Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [pron] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And one of the main advantages of these very compressed and arduous courses is that they give students approaching drama school entry an opportunity of seeing what will be required of them should they gain a place at drama school .
2 If I say erm you know can I can I have a look at your pen it usually
3 fucking Can I can I have a bit please .
4 There are many reasons for the slow pace of a proposal , but if we leave on one side the lack of enthusiasm which can itself defer a project for years , the three key factors are :
5 Could you could you change a tyre Louise ?
6 Things like that it 's for letting that 's what words are for well numbers are for telling other people how much you how much do you Would you like a cup of coffee ?
7 In the case of unregistered title the husband 's solicitors will , therefore , submit a copy of the last conveyance , mortgage ( if any ) , any sales-off or other transactions , together with copies of any covenants referred to in the last conveyance , to the new husband 's solicitors who will themselves submit a draft conveyance .
8 We will just ask you can we have a look at it for a few days .
9 That 's what I had against my discount that way you can you got a gift for this person you give to them plus erm
10 In reaching that conclusion , we should ourselves administer a caution .
11 Me would I do a thing like that ?
12 he 's ever so posh , and we 're chatting away telling me all about pension , telling me all about the pension and that you see so I said to him would you like a tea ?
13 " No doubt there may be cases in which the draftsman 's ineptitude will succeed in defeating the court 's efforts to find a meaning for the provision in question ; but only if the court is driven to it will it find a provision is void for uncertainty " ( Brown v Gould [ 1972 ] Ch 53 per Megarry J ) .
14 Will it will it save a lot of hassles .
15 So what SHOULD you give a baby to drink ?
16 What should I make a record of ? …
17 I expected the Polynesians there to be just as subject to the ailments of the flesh as anywhere else in the world — especially polio — otherwise what would they need a doctor for ?
18 Oh I my mother called that now what would you call a bundle of sticks ?
19 What would he want a word about ? ’ she questioned hostilely , wanting him to be gentle as he had been that morning .
20 What shall it profit a man to win
21 One could go on and pick many other scriptures , you know in the erm the New Testament not only were there those three questions that we mentioned earlier on about salvation , but there are three unanswered questions in the New Testament in Mark chapter eight , Jesus asked that question of which there is no answer , for what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and looses his sole or what shall a man or a woman give in exchange for their soul , Jesus did n't try and answer , there is no answer to that question , then again in , in Hebrews chapter three , er chapter two and verse three there is an unanswered question , how shall we escape if we neglect so greater salvation , and finally one other the apostle Peter , he asked the question in , in chapter fo , first apostle in chapter four and verse seven seventeen for it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God and if judgment begins with us first , what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God
22 Cos I nearly thought to myself shall I have a wash and set for Christmas .
23 What can you use a line for ? ’ and so on .
24 Simon 's progress from world champion to fledgling novice has been monitored by senior instructor Alasdair Forbes … but what can you teach a world champion ?
25 Mum , what can I make a paddle out of ?
26 excuse me can I ask a question ?
27 Nor can we fundamentally question the rules of logic , for only when we assume them can we ask a question at all .
28 I said to them can I have a list they said oh yeah sure she went we 'll put it in your
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