Example sentences of "[verb] [modal v] [pron] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know whether , whether it sort of erm rang any bells with you but normally if you 're in a house people do n't offer you dri they usually say would you like a cup of tea or a cup of coffee and I just wondered , perhaps it 's my suspicious nature , whether this guy 's got a drink problem |
| 2 | You put these people on oxygen therapy for days and days and days , they come off and say can I have a cigarette ? |
| 3 | She says can I have a tissue so |
| 4 | He did n't say , and I says can I take a message ? |
| 5 | so he went back and he says er , oh he says er he says oh dear like , he says well carry on he says I 'll have to take the door off , so he says can you give a hand to hold it , cos he had to cut er this er like and all grown at the bottom of the door you know with |
| 6 | Can you do can you do a hexagon the other way , which is six sided ? |
| 7 | Well I went to in oh about twelve months after that or less say , and er she wanted a man there , I went down there and asked could I have a job back you know . |
| 8 | she said you know could she have a copy and I said |
| 9 | I was delighted to see that th on the if you are now considering buying extra funds to see an encouragement residential home places There is however an important issue where you get shall we say a quality development in a rural area , and I mean a quality development , which would be probably has to be above the rates quoted here where talk a discussion with the owners because they may not be available to local people and that does concern me a bit in rural areas . |
| 10 | She said ooh , you know can I invite a couple of friends , can I invite sort of you know , people back to lunch but when it 's sort of the list I mean , cos I I 'm not |
| 11 | It 's the same as saying should we have a diesel engine or a petrol engine because a diesel engine is less than inflammable fuel-wise than petrol and I think these issues should be raised . |
| 12 | Oh it feels like yeah , extensions going on there , builders there , Now your insurance company have written back saying can we have a report because your investigations have been completed . |
| 13 | I mean would you have a sergeant 's wife round for coffee here ? |
| 14 | It was earmarked for the admin course , we asked will you fund a student for the admin course . |
| 15 | Well , she phones me up to say could she bring a friend home for Christmas . |
| 16 | I 'm a member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and er because I 'm by background an electronics engineer and I was at a meeting there where a chap was giving a talk on design express lifts you know at Northampton and the Chairman stood up and introduced doctor whoever he was sat down turned round to me in the second row and said could you give a vote of thanks at the end . |
| 17 | And also he said could he have a news sheet |
| 18 | They give you something for that cos I m the B B C asked me once to , they knocked the door and said would I make a note of all the programmes for one week and just put my opinion , it was just four different , you know , |
| 19 | It 's it is a nationwide survey on spoken English erm there 's a somebody approached me today and said would I carry a tape around for a week and record people talking . |
| 20 | AT 1.15 I call the AA to ask can I borrow a patrolman for the afternoon , and at 1.45 he 's at the door with sewn-in trouser creases and a shiny van , packed tight as an egg with tools and spares . |
| 21 | So what they did , they said can we install a water meter , the water company said yes . |
| 22 | Got up this morning she said can I have a pie ? |
| 23 | He said can I have a word with her ? |
| 24 | And he says yes , he said can I have a look ? |
| 25 | And I , I said can I have a ride ? |
| 26 | that 'll save me phoning up to say can I have a script please |
| 27 | You see him , cos he 's , Nick goes can I have a poster ? no , they 're only for erm the prettiest girl in Clapton and he shook my hand and sort of giving it yeah , before he drags me behind the counter ! |
| 28 | And the chief goes like well I 'll have a and Paddy the Irish man goes can I have a fork ? |
| 29 | Thank you , yes , I think in a course of er , er explanation that 's been given this morning , there was a reference to H G V eight diversion , now I 'm concerned that if in fact that means that er H G Vs are increasingly using the route through Culford there are two very severe right angle bends on that road and I should erm like to see the police take some action to persuade H G V to ban that route er I mean can we do a ban on the early section of it with in particular to like angle bends are ? |
| 30 | Only if you ca n't agree will you need a judge to decide . |