Example sentences of "can [pron] [vb infin] that the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can I say that the purpose of the E I P is to examine the various issues that have been id identified for discussion . |
| 2 | ‘ What can I say that the General does n't know ? |
| 3 | How can you ensure that the company you select will be honest and reliable ? |
| 4 | Opposition Members can fully understand why Conservative Members do not want to ask the Prime Minister questions about Government policy , but can you confirm that the purpose and function of Prime Minister 's Question Time is to ask the Prime Minister questions about the performance of his Government ? |
| 5 | Can you see that the height of the triangle is the same as the width of the rectangle ? |
| 6 | ‘ Can you promise that the boy wo n't be a cripple for life anyway ? ’ |
| 7 | Can we suggest that the Recreation Ground look at the opening of the toilets , and ask them to , to consider this , at their next meeting ? |
| 8 | Addresses have been drawn by statistically random methods and , as you will appreciate , the success of the research depends upon our obtaining the highest possible response rate as only then can we ensure that the sample is truly representative . |
| 9 | On what basis , then , can we demonstrate that the world has been made , like an artefact , and not simply grown , like a vegetable ? |
| 10 | Compared with how the German coal industry is subsidised — its coal is produced at no less than £89 a tonne compared with £42 a tonne for deep-mined coal in Britain — how can we say that the industry is on a level playing field in Europe ? |
| 11 | For if it is not , how can anybody know that the government is still ‘ derived from public opinion ’ , i.e. is still representative ? |
| 12 | How can he believe that the fear of unemployment will go away while unemployment has continued to rise ? |
| 13 | Can he declare that the Government intend to produce an industrial policy ? |
| 14 | In that context , can anyone believe that the introduction of differential pricing will mean they will suddenly push commissions down again ? |