Example sentences of "could [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was like er er what you call a linseed oil , they call is text that 's some animal 's erm oil I think out of the house and cos they used to , used to rub that in and you could them down lovely . |
| 2 | Could I firstly start by thanking those delegates who after Congress yesterday have expressed support about the two rule changes that we lost and to give some encouragement to new delegates here that even if you get up here and you lose it , there 's some one hell of a lot of support out there on the floor . |
| 3 | So could I without further ado introduce John . |
| 4 | If I just bought an off the shelf package like Turbo Pascal or Microsoft Pascal could I without having to buy add on libraries produce this type of effect . |
| 5 | So could I please see the Master and arrange it as quickly as possible ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , and could I please have the hot-water ration today , Mama ? |
| 7 | Could I please change two hundred dollars ? |
| 8 | Could I please draw attention er you already chairman have , but it 's important from where I stand to draw attention to the words of the second criterion of the P P G. Which says that the proposal is a clear expression of local preference supported by the local planning authorities . |
| 9 | Er , there is a a little orange leaflet which has been placed on the seats during the day that many of you , I hope , already have er , for anyone who has n't may I perhaps place these on the front table , there 's a the , there 's another supply over there and , could I please ask that some responsible representative from each district would please take a few more of these away with you so that they are distributed in district meetings in the near future , and attention drawn to them there er , if there are not enough copies er , then I 'm sure the provincial office on receiving a , a request from you will make sure there 's more that passed on to you . |
| 10 | Could I please quote from the Bargaining Report Document dated twenty seventh of April nineteen ninety three which says , and I quote , works councils , elected bodies representing the whole workforce are becoming an increasing interest to the U K trade unionists and this par this in part because of the growing awareness of industrial relation structures in the rest of the E C. |
| 11 | Could I briefly go back to liquidated damages , because there 's nothing in the procedure , I think , that says what happens when you send that form to the client , he says , I have n't a clue . |
| 12 | How could I not feel it ? |
| 13 | Not only could I not do it but the effort was so excruciating that I opened my mouth to scream and could n't breathe enough for that either . |
| 14 | ‘ How could I not be ? |
| 15 | Could I , or could I not ‘ rise ’ to the occasion . |
| 16 | How could I not be when I thought of Mum Lying there in that bed day after day , completely wrecked by Dad having run off with another woman ? |
| 17 | How could I not have been happy for him ? |
| 18 | How could I not ? |
| 19 | He sent me the first Education sentimentale ; I was not greatly impressed , but how could I not praise it ? |
| 20 | Could I not go to the castle where the German headquarters were and ask if they could forward a small gift of food to a worker in Germany ? |
| 21 | ‘ How could I not ? |
| 22 | I 'm all for missing hockey — how could I not be when my class coined a special place in the team-list for me : ‘ Lipman IVb . |
| 23 | How could I not have known ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ How could I not , ’ said Sally-Anne , ‘ with Matey hard on my trail ? |
| 25 | ‘ How could I not ? ’ he countered . |
| 26 | ‘ How could I not feel sorry for him ? ’ |
| 27 | Could I just make one suggestion that it 's made within the next six months as well . |
| 28 | So could I just in conclusion say please fill in your short questionnaire thank you for your attendance and I can assure you as Chairman of the trust what you said and the question 's you 've raised this evening will be looked at in great detail and we will be reporting back to you in the near future about the proposals that we wish to make . |
| 29 | Could I just borrow your pen and I 'll write that down . |
| 30 | Could I just remind members of the board of the next two meetings which are at the bottom of the er a a agenda and were given to you previously of course . |