Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [conj] you could " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would help my comprehension if you could be more specific . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It would help my concentration if you could stop tapping that blasted pencil . ’ |
| 3 | Excellent product but er the f the network marketing is not my side and you could not direct selling . |
| 4 | ‘ In answer to your question , ’ she went on firmly , ‘ it 's important to me because this club means a great deal more to my father than you could possibly understand — maybe even more than he understands . |
| 5 | by the divisional court and er it was a case where the divisional court er had to er consider what it should do in the interim , the Lord Justice er in the divisional court judgement deals with the interim position at er page twenty five of the transcript , starting at letter F and er going through to er page twenty eight paragraph B and I think it might help my Lord if you could read that passage in the justice latest judgment . |
| 6 | To be sure you are Lucifer himself in the shape of my master or you could not use me thus , and I beg you 'll send me out of my way to my poor parents . |
| 7 | Only his eyes were small , and they were set so deeply in their orbits that you could not tell what colour they were . |
| 8 | She wo n't be as damaged by you dashing her dream as you could be by continuing with something that makes you ill . |
| 9 | You are bound to lose her trust and you could wreck your marriage . |
| 10 | You are bound to lose her trust and you could wreck your marriage . |
| 11 | Take them out of their misery but you could n't cope with them because the ground was moving with them . |
| 12 | One man was outside , two were sitting inside , the men were completely black , so black trousers , black hats and they had a black cape over it , over their faces so you could n't see who they were , and one of them just had this gun in his hand , and fired at this Citroen here located . |
| 13 | The Irish are so enthusiastic about their golf that you could find crowds of unmanageable proportions if there was not this control . |
| 14 | Or you could go to bed with him just for fun and one day you 'd suddenly find you were in love with his body and you could n't live without it and you 'd be stuck with his rotten mind for ever and ever . |
| 15 | ‘ You see , Compeyson was so determined to get his revenge that you could n't have saved Magwitch . |
| 16 | Lose your concentration and you could lose your footing . |
| 17 | Straw boater and a pony-tail , that hideous school uniform hitched up around your thighs so you could show off your legs — God knows why you wanted to when they were covered in hockey bruises , clunky leather lace-ups and ankle socks covered in red dust ! ’ |
| 18 | Driving your car when you could have walked is like cheating at cards — you do it because you can get away with it . |
| 19 | Cast your vote or you could win cash in our £40,000 prize list |
| 20 | You do not have to spend much money on these items for basic hacking and general enjoyment of your horse/pony but you could spend hundreds of pounds for the best . |
| 21 | ‘ Games teachers would say , ‘ There 's a meeting at such and such a place on Wednesday afternoon ; would you ask your teacher if you could miss your lessons ? ’ |
| 22 | If you 're a fan of the vine , follow your nose and you could be one of the lucky winners of a fantastic trip to the wineries of New Zealand or Germany , or receive £1,000 worth of Sainsbury 's wine |
| 23 | O 's whole way of making love was strange ; he worked on your body until you could n't stand it , but it was impersonal somehow , as if he was digging inside you to find someone else , something else , something he 'd lost or wanted but could n't find words to ask you for . |
| 24 | You 'd have to get rid of a lot of your assumptions before you could fully appreciate why I could n't live with a man I do n't love , or I do n't think you could ever understand why I ca n't accept to be maintained , to put myself at the disposal of another , be in another 's company twenty-four hours a day , share another 's pleasures and pains — and so on . ’ |
| 25 | Calls are free , you do n't have to give your name and you could receive a Community Action Trust reward . |
| 26 | Book Club Europe Drive at the same time as your flight and you could be driving a luxurious Ford Granada Scorpio for exactly the same price as a Ford Sierra 1.6L . |
| 27 | we 've been slightly more amenable but invite to your club temerity to ask your Lordship rather me , but as I 'm on my feet , er ask your Lordship whether you could sit at all early on Friday as to help Mr er , I , I was little concerned to hear Mr say that he was going to wait for Mr he had responded because that would of course then extend more into Friday , it may be more sensible if Mr could have |
| 28 | Why stay rooted to the spot while some shaman with a drum machine picks your pocket when you could be flying high with Coil ? |
| 29 | BE good to your secretary or you could end up in the worst seats on business flights and be booked into lousy hotels . |
| 30 | Today is going to have a greater significance on your life than you could ever imagine . |