Example sentences of "say [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 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Well , she phones me up to say could she bring a friend home for Christmas . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | And also he said could he have a news sheet |
| 11 | 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 , |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | So what they did , they said can we install a water meter , the water company said yes . |
| 14 | Got up this morning she said can I have a pie ? |
| 15 | He said can I have a word with her ? |
| 16 | And he says yes , he said can I have a look ? |
| 17 | And I , I said can I have a ride ? |
| 18 | that 'll save me phoning up to say can I have a script please |
| 19 | You can say can I have a receipt please ? |
| 20 | How do you say can I have a twizzle stick please ? |