Example sentences of "to [pron] [pers pn] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Perhaps when I get a minute to meself we can have a picnic of our own , ’ he suggested . |
| 2 | I think I mean it was interesting cos someone said earlier about people coming in I mean once you get them in I mean I always feel it 's like the pantomime each year which is an amateur pantomime yet the actual people coming in to see that I mean it 's well in the ninety per cent 's and you talk to people when they come to see the pantomime and ver invariably the the mum 's or dad 's say no I do n't normally come to theatre but I come to the pantomime and they enjoy it very much and when you talk to them they can say well what you think of it ? |
| 3 | Well that have actually been told that if anything comes in providing This is what I ca n't get through We 've said to them you can bring your radios in but give to Brian first . |
| 4 | That came as a great surprise to me I can tell you . |
| 5 | As the girl dances close to me I can smell her perfume and all that has gone before is completely forgotten ; the slit trenches , the mosquitoes , the wounded and my dead comrades . |
| 6 | So I thought well I 'll carry one of these for when I 'm going out in my car to which , you know , and if somebody does come up to me I can use it in a positive manner while in a split second time for me , hopefully beca , cos of my range of work |
| 7 | As He says to me you can choose yir freends but you canny choose yir flock ! |
| 8 | She said to me you can go and get it out , honestly , you know the other day he could hardly s well y you could see but not nearly as good as this |
| 9 | Well I think the only difference is I say to her I hope you 're still cos she said to me you can come , I said I 'm coming straight round yours christmas day , I 'm not coming home waiting for you to come back , you do n't come till half past ten ! |
| 10 | The only person to whom we can give any credence is Manningham ; doubtless any delay in embalming the body was caused by Cecil 's dilemma whether to obey the late Queen 's wishes or not . |
| 11 | We do not have great writers any more , men to whom we can turn for enlightenment and discussion of the most engaging problems . |
| 12 | ‘ The money I get for the scrap is paid into the Finance Department , and when the fund has built up to a worthwhile sum I 'll be calling for suggestions for a local charity to whom we can donate the cash . ’ |
| 13 | The most vital resource for stressed professionals is at least one other person , preferably but not necessarily a colleague , to whom they can tell the truth . |
| 14 | Children must be heard , and must feel confident that they have an independent person to whom they can complain . |
| 15 | We have taken steps to draw to the attention of all children who go into a home the fact that there is a telephone number , a contact point and a named officer separate from the home to whom they can complain if they feel the need . |
| 16 | The successful companies take risks because they have Profitbosses to whom they can delegate , whom they can trust to make " risk-decisions " on their behalf . |
| 17 | Until very recently housing associations have been able to have their own policies as to whom they can house , as well as housing a certain proportion of people from the housing waiting-list as part of their financial agreement with the local authority . |
| 18 | But in the Catholic Church , unlike the Protestant churches , they at least have another woman to whom they can pray . |
| 19 | Maidstone now has a ‘ casework officer ’ scheme in which each prisoner has a particular officer on the wing to whom he can relate , as well as the services of the wing Probation Officer . |
| 20 | He is insistent that the only students who should work at doctoral level are those of first-class ability , who are independent of mind and inner-directed , so that they can work without much supervision , apart from ‘ a standing relation with a congenial senior to whom he can go now and then for criticism and advice . ’ |
| 21 | It seems that there has been no period of time during which man has endeavoured to conduct and control his affairs without providing for himself a worshipable entity or being to whom he can appeal , and to whom he has attributed powers of control over all that happens in the universe , particularly on earth . |
| 22 | Ideally the support of the bereaved should be a team effort , and the choice of captain of that team should be left to the widow herself , for she will need one special person to whom she can turn with confidence in any circumstance . |
| 23 | The greater number of small companies you have , Branson reasoned , the greater number of people to whom you can give responsibility ; ‘ encouraging entrepreneurship ’ , as he put it , under the umbrella of Virgin . |
| 24 | If you do intend to follow your own programme see whether you can find a ‘ mentor ’ or other suitable person to whom you can go for encouragement and guidance when you need to , rather than attempting to battle it out on your own . |
| 25 | It is usually only fair to deny you a right to appeal if top management has already been closely concerned in the matter because of your senior status or because the business is so small that there is no one left to whom you can bring your complaint . |
| 26 | There are many people to whom you can turn for help . |
| 27 | Even if you have never owned a dog before , training is not difficult , and there are plenty of people to whom you can turn for advice . |
| 28 | You have a second to whom I can present the note ? ’ |
| 29 | By having someone in our adult lives who constantly feeds us verbal tranquillizers , or by feeding them to ourselves we can ease emotional pains and keep them at bay for a while . |
| 30 | Given information represents the common ground between speaker and hearer and gives the latter a reference point to which s/he can relate new information . |