Example sentences of "but you [modal v] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , that 's all very well , er , saying it now , but you might have a lot of deadwood on your spreadsheets , er , ho how can you get rid of it ? |
| 2 | If you want to go sailing , play volleyball or have a round of mini golf it wo n't cost you a penny and the kids can be left in the Pirates Club while you spend the afternoon doing things you want to do … but you may have a job persuading them to leave a few hours later . |
| 3 | I know , but you could have a , yes but you could have a jumper to go with the trousers , lilac 's nice |
| 4 | Yes if erm two girls were in a toilet you were fined and they used to stop the money , oh yes two girls were fined it was a very strict there it was er quite as strict there as it was a H & T Hornes and erm you , you but you could have a drink there , but er at one time before they allowed a drink , a cup of tea , the men used to , someone to watch to see if , when we were working in the top shop cos we could see if anyone came up the , up the shop into , from the bottom shop into top shop then they put a can on erm on something to boil you see and er oh and we got a little sto coal stove to heat the shop , no central heating pipes or anything like that , and they put er someone you could see anyone coming up the , up the steps and er anyway there was someone , one of the bosses coming up so they erm whipped the can off , ran round the back of the bench wh where there were a lot of hand presses going and Mr walked straight he was only mad that off the can of boiling water |
| 5 | Obviously eventually if people keep on leaking blood their pressure will fall but you could have a situation where there 's not a single drop of blood yet lost to the system and yet the person 's in shock because the blood 's not being circulated properly off the heart , not a drop of blood lost to the system , but insufficient pressure , so shock can be caused by either of those two things , failure of the circulatory system because the pressure of the volume drops dangerously low , okay , you did a lot of work on what the person looks like , yes you as the casu you as the first aider will see this person in front of you , what will they be like ? |
| 6 | This is also a good place to practise strong wind starting , but you should have a colleague to support the sail if it falls . |
| 7 | You may not hear the ‘ door porter ’ through which a visitor announces his name , but you can have a peephole installed in the front door so that you can see the caller before opening the door . |
| 8 | yeah but you can have a sex change and pee standing up and have testicles , but you can have the X and Y chromosomes can you ? |
| 9 | There 's no erm there 's no I du n no , bit of front garden where you where you feel secure , but you can have a chat with other people , it 's it 's an isolating design . |
| 10 | But you can have a number of breaks in the order and in that case you get another order at a different level . |