Example sentences of "[adv] you can [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Apparently you can say anything you like about Charles and Diana and their marriage but criticise the Queen or the Duke in anyway and denials start to run . ’ |
| 2 | I wait to see how long you can control your imbecile temptation to violate my copyrights on this letter and once again untruthfully take words and phrases from it to show your ‘ powers ’ to match those boasted by your kind in the NF and the BNP , whose performances are different from yours only in that instead of using your limbs to physically assault us like they would , you have acted by wearing the ‘ civilised ’ guise of being the ‘ editor ’ of the ‘ left ’ NewSS , and have written to assail my integrity , my capacity to think , my freedom to defend and speak for my constitutionally organised members at the Stratford school . |
| 3 | How long you can grow your hair varies — it is probably influenced by genetics . |
| 4 | Smiling , he suggested , ‘ Let's see how long you can keep it up . ’ |
| 5 | Go on then , let's have a look and see how nicely you can put your trousers on . |
| 6 | Someone 's got ta come round I mean just to see where but I just I 'll ring , I 'll give you a buzz on Monday , I know you 're not there , you can say , well , I 'll see you again on Tuesday in English , perhaps you can arrange something then . |
| 7 | There are others ; perhaps you can locate them . |
| 8 | ‘ Well now that you 've single-handedly won the war on drugs , perhaps you can do something useful , like scrub the deck ? ’ |
| 9 | Perhaps you can make it up on your own . |
| 10 | And then perhaps you can sort one out . |
| 11 | ‘ Perhaps you can give me experiences from your own life ? ’ |
| 12 | Then perhaps you can give me your opinion on some stained glass designs . ’ |
| 13 | If you are so strong , perhaps you can restore him . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Perhaps you can tell me why my daughter does n't come to see me ? |
| 15 | Perhaps you can tell me that ! ’ |
| 16 | ‘ If so , perhaps you can tell me what has been going on up at the Hall that has made Miss Hatherby stop your lessons . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Perhaps you can tell me why you imagine I would even think of doing such a thing ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Then perhaps you can tell me … |
| 19 | Perhaps you can tell me ? ’ |
| 20 | yes , well , er I follow that , but I 'm sorry I put it rather badly Mr forgive me , part of your defence against the claim by er relates to erm these agreements , you must say that these agreements erm because they are of the standard form are anti competitive and therefore they or part of them are void , erm building on that presumably your defence says or employs er that because erm , you know there void , I du n no perhaps you can tell me this erm , all , all the er all parts of the void , all the power of the agent , the agreements with regard to premium trust funds and the like , er are also unenforceable as between er the erm name and his er members agent , erm and in consequence of that you say , as I understand it , er that that is , all that cause be lost which you can neither set up as a defence to claim under the central bi-law or at least as a set up or counterclaim , I just wanted to explore this aspect of it , erm , as to the consequences of your plea , does it mean that clause nine is put on one side wholly or to an extent in the latter case to what extent ? |
| 21 | Well perhaps you can tell him how , how |
| 22 | ‘ Perhaps you can bring me something back ! ’ she said sarcastically . |
| 23 | Perhaps you can advise me how I can stop thinking about that horrible book . |
| 24 | The problem is this , perhaps you can advise me ? |
| 25 | ‘ All right , perhaps you can help me . |
| 26 | Perhaps you can help me , one day , never mind . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , perhaps you can ring him after we 've gone and explain that it 's all been a mistake ? |
| 28 | Perhaps you can have them for Christmas or something . |
| 29 | If only a few people go there , perhaps you can buy it . |
| 30 | Perhaps you can expand them and provide figures and accounts , Captain Meredith . ’ |