Example sentences of "could [pers pn] [vb infin] [pers pn] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could I spare her a bob or two to the end of the week ? |
| 2 | Could I give them a ring ? |
| 3 | Well I 'm very interested in what you say er could you , could I ask you a couple of questions . |
| 4 | All I can say is that in a period of two years erm of five , in that time there was five sets of redundancies at erm Hatfield , there are two occasions we were told that they went through it and agree with the unions that there 'd be no more for twelve months and one occasion there was another chap in three months , so if you believe anything that the P A E people there , you know , you really want to wear dark glasses but could I ask you a question , I understand that there is something going on at work with Richard at and my guess is , is , erm that sort of job which we are , there is some form of development plans going forward . |
| 5 | And you said you just chose the three most vascular , could you tell me a bit more |
| 6 | Could you tell me a bit about that ? |
| 7 | Then , taking a deep breath as if she were about to plunge into a pool of unknown depth and temperature — which , perhaps , she was — she continued , ‘ But could you tell me a bit more about what the work would entail ? ’ |
| 8 | Could you tell me a bit more about that , because I do n't know anything at all about utility furniture |
| 9 | So could you tell us a bit about that . |
| 10 | plastic ones which were close to the ceiling , can you , could you give me a bit more of a description of that or perhaps a manufacturer 's name ? |
| 11 | Could you give me a call after that , please . |
| 12 | Could you give me a minute ? ’ |
| 13 | Er could you give me a prescription for Calpol ? |
| 14 | Could , could you give me a shout when I 'm due ? |
| 15 | your husband 's back problem , could you give me a little bit more detail . |
| 16 | " Oh , kind sir , " begged Gabriel , " could you give me a pear or two , just to keep a poor old traveller from dying of hunger ? " |
| 17 | Could you give me a ring ( ext 8281 ) when you return from holiday . |
| 18 | Could you give me a hand ? ’ |
| 19 | Philip said cheerfully to the two men , " Could you give me a hand ? " |
| 20 | Erm I 'd seen one this morning but she is n't in the core lecture so she 's no good to you , but I said to her could you give me a lift at all ? |
| 21 | ‘ Could you give her a message ? ’ |
| 22 | Could you give it a once-over ? |
| 23 | Could you bring me a drink please Susan ? |
| 24 | Could you offer her a cup of tea and say that I 'll be er about fifteen minutes or so ? |
| 25 | Could you spare me a moment ? ’ |
| 26 | And so to £ : could you send me a cheque for £8 per day and power at 10p a unit , and get in touch sometime to confirm the wanted June dates . |
| 27 | Now do you know , could you do me a favour and tell Wendy about that gust because she 's just just sending them off . |
| 28 | Could you do me a favour ? |
| 29 | ‘ I know it 's late , Mitch , ’ he said , ‘ but could you do me a tattoo ? ’ |
| 30 | David could you do me a report on that for command because I suspect nobody 's picture at all . |