Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] could [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One even had a flagpole and over the top of the trees below I could see the Union Jack fluttering . |
| 2 | If only I could find a masseuse as good as Pauline in London , I would be happy ! |
| 3 | If only I could find the connection ! ’ |
| 4 | So I thought well perhaps I could make a basket then . |
| 5 | Once it has been announced that the area is to be extended perhaps I could meet a member of your staff on site to consider the implications in relation to the existing planting . |
| 6 | Perhaps I could wear a mantilla to hang nappies on the line ? |
| 7 | ‘ Perhaps I could have a go later ? ’ she found herself saying . |
| 8 | The Noble Earl , Lord has given one o one illustration of how things might work out in practice , perhaps I could have a shot at another . |
| 9 | Perhaps I could tempt the Minister to upstage his boss today and tell us exactly what the Secretary of State for the Environment has in mind . |
| 10 | Finally , perhaps I could add a postscript to Brian Singleton-Green 's comments on my papers on Unfudgeability and Earnings ( see ACCOUNTANCY , November 1992 , p 23 ) . |
| 11 | Perhaps I could use the toilet before we go ? ’ |
| 12 | Oh I 'm sorry my Lord perhaps I could read the passage out and then er I can hand it up to your Lordship but it after setting out the dictor from Mr Justice in the Midland Bank . |
| 13 | So , I mean , they was trying to come up one day so I could watch the telly and I really needed to . |
| 14 | Fully dressed , midnight butterfly in this light of day , we hold each other , grind , baby , grind so I could take a chunk out of your neck by way of breakfast . |
| 15 | I could n't tell what was happening so I asked them to move so I could take the coal into Granny 's house . |
| 16 | Now suddenly she could feel the pleasure such imaginings had aroused uncurling in a warm spiral in the pit of her stomach . |
| 17 | If only she could fit the jigsaw together and get a clear picture of this man who so intrigued her . |
| 18 | ‘ She 's got a lot of talent , you know Jack , if only she could find an outlet for it . |
| 19 | If only she could get a look , see what they were up to … |
| 20 | Perhaps she could try the truth on him now . |
| 21 | Perhaps you could acquire a taste for decaffeinated coffee or one of the many herb or fruit teas . |
| 22 | Perhaps you could hold a treasure hunt during the party , with the cake as the prize at the end of the trail . |
| 23 | Perhaps you could open the door , could you ? ’ |
| 24 | It is regrettable that your esteemed publication never got round to featuring him in his lifetime ; perhaps you could put the record straight now . |
| 25 | For example , if you are short of storage space , a perennial complaint , perhaps you could consider the ceiling . |
| 26 | If you are unable to leave your home , perhaps you could become a pen pal — it can open up a whole new world . |
| 27 | Perhaps you could note the correction in The Art Newspaper before ecologists begin to argue ecological doomsday scenarios based on the disappearance of the Penguin from the northern hemisphere ? |
| 28 | ‘ Perhaps you could write an article on it — new shock treatment for amnesia . ’ |
| 29 | So , if you receive the also-enclosed £30 in Bank-of-England notes safely , perhaps you could share the draft money with Robert when you see him in Prague . |
| 30 | Perhaps you could test the water at your end , and let me know when you could come . |