Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] explain " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps I better explain that symbiosis is popularly defined as a relationship between two differing life forms for their mutual benefit .
2 the track as such , can I just explain the position on the
3 It is that is a paper from somebody , I know not who , but can I just explain , if we 're having one franchise passenger service next year , which is pretty well all you can do because you do need to have that record , track record , the business operating as a separate business before bidders can bid , if we 're having one next year , to suggest as I think the quote was , that the that would cost about one point two billion pounds is ridiculous , it 's ridiculous , a single , a single ,
4 Can I just explain why that was ?
5 And can I just explain how we go about the course .
6 I wondered , sorry can I just explain , interrupting if you have the time .
7 How could I ever explain to them and how could I tell Jennifer ?
8 Let me just explain , if you ca n't make it , or if you do n't want to do it , I will er re-do it all again in the lecture next Friday at eleven .
9 They may , let me just explain the track then , in those situations they may well be investing in the depots , maintenance and so on , but let me just
10 Let me just explain exactly what we do .
11 Let me just explain where er what the erm options we have here today .
12 Right let me just explain then just just for the sake of completeness .
13 ‘ Ca n't you just explain that to your editor ?
14 Sorry can you just explain that when you say .
15 I mean , I know it 's something to do with funding but could you just explain that for me ?
16 This , can you just explain the relief was
17 Can you just explain how that would work though 'cos we 're now erm , auditing by job , are n't we , and given I do n't know the audit timetable I ca n't visualise the effect this would have but it seems that one could be making a change 'cos a particular , a job 's been audited and it effects Q P1 , or something one month , and therefore you make changes to it and another job 's audited the second , another month , the second month and Q P1 needs changing again , and it , in terms of keeping our staff with us , it will be quite conf , I think it 's not terribly practical to keep having constant change .
18 Can you can you just explain that bit again
19 But how could she ever explain this to Alexander , who anyway no longer wanted to understand ?
20 Could you please explain to her what these are/mean and let me know if she wants to change them from this : needs to be finalized by lunchtime tomorrow .
21 Could you please explain to me the principle behind these phases ?
22 ‘ If you have not changed my wife into a wolf , ’ said Mr Hampton , ‘ will you please explain where she has gone ?
23 At last , baffled , she said , ‘ I know it 's not my concern , Silas — but would you please explain why this room has to be measured ? ’
24 Refusing to rise to the bait , she visualised and counted ten elephants , a hangover habit from her childhood , then , her voice tightly controlled , asked , ‘ Would you please explain why you insisted on bringing me here instead of taking me to the Trevi ? ’
25 ‘ Would you kindly explain to me why you have allowed a confidential document belonging to me to fall into the hands of a junior member of my staff ? ’
26 ‘ Would you kindly explain to me what you 're talking about ? ’
27 did he ever explain to you what the urgency of having to have the article in on the following Saturday was ? , did he ev , did he ever tell you anything ?
28 Can he further explain to the House how the Ministry of Defence justifies importing thousands of tonnes of beef from South America to feed our forces when we have almost 1 million tonnes in intervention in Europe ?
29 How could he possibly explain his presence ?
30 Will he also explain why we have one of the few remaining Governments who still refuse to give legal protection to workers when they take legitimate and justified industrial action ?
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