Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [adv] you could " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than a decade ago you could have chosen the best nylon line from those manufactured as easily as sifting maggots from casters , there were so few good ones and so many bad ones . |
| 2 | I never saw a woman yet you could hold her own with me in talk or love for six minutes together . |
| 3 | He dropped seven bombs on the common there : of course , it was a boggy old place ; it left a hole there you could put a house in , nearly . |
| 4 | Little more than a year ago you could n't give away shares in the small computer company sector — so friendless were they that Star Computer Group Plc found it necessary to get into bed with a purveyor of pizzas to improve its visibility and rating : after Tadpole Technology Plc and now Division Group Plc — which soared to 107 pence on its first day of trading from the 40 pence placing price before settling at 96 pence — the rest of the sector looks set for a re-rating as investors seek to discern hidden charms that others have overlooked . |
| 5 | if you get a hole in a carpet maybe you could put your hand through , it would take you quite a |