Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] could [vb infin] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would have thought you could ask it the other way round . |
| 2 | He gave a cool laugh , drawled , ‘ I guess you could call it the madonna-whore complex . ’ |
| 3 | It landed in the sand , hopping on to the upslope and , when Lyle got there , he knew he could hit it the required 140 yards to the pin . |
| 4 | ‘ Meanwhile , ’ said Marshall , ‘ if you want a laugh you could read what the staff say they were wearing on Friday . |
| 5 | So d' you think you could tip her the wink an' tell her I 've got back early ? |
| 6 | ‘ I think you could call it the metaphorical baked meats for our secretary . |
| 7 | ‘ Sorry , I mean I 'm pregnant and , er , you said you could help me the day after tomorrow and I wanted to know if … ’ |
| 8 | Well if he was sleeping you could leave him the car . |