Example sentences of "could [vb infin] i [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | this cardigan was sixty two pounds , but it 's really nice , you know , and it 's , I 'm saying this you could make me one the same |
| 2 | I would not forsake ye , I would not forsake you for sweetest of scenes : For sweetest of gardens that nature could make me I would not forsake ye , dear valleys and greens : Tho' Nature ne'er dropped ye a cloud-resting mountain , Nor waterfalls tumble their music so free , Had Nature denied ye a bush , tree , or fountain , Ye still had been loved as an Eden by me . |
| 3 | ‘ No ’ , said Jane , ‘ but if you could give me her telephone number I 'll ring and arrange to have them delivered ’ . |
| 4 | I asked if they could give me something for the pain . |
| 5 | ‘ And I know you could give me lots of good advice on how to make a success of it . |
| 6 | Yeah , if you could send me I 'd appreciate it . |
| 7 | I asked if she could show me his works from the Twenties . |
| 8 | And he knew I did n't have to be home for the kids or whatever , he knew my circumstances so well and he knew th exactly how much he could use me you know . |
| 9 | As I say … going for this land could cost me everything . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ At the end of the season , if we go down that could cost me my job , ’ said Atkins , whose side are deep in relegation trouble . |
| 11 | And whilst we had no opportunities last year for canvassing or erm for getting members we we could have I I felt er put on more fund-raising events as we had a quiet year and we could have probably at the same time persuaded one or two people to actually join us . |
| 12 | It 's as well there 's two miles of telephone cable between us , because if he could reach me he 'd wrap it round my neck . |
| 13 | Who else could tell me something else they 'd like to do if they could live for ever ? |
| 14 | I wonder if you could tell me something about this . |
| 15 | I would be grateful if you could tell me what concentrates to use and how much . |
| 16 | ‘ You mean ’ , she said , ‘ that you could tell me what two times twenty-eight is ? ’ |
| 17 | Well I 've sort of got a note to say who did what this week , so I could tell you what I 've done this week and then you could tell me what you 've done this week . |
| 18 | " No , I mean , " Sue was leaning forward now , anxious , " you could tell me what to say . " |
| 19 | If you could tell me what I 'm getting out of this turmoil I would be pleased to hear it . ’ |
| 20 | In my message I told them that I was going to fly close to the control tower to see if they could tell me what was wrong with my port wheel , but again no reply from control . |
| 21 | I wonder therefore if you could tell me which kind of camping stove would perform best in winter conditions ? |
| 22 | Nobody could tell me its correct name and it was known simply by the Greek equivalent of ‘ night-bloom ’ . |
| 23 | I wonder if you could tell me who could supply parts for the output differential to the second rear axle . |
| 24 | One mark if you could tell me who , who , what , who they were . |
| 25 | Any artist I represent could tell me I am useless , but no one will ever be able to claim I stole from them , because I have never had the opportunity . |
| 26 | I would be grateful if you could tell me anything about the guitar . |
| 27 | It took me a long time , years rather than months , to relax enough for anyone to feel they could tell me anything . |
| 28 | Whether you could tell me anything about … well … |
| 29 | Do you think you could get me one ? |
| 30 | The journey to Calcutta took some hours , and when we arrived the Army met us and wanted to put us all in to some barracks , but I protested and rang up the Bishop , Foss Westcott , and asked if he could advise me what to do as Margaret by this time was very ill . |