Example sentences of "can have a " in BNC.
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| 1 | To say this is not the same as complaining of his acknowledgement that poor people can have a good time . |
| 2 | If I were told to-morrow , ‘ You can have a united Ireland if you give up your idea of restoring the national language to be the spoken language of the majority of the people ’ , I would , for myself , say no . |
| 3 | Look , I 've brought you some things so you can have a cuppa on me . |
| 4 | ‘ She comes in first thing , but steer clear until about nine o'clock so I can have a chance to explain things . ’ |
| 5 | I 've had another word with Personnel and they say that even though I ca n't have any more full-timers , I can have a part-timer to help me with making the sandwiches in the morning and clearing up last thing at night . |
| 6 | They can have a seat on which you can travel facing sideways , or facing to the front ; a platform on which you can stand , or a platform on which a wheelchair will travel . |
| 7 | You can have a nice lie in . ’ |
| 8 | Do not buy any materials until you have been told you can have a grant by the council , and once you have , keep any receipts . |
| 9 | Let the dust settle then go for broke — by the time anyone realises what 's going on it will be too late and everyone can have a good time and relax . |
| 10 | The European Commission is having a hard enough job getting all its members to clear out the same few channels so that Europe can have a paging system which could be used in any of its countries . |
| 11 | Burrows says : ‘ You can have a one-year-old on your lap who discovers it is possible to stick a pencil up your nose . |
| 12 | ‘ You can have a few of they . ’ |
| 13 | It is in everyone 's interest , North , South , East and West , that London is not throttled and that those who live in the South-east — on modest means — can have a decent life . |
| 14 | Less frequent travellers can have a transatlantic pager for £48 a week or £144 a month . |
| 15 | Foodies of all ages can have a go at the laborious old-style methods of wheat-grinding , and see sugar-manufacture and milk-bottling in close-up . |
| 16 | If you are going to buy in France , remember that cultural differences can have a big impact . |
| 17 | Formal control is therefore immediately effected by the sergeant and inspector , and their personality and leadership style can have a great influence on the morale ( if not the work rate ) of a section . |
| 18 | The guy says he was in a hurry to get home because he has to get up at six tomorrow morning because he 's donating some of his bone marrow so that his sister can have a bone marrow transplant … |
| 19 | Often this will not be successful if the population is attached to its traditional methods and the new methods are radically different from the old ; a careful marketing campaign to change attitudes can have a dramatic effect , particularly by presenting new products in a way that is not dramatically different from the old . |
| 20 | The sailing club sometimes runs open days when novices can have a go . |
| 21 | Some manufacturers give a choice so you can have a bag without a zip , with a short length zip or with one which runs the full length of the bag . |
| 22 | He next moved on to the buying office , a very important department in a company such as Cadbury 's where the skilful purchase of the ingredients that go into the products can have a crucial impact on the viability of the business . |
| 23 | He do n't clear mine even though I 'm finished , but when he goes past I ask if I can have a lend of his dishcloth to wipe my fingers . |
| 24 | We 've done our duty so we can have a little treat . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ At ordinary times we do not read novels at all , as you may imagine , but the right novel at the right moment can have a real spiritual value . ’ |
| 26 | Some doctors recommend immediate intervention with steroid injections , but although these can have a dramatic effect in reducing inflammation and relieving pain , they can also create a false sense of security . |
| 27 | ‘ Inmates want to work in the kitchen because it means they can be out of their cells for most of the day and can have a bit of extra food , ’ he says . |
| 28 | If I can have a game of polo I feel five hundred times better in my mental outlook . |
| 29 | If need be , for generosity of vision , for elegance , for dignity ; for buildings which would raise our spirits and our faith in commercial enterprise , and prove that capitalism can have a human face . |
| 30 | I recommend you go to The Face Place where you can have a complete make-up for £16 which lasts for an hour . |