Example sentences of "could [verb] that you " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I have not yet heard back from you since then , I wonder if you could confirm that you are still interested in receiving a copy of the tape ? |
| 2 | A few moments ago I could swear that you did n't hate me . ’ |
| 3 | I could see that you were hard and unforgiving . |
| 4 | You could suggest that you both pop around on a week-day evening , or you could take Mum-in-law shopping on a Saturday while he 's at the match . |
| 5 | If alcohol misuse affects your business , it could mean that you are n't as competitive as you might be . |
| 6 | If anything , I suppose I could complain that you 've tried to take her from me — but I do n't blame you for that . |
| 7 | ( Alternatively , you could pretend that you have just been beamed down from outer space and that you do not understand a word that he is saying — which is at least partly true ! ) |
| 8 | I felt I could pretend that you were , it was a secret I had , I almost told you once or twice , but I thought that it might spoil things , that … |
| 9 | Perhaps you could play along and pretend they were you know that would have been good you could pretend that you were sort of erm I I erm er er Christie Brinkley . |
| 10 | We could imagine that you 're my mother 's sister . ’ |
| 11 | I could say that you 've come to the wrong place , but I wo n't . ’ |
| 12 | Although I suppose we could say that you 're supporting me , since you employ me , but , unlike the gentleman cads of those sepia-tinted days , you might find you occasionally have to take second place to the demands of your mistress 's work ! ’ |
| 13 | So I suppose one could say that you 've seen us at our worst , and anything else can only be an improvement . ’ |
| 14 | and if , you could say that you 've got last year 's opening times |
| 15 | Yeah yeah erm you could write just outside it here like save and you could say that you save forty pence . |
| 16 | Otherwise , you could find that you get the piles of pressed material confused , and end up with two pictures that are very similar rather than two individual designs . |
| 17 | In moderation , alcohol is often recommended as a relaxant — but do not overdo it or you could find that you have another problem . |
| 18 | True , you could argue that you had worked from exactly the same spot as the photographer , but in a court of law the onus would be on you to prove it ! |