Example sentences of "could do [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then you could do me a favour . |
| 2 | ‘ The only problem is , my car is going in for a service , so maybe you could do me a favour and give me a lift there ? |
| 3 | Erm well I 'll if you could , if you could do me a list of , of what you 've , what you 've missed so far so we know where we are as it were erm what er mm |
| 4 | A new lease of life could do me good . |
| 5 | And she said I wondered if you could do me a favour . |
| 6 | I want to be a social worker so I could do something for these girls . ’ |
| 7 | Set up in 1920 by actor Leslie Howard and director Adrian Brunel among others , with the hope that they could do something about ‘ raising the standards of British films ’ , the company had only enough capital to produce six short comedies . |
| 8 | Mrs Ross , Mrs Girdlestone added , had only her pension to live on , and she repeated that she would be glad if I could do something about her as soon as possible . |
| 9 | I think I was just miserable , and it was far easier to believe the reason was something I could do something about , rather than face the fact that my depression was very complicated , based on things like my family not having much money , and feeling very isolated and different from the kids at school . |
| 10 | ‘ You could do something about it , ’ said Robyn . |
| 11 | He had made money from his movie The Wild Angels and now he wanted to prove he could do something worthwhile . |
| 12 | ‘ I wish Marcus could do something for me . |
| 13 | In their study of civic culture in 1959 , Almond and Verba repeatedly noted that the better educated in all five countries that they studied were more likely to participate in the political process , and to believe that they could do something to change laws which they felt were unjust through the conventional channels of political participation . |
| 14 | These included being prepared to listen and acknowledge Tony 's difficulties , helping his father and girlfriend view them in a more understanding way , after allowing them to ventilate their feelings , clarifying the nature of Tony 's problems and helping him focus on those which he could do something about . |
| 15 | I felt wonderful , and it was at that moment that I realised that if I started taking my athletics seriously , if I started training properly , if I started listening to Ron , then maybe I could do something in the sport . |
| 16 | Sally said nothing , and Harriet went on : ‘ You do n't really think she could do something like that , do you ? |
| 17 | ‘ I wish I could do something for them , ’ she said , and the concern in her voice was now innocent of duplicity . |
| 18 | But Eva ignored all such eyes : this was where she reckoned she could do something . |
| 19 | He was so efficient , I 'm wondering if he could do something about the disgusting chick pea casserole they serve on the Intercity 125 . |
| 20 | Right Said Fred learned they could do something , and they learned to be proud of it . |
| 21 | ‘ No one can help feeling sorry for anyone who could do something so drastic . ’ |
| 22 | One , architect Robin Pearce-Boby , 62 , said : ‘ I find it dreadful that a man in his position could do something so awful . |
| 23 | ANYONE with $130m to spare could do something sensible , like buy Cray Research , an American supercomputer maker , or Vickers , a venerable British engineering company . |
| 24 | They could do something about that . |
| 25 | Then I thought , wait a minute , I 'm an MP , perhaps I could do something . ’ |
| 26 | On the contrary , the miners ' wives seemed desperate to keep the spirit that had seen them through the long months , the solidarity and friendship and , above all , the feeling that together they could do something to change the world and make it a better place , not only for themselves , but for all those suffering injustice . |
| 27 | You could do something a lot |
| 28 | ‘ So after the fire , Himmelbrau and Strick called me in to see whether I could do something to re-establish their client files — thirty years of legal practice up in smoke . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , there was nothing to it , really , ’ she said , secretly pleased that she could do something her uncle could n't . |
| 30 | Three hours later , two thousand feet above the Mediterranean , Miranda , alert and exultant , sat next to her instructor at the controls of a trainer plane , an ugly little single-engine Rallye which her instructor described as efficient and forgiving : you could do something wrong m a Rallye without getting immediately punished for it . |