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 ? |