Example sentences of "can i [vb infin] by " in BNC.

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1 Can I walk by myself ?
2 can I start by asking your name ?
3 Right erm , can I start by asking you , can you tell me your full name please ?
4 Can I stay by here , miss ?
5 Can I close by thanking Rod our Chief Racing Coach for what I thought was a very excellent presentation of the R Y A Ye Year of Youth Sailing and I have great pleasure in launching that initiative for ts er this year 's Earls Court Boat Show again it seems horribly self evident that it 's only through increasing the involvement of the young that we assure thriving clubs and associations and classes for the future but nobody up here is going to say that it 's easy and I believe though that the work that the official , the officers and the R Y A put together will make it easier than it once was and I hope that the literature that they have put together and the programme that they have put together will be a help to all of you so please make use of it .
6 Can I close by saying that every time Christians share the Lord 's supper they are publicly declaring their needs to be fed with the living bread and wine .
7 Can I begin by asking you how
8 Can I begin by making er er couple of apologies .
9 ‘ Right , ’ Ben said solemnly , ‘ but for now can I wait by here for you and walk you back home , it 's no time for a young lady to be out alone . ’
10 Can I help by uttering a stangled cry and falling at your feet ?
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