Example sentences of "can [pron] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can do this through controlling the environment : ‘ Can everyone see/hear me ? ’ , |
| 2 | Can I press you to a candied starfish ? ’ |
| 3 | How can I measure it ? |
| 4 | Anyway can I welcome you on behalf of the Notts County Council to the the Nottinghamshire pre-retirement . |
| 5 | How can I feed him on this ! |
| 6 | Or I can I mean I intend to laser print |
| 7 | ‘ Hey , can I quote you on that ? ’ |
| 8 | Can I watch it ? |
| 9 | Can I watch it , can I read it ? |
| 10 | Whether you love cichlids or would rather keep wasps for a hobby , can I urge you to ready Mary 's article in case you ever wish to take advantage of our service . |
| 11 | I 'm sorry , can I fish them out ? |
| 12 | How can I leave him ? ’ |
| 13 | Can I leave him with the |
| 14 | Can I leave it to you ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Can I leave it with you ? ’ |
| 16 | Can I leave it for now . |
| 17 | Mum can I leave it ? |
| 18 | ‘ Now , ’ he said at last , hefting a suitcase in each hand without apparent effort , ‘ can I leave you to unpack while I talk to Faye ? ’ |
| 19 | Can I leave you to erm have a browse at that while I measure the door ? |
| 20 | Right , can I leave you then to the recommendations on page sixteen , notwithstanding all of the suggestions and comments that have been made , that we this year grant twenty-one Saturday City Centre permits , and the officers are clear twenty-one and not twenty-three , that we grant eleven City Centre , mid-week and suburban permits , and do you note that whoever is unsuccessful in obtaining Saturday City Centre permit will be granted one of those and given priority . |
| 21 | ‘ How can I bear it without him , Davy ? ’ |
| 22 | How can I bear it ! ’ he cried . |
| 23 | Can I make them feel good about themselves/reinforce their self-image ? |
| 24 | The limitations inherent in student work became overly familiar and he would ask , despairingly , ‘ How can I make them good ? ’ |
| 25 | How can I make him see his colleagues will look down on him if he says in the same old rut ? |
| 26 | ‘ Can I make him come out ? |
| 27 | How can I make him see ? thought Juliet , a little sadly . |
| 28 | ‘ I know , but how can I make him eat when he refuses ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Can I make it absolutely clear we do not intend this to happen , will not let this happen and will not introduce change in a way which might cause it to happen ? ’ |
| 30 | The towers collapse when the height becomes too great and the vocabulary arising from this activity is usually of the type , ‘ Can I make it fall down ? ’ |