Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [pron] can [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do you have to sit where I can see you ? ’ he demanded . |
| 2 | Malpas brigade are appealing for MoT failures which would be uneconomical to repair so they can practise their firefighting skills . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know if we can get you a ticket , ’ Paul says . |
| 4 | well I do n't know if we can get it there . |
| 5 | On the other hand , you 'll never know if you can do it till you try . |
| 6 | I think you are meant to post the voucher with your ticket application , I do n't know if you can use them over the phone . |
| 7 | The Commissioner will let you know if he can investigate your complaint further . |
| 8 | books here , yeah , I just , read them , I do n't know if I can do it I |
| 9 | Let me know if I can do anything . ’ |
| 10 | Whereas at the time it was a thin old wicket — you know , ‘ Madness are a bit thick and they do come out with some bollocks sometimes , so I do n't know if I can throw my weight behind them ’ . ’ |
| 11 | It 's worthwhile it 's not just erm like , I do n't know if I can give you an example erm |
| 12 | Identify the problem , e.g. should I go on holiday to Australia to meet a friend — I do n't know if I can afford it ? |
| 13 | Do n't know if I can afford it . |
| 14 | I er , I ca n't , I do n't know if I can use it or not . |
| 15 | I got quite good ones actually cos I got two children next to each other and a few years later I got them to do it again but I do n't know if I can find them all . |
| 16 | Feedback is easier to accept if you can do something constructive once you have got it ; if you know how to develop yourself , you are more likely to welcome feedback when it is offered and also more likely to solicit it actively . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Mr you see various people are giving evidence , and Mr wants to ask the right person , certain questions , namely the person who er devised those words and er you are er somebody in a very important position er and er he 's trying to get it from you , and as he 's pointed out to you a company ca n't sit down and produce in some corporate way a phrase someone or two human beings or more have got to do it and he wants to know if you can help us er who , who that was , that 's , that 's all you see , he does n't want to ask you about it , no doubt er , er in the same way as he 'd want to ask a person that actually devised a word , d' ya see ? |
| 19 | ‘ Now I ca n't wait until I can give her a big hug . ’ |
| 20 | No you can wait until you can see her going out with wait until the car 's not there if you know what car she 's driving these days . |
| 21 | If the Commonwealth War Commission do n't know how to get hold of the War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission can give us the information we want provided we can give them the christian name of the person and the regiment . |
| 22 | In the Australian experience referred to earlier , those engaged in the study of alternative community-based educational initiatives stressed the former rather than the latter , ‘ The innovating organisation will only survive if it can show them ( the statutory bodies and local power groups ) that its power is complementary rather than invasive . ’ |
| 23 | We must find a place in the ruins to hide until we can rouse him . |
| 24 | ‘ You want to know whether he can survive his sentence ? ’ |
| 25 | Well erm , they , they do n't know whether they can do it or not do they ? |
| 26 | Yeah , I do n't know whether I can do it all because erm I need some drills and things to make holes for the fitting . |
| 27 | Apart from focusing your blow , you also have to be able to judge your distance , so that if you ever have to kick or punch somebody , you 'll automatically know whether you can reach them . |
| 28 | I do n't know whether you can wash it out and see if you like it . |
| 29 | In your experience is there er , er a distinct failure on the part of people , I do n't know whether you 'd say men or women to report a lot of crime , I mean I do n't , I do n't know whether you can assess what proportion of crime 's are n't reported ? |
| 30 | I do n't know whether you can get them wi weather like this . |