Example sentences of "can i have [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then there was this memorable exchange : ‘ Vic , can I have a couple of words please ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Mummy , can I have a drink of water ? ’ |
| 3 | Can I have a look at the beat-card that takes in Bartholomew Close ? ’ |
| 4 | Franca , when can I have a drink did the doctor say ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Can I have a sister , please , Mama ? ’ |
| 6 | People do sit down to discuss and pool ideas , but in mainstream broadcasting boundaries are more rigid between technical and conceptual areas and she misses the opportunity to use her technical skills : ‘ If you see a shot that you really like you ca n't just grab the camera and say , ‘ Oh , can I have a go . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Can I have a word with you , old boy ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Can I have a look ? ’ |
| 9 | There is a wealth of revealing evidence on the attitudes that affect reading : ‘ His daddy always takes him to bed , and he says ‘ Can I have a story ? ’ said an engineer 's wife , ‘ but he 's been told now that he 's getting a bit too old for stories ’ ’ [ ‘ He ’ is four ] ( Newson and Newson , 1968 , p.274 ) ; ‘ Then I read her a story , ’ said an actor 's wife , ‘ and Rupert listens , and then I show Rupert his little book ’ ’ [ Rupert being sixteen months old ] ( ibid . |
| 10 | ‘ Cal , can I have a drink , please ? |
| 11 | ‘ Can I have a little time to think it over ? ’ |
| 12 | Caller — Can I have a word with her ? |
| 13 | ‘ Can I have a tuna sandwich ? ’ |
| 14 | Diner to waitress : ‘ Can I have a quickie ? ’ |
| 15 | Can I have a cup of tea please ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Can I … you know , can I have a few minutes before we go ? , |
| 17 | This girl we know was in Germany and they were doing a PA and she ran up to Richard Fm and said ‘ I 've come all the way from England to see you ’ — which was a complete lie — and she said , ‘ Can I have a signed photo ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Mum , can I have a glass of water , please ? ’ she asked . |
| 19 | ‘ Can I have a fork , please ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Can I have a standing up egg , Mum ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Can I have a cup of water ? ’ she asked . |
| 22 | that 'll save me phoning up to say can I have a script please |
| 23 | erm , I have n't , I was gon na go and , I tried phoning Lorne one time I was going through to Glasgow just to see if I could , can I have a , can I have a pint with him or something , erm , just to chew it over cos he suggested you know he 'd made various helpful suggestions , in the meantime I did n't manage to meet him , but in the meantime I did manage to speak to my father-in-law who has a camcorder and er he will be more than happy to erm , he 's also got editing equipment , he would be more than happy you know , to do the home made video that we 've talked about , I need to talk to him about this because the obvious place to do will be the Lyceum on one of your shows |
| 24 | erm , I have n't , I was gon na go and , I tried phoning Lorne one time I was going through to Glasgow just to see if I could , can I have a , can I have a pint with him or something , erm , just to chew it over cos he suggested you know he 'd made various helpful suggestions , in the meantime I did n't manage to meet him , but in the meantime I did manage to speak to my father-in-law who has a camcorder and er he will be more than happy to erm , he 's also got editing equipment , he would be more than happy you know , to do the home made video that we 've talked about , I need to talk to him about this because the obvious place to do will be the Lyceum on one of your shows |
| 25 | Can I , can I have a |
| 26 | Can I have a word please ? |
| 27 | Can I have a look at those menus that some of you brought in did i , cos we 've got some with a la carte did anybody get sort of erm a pub grub menu or No , you all went for the top of the range . |
| 28 | Can I have a word with you please ? |
| 29 | And he says yes , he said can I have a look ? |
| 30 | ‘ Mum , can I have a word ? ’ he said . |