Example sentences of "he can [verb] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I desire you to ask your good father if he can procure me a joiner or two and one or two masons .
2 He can bear me no malice .
3 if he has any queries he can give me a ring but
4 He can give her a lift on the back of his scooter . ’
5 ‘ Knowing does n't make it any easier for me , but I hope he can give her a reason for living .
6 As the Leader of the House is here , perhaps he can give us an idea of when a statement will be made .
7 Palace boss Steve Coppell says of the striker : ‘ He can give us the pace Ian Wright used to offer . ’
8 His friends and colleagues gave him a memorable send off and presented him with binoculars ( for his bird watching ) , a leather writing case ( so that he can drop us a line from far off places ) and a couple of brandy glasses ( empty — unfortunately ) .
9 If he can tell us the one , surely he can tell us the other .
10 He can tell you a tale or two about our friend in the hut . "
11 He said , " Well Jose is a bit better player than he was two years ago and he can carry me a bit " .
12 He can have it every night .
13 ( Ask Ian Mackenzie if he can sell you a bag ) .
14 Your headmaster says he can get you a place .
15 Listen , I ca n't stay for long , but I 've twisted Dmitri 's arm and he can find you a couple of tickets for Hedda !
16 The outcome will be that he claims he can book you a flight only to the international airport on Sal Island .
17 Now Rupert 's Minister for Sport , he can fiddle her a visa . ’
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