's a beautiful moonlit night — so why do n't we take a walk in the garden , and you can tell me all about the history of your old family home ? ’ |
| 29 | Get into bed , I 'll bring you some water , and you can tell me all about it . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You can tell me all about Sarah Chester 's range of products on the way . |