Example sentences of "[pers pn] can be [vb pp] " in BNC.
Previous page Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
31 | Thank you , I do n't know if I can be bothered for twenty five pounds , no I would if she asked me , but I do n't know if I 'll bother ringing up as well |
32 | ‘ I can be blamed . |
33 | All right , so I took full responsibility for the organisation of the sale , but there is no way I can be blamed for the outcome . |
34 | As we set out I wonder if I can be allowed more miracles and how the rest of my family and fellow pilgrims will be affected . |
35 | And now finally — as we always seem to be saying at the conclusion of our news bulletins — perhaps I can be allowed one or two serious observations . |
36 | I suppose I can be civilised about the thing . " |
37 | I think I can be excused this week cos thi , the wife 's away . |
38 | Oh , good that 's alright then , I can be excused . |
39 | ‘ For me , the arrival of a VIP at the hotel is particularly important , ’ said ‘ I can be paged immediately by reception and can greet the guest straight away . |
40 | You see to what depths ( heights ? ) of pedantry I can be driven by the glint of steel ? |
41 | When ordering my lunches these days , I try to avoid the use of the term ‘ packed lunch ’ and merely ask if I can be supplied with certain items in a bag to take away . |
42 | I can be used to graphically estimate the rate of gas generation . |
43 | I am in charge of NIE , and whatever matters I can be criticised for , showing a lack of activity is not one . |
44 | I can be found with the Prince of Wales 's Own Volunteers who are a part of Sir Colin Halkett 's brigade . ’ |
45 | I can be put in jail , yeah . |
46 | I can be taken in by ambulance and bypass all these delays , but I could die on the way to hospital . |
47 | Erm oh well maybe yours can be saved up for another time ? |
48 | We can say that yours can be dated c 1350–1530 . |
49 | Our concern is rather to break away from the stale confrontation of reason and spontaneity which has persisted since the Romantic Movement , to invite the man of reason to admit that he never has had any ends which did not spring from his own spontaneity , and the intuitive and impulsive that no insight that flashes from theirs can be acknowledged as objective truth until it survives the ruthless justice of reason . |
50 | Jenkins has been in the job for about ten days , so she can be forgiven for forgetting a lot of names , but she does have a long history of dealing with elderly people . |
51 | Refna 's work is exhibited at the Equus Gallery in Newmarket ( 0638–560445 ) and she can be contacted in Gloucestershire on 0285–659918 . |
52 | She can be contacted at . |
53 | She can be contacted at ( ) . |
54 | She can be contacted at head office . |
55 | She can be contacted on . |
56 | She can be contacted via the Science , Technology and Working Life Department of the NMS or the Art History Department at St Andrews University . |
57 | If anyone would like to help Nikki with sponsorship for her course , she can be contacted on Belfast 705524 . |
58 | She can be contacted on Middlesbrough 224231 . |
59 | She can be contacted on Middlesbrough 231212 , ext 4281 . |
60 | She can be contacted at 1-3 Norbury Close , West Vale , Kirkby , Merseyside L32 0US ( tel : 051-443 4274 ) , or DRU , MCVS , Mount Vernon Green , Hall Lane , Liverpool L7 8TF ( tel : 051-709 0990 ext 242 ) . |