Example sentences of "you can [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Come on , you 've got lots , masses , you can spare me a bit . |
2 | I 'm sure you can spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
3 | If you can bring me a er I do n't know a disk with your |
4 | It 's sharp as a razor , a real hunting knife , but if you keep the sheath on you can hold it a bit . |
5 | Bartram had insisted that this differed from the candleberry , Myrica cerifera , while Miller had found other authors ranging it with the Liquidambar , ‘ so I shall be much obliged to you , if you can send me a perfect specimen , that I may determine its proper genus . ’ |
6 | ‘ You can send me the odd card if you like . |
7 | Harriet comments , ‘ When I come to your wedding in the slums of Brooklyn you can do me the honours . ’ |
8 | So you can do it every other day , or whenever , whatever your organisational is , but what I used to do is do it on a Friday . |
9 | ‘ Perhaps not , ’ a fresh voice drawled , ‘ but you can tell me a few preliminary conclusions . |
10 | You can tell me a joke David ? |
11 | If you can tell me the initials of my name , you can have what 's in this bag . ’ |
12 | ‘ Then you can tell me the truth about Ibn and Butler . ’ |
13 | You can tell me the things I need to know and I can go away . |
14 | Dear Willis — As I am informed by those who ought to know that you have " taken the ground " somewhere near London River , I expect you can tell me the whereabouts of the dear old Fortuna , built 1892 , rigged when I last saw her in 1920 as a square foresail brigantine . |
15 | You can tell me the day and the month ? |
16 | it 'll only be shorter , it wo n't keep you warm down the bottom , yeah and here on the neck it 's , alright you can tell me the colour of , but it , it is quite |
17 | ‘ You can tell them the police were n't coming for you or Miles . ’ |
18 | You can tell them the true way things stand . ’ |
19 | because you can tell them the price the size what |
20 | If you can tell him the whole town pays for itself , that 's far more impressive than — ’ |
21 | You can tell 'em a mile off . |
22 | ‘ You can tell us a bit about him . |
23 | For just £15 you can give them a set of springs that take just an hour or two to fit under each key and make the keyboard so much bouncier . |
24 | You can give them a call on and , as ever , mention that ZZAP ! 's Bash the Barbarian sent you , and you 'll find them more than helpful . |
25 | In these cases , you can give them a bit of salt , or an acidic herb which calms the child while you look for what the woman craves , like butter or fruit . |
26 | If , as you 're monitoring the work , you think that all the groups are engaged in the tasks and working well , you can give them a little longer . |
27 | However , if you feel the buyer 's going to present a business problem we show them the buyer 's guide and a business card so you can give them the buyer 's guide , explain what it 's for and then give them your business card and then that buyer 's guide to look for business card . |
28 | Er you can give him a shout at some point Steve and er arrange to go for dinner with him . |
29 | If you are faced with a filthy horse on an equally filthy day , you can give him the equine equivalent of a bed bath . |
30 | Then you can give him the clothes , right I want the clothes . |