Example sentences of "you could [vb infin] [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | I , I and you could 've done with a queen . |
2 | Here were many war-time refugees and exiles from every country in europe , with accents you could have cut with a cheese wire . |
3 | ‘ You could have done with a couple of stitches here . |
4 | People say having a baby ruins your life , and talk about what you could have done in a job and that . |
5 | ‘ I do n't think you could have thought of a better way of rewarding her , she seems such an independent little thing . ‘ |
6 | You could have vanished into a Scotch mist and taken a boat to one of the Western Isles — with all the plate and linen , etc. , etc. — for all I am aware . |