Example sentences of "[vb base] you could " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Pity you could n't follow them . ’ |
| 2 | He kept their backsides so warm you could have fried eggs and bacon on them ! |
| 3 | If we do n't get you dry and warm you could be really ill . |
| 4 | I could do with a bath and I expect you could . |
| 5 | I was just about to say I expect you could really make a mess if you tried and then I realized I was covered in and I 'd better shut up . |
| 6 | If Dad is a war movie buff you could treat him to the classic Bridge Over The River Kwai . |
| 7 | The Ocean is calm , so calm you could believe it to be lacquered wood rather than water and that if you were in a hurry you could leave the boat and walk to shore . |
| 8 | For a comedy touch you could add a small sign saying ‘ nice to see you ’ . |
| 9 | It 's as if having been a victim once , you suddenly realise you could be vulnerable again . |
| 10 | Say you could n't get through to your mother . |
| 11 | Right , so you could of written , when you say you could of written better , what do you mean ? |
| 12 | Like you say you could sort of travel into London in that hour could n't you ? |
| 13 | They say you could borrow the Walkman ? |
| 14 | very good , yeah , I say you could borrow my printer again , but that 's , that packed up you know |
| 15 | Well that 's what I 'm saying about the image of the drinking er I guarantee you could as you know as you say you could be in a pub all afternoon all evening all night with maybe twenty people having a music session and ten of them might n't be drinking at all . |
| 16 | There was only one place you could be — inside . |
| 17 | He walked with a limp , and had you not known better you could have mistaken the sores and scabs on his face for the kind of wounds worn by down-and-outs in Cardboard City . |
| 18 | Shame you could n't have it for your birthday . |
| 19 | Even got myself a nice little vacation landward of Seattlefish on Earth — hills , rivers , air you could breathe , that sort of stuff , and the sky so clear you 'd figure you could see forever . |
| 20 | The further you drive with Shell Advanced Fuels , the further you could fly ! |
| 21 | Work out the maximum benefit you could get . |
| 22 | If your income is more than your ‘ applicable amount ’ the maximum benefit you could get is reduced by 15% ( 15p in every £1 ) of the difference between the applicable amount and the income . |
| 23 | In fact , I hardly imagine you could forget her . |
| 24 | ‘ Dessay you could deal with it , sir . ’ |
| 25 | But once I decide that 's settled I 'd notice it cause you could n't seem to get down . |
| 26 | Erm , let's say you had a client who knew how much they could afford to spend , so what you were doing then was you 'd tell them how much life cover you could afford . |
| 27 | well I know what 's on there , it wo n't be the same , its not , it wo n't be the same songs or items , will it ? , they do n't repeat their repertoire their , there not different items I mean if we did and it was a repeat you could always wipe it out , put something on top , could n't you ? |
| 28 | I presume you wish to help underdeveloped countries but I fear you could do them considerable harm . |
| 29 | ‘ You mean you could n't just say you were going for a walk ? ’ |
| 30 | You mean you could n't before ? |