Example sentences of "could [verb] you [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marie thought of the open plan patch of lawn , covered in dog dirt , outside the bungalow : ‘ I could plant you some flowers , if you like . ’ |
| 2 | But just to make even surer , I am going to ask you to tell me what the three things are that could make you rich . ’ |
| 3 | However , unsettling influences could make you over-emotional at home . |
| 4 | ‘ Do you realise you probably have information which , if offered to the right people , could make you one hell of a lot of money ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I could make you better . |
| 6 | ‘ They said on the radio that toothpaste could make you ill . |
| 7 | I wish I could make you happy , ’ he said , so sweetly and gently that I was ashamed of the laughter building up inside me , and of the thought , why he 's old enough to be my father . |
| 8 | She did n't reply , so he hurried on : ‘ If it 's the cash … well , I could lend you some . |
| 9 | A something I something A Oh , I could 've you that |
| 10 | That could give you black eyes … there 's no sign of that in this young man . ’ |
| 11 | After all , it could give you invaluable peace of mind , if you ever have to go into hospital . |
| 12 | ‘ I wish I could give you that , ’ he said . |
| 13 | ‘ If you came over I could give you all the assignments . ’ |
| 14 | I wish I could give you all that 's best , |
| 15 | But at last with your help I 've conquered the cut and sew , I could give you all a hug . |
| 16 | Perhaps first off , I could give you all , er , you 've all filled in one of these evaluation sheets before on a course have n't you ? |
| 17 | You 've got your questions and of course I could answer them Nicodemus I could tell the why 's and the wherefore 's of this , and of that , I could give you all the details and all the the the things that you want to know but , they 're not really important the real issue for you , Nicodemus , is that you have got to be born again ! |
| 18 | Well she could give you one of hers . |
| 19 | We could give you five . |
| 20 | We could give you fifteen if you want your timber to maximum . |
| 21 | Well , on a good day , erm , we could give you ten . |
| 22 | But that 's it , on a good day we could give you ten only , and we could n't give you any more . |
| 23 | Right , well what I could do is I could give you another prescription now , that you can go and get if you feel you are going to need something . |
| 24 | ‘ I could give you seven days CB instead . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I could show you all the rooms I 've discovered . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I could show you those caving photos , ’ he said , and she shuddered . |
| 27 | I could show you some more . |
| 28 | It could do you all the good in the world . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Lady , I could have you any time I wanted to . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I could take you any time I wanted , Shannon , ’ he said in a soft voice that sent a shiver down her spine . |