Example sentences of "a [noun sg] could [verb] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are a regular user of Parcelforce services , taking out a contract could entitle you to discounts and incentives . |
| 2 | Anything less than a Neff could leave you feeling more than a little deflated . |
| 3 | ‘ A child could understand you , Captain Rudakov . ’ |
| 4 | But perhaps your first mistake was to think that a shop could give you totally impartial advice — their prime concern was probably to make sure you actually made a purchase and from them rather than elsewhere . |
| 5 | On the cluster erm not having in fact had any erm work on this type of thing before I did n't realise that holding a paper could close you down and in fact without moving my feet I was n't getting movement I was just static and with no use of the hands you were to express yourself sufficiently . |
| 6 | Bear in mind that a block could indicate you are resisting a radical change of direction . |
| 7 | He was ill — except that how many diseases came on so quickly that a man could send you flowers in the morning and by dinner be incapable of lifting the telephone ? |
| 8 | Don Mini thought about this for a while , then he said , ‘ You are a very small boy and because of that I think a swan could carry you quite easily . ’ |