Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] could [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I ca n't do it ! ’ she had to tell her , and , when her sister 's look suddenly became hostile , ‘ I 'm sure if you wrote to Mr Gajdusek , or phoned him — or I could do it for you , ’ she volunteered hastily , not wanting to be bad friends with her , now of all times . |
| 2 | Or I could carry you . ’ |
| 3 | Well exactly , yes , she can give you a ring erm or I could give you a ring for that matter erm . |
| 4 | I could put it into Event , or I could give it to you for Time Out … |
| 5 | Or I could make it into a puppet . |
| 6 | As neither Marcella or I could sing we spoke along to the music in what we felt , somehow , was Good Old Cabaret Style … |
| 7 | ROS : Or I could lick yours , of course . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's a damn good job you do n't , laddie , or I could see you being hauled up before the old man . ’ |
| 9 | I could help these lunatics or I could fight them on behalf of Stok ; neither of those ideas appealed to me . |
| 10 | Or somebody could tell me . |
| 11 | Or you could leave it on it 's own , could n't you cos it 's got the white things like dad 's |
| 12 | Or you could make it into a picture for a baby or toddler to hang on their bedroom wall . |
| 13 | Or you could make it the positive , but you ca n't have both . |
| 14 | or you could think it also true that I think wh what you think you 're supposed to like as well . |
| 15 | has written the comment , i.e. the member of staff has written it , you could then have something underneath if you wish to , that is the pupil 's , that will be obviously the pupil 's from the different writing , or the style of the writing er or you could open it up with we have agreed , if you wish to one make it a joint |
| 16 | So miles per hour per second , or you could measure it per hour if you wanted . |
| 17 | It costs eighty five p , and you can get it from any of the H M S O — Her Majesty 's Stationery Office — or you could order it , I should think , from most bookshops , and that 'll give you a pretty good overview of what Warnock is trying to do , and then , of course if anybody 's interested enough in comparing that with the Act , you 'll see the kind of things that were in the Warnock Report have n't actually come through in the act . |
| 18 | or we 'll get you one , or you could get it through your local news agency . |
| 19 | If there is not room for this you might utilize the space by making slots in the counter top to take your cooking knives , or you could suspend them from a magnetic bar just above out of reach of children . |
| 20 | Or you could call it Brinkley Centenary |
| 21 | Or you could read them out because then er , people did hear them . |
| 22 | It can be played over a m7b9 chord , or you could play it over , say , a Cm7 to Dbmaj7 chord vamp . |
| 23 | Or you could put it into your introduction depending on which way you feel it is to handle . |
| 24 | ‘ Or you could ring me up , could n't you ? |
| 25 | the inside nought instead of the outside , or you could have it upside down or anything else , but that 's pointing North , you must line it up so it points North , right , now what bearing am I from you ? |
| 26 | She could put him into the scale alongside Joseph and Tarquin Poulteney-Crosse whom she believed culpable of murder , or she could give him the benefit of the doubt . |
| 27 | Or she could set it down on a shelf alongside an empty flower jug . |
| 28 | Or we could leave it up to the electricity generators to reduce the impact , at the expense of higher bills . |
| 29 | one of our serious of the year , we should er extend that debate er we could extend as late perhaps half past one for lunch or we could bring it to half way between half past one , so the feeling in respect of that |
| 30 | Or we could take them periodically . |