Example sentences of "i could [vb infin] [pers pn] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well yeah , no I 've light bulbs I mean I could make you a list down but it does n't matter I can get that tomorrow Ann I 'll go down tomorrow you know , I 'll be up in time . |
| 2 | I could make it a fairy-tale instead , if I wanted to , Anyway , It 's the capital of the empire ; a courtier starts a liaison with one of the princesses ; the demands she and the impersonate on his time get to be too much , so he secretly has an android made to impersonate him at the endless court rituals and boring receptions ; nobody notices . |
| 3 | ‘ maybe you and I could make it a bit bigger though . ’ |
| 4 | I could draw you a picture of that . |
| 5 | I could draw you a picture of that . |
| 6 | I could send you a list of vacancies , and mark any I thought might suit Mrs Ross and which I could vouch for . |
| 7 | ‘ But I could do him a bit of harm . |
| 8 | ‘ I could do you a great deal on a Navajo Scorpion . ’ |
| 9 | What if I could offer her a proper home , a proper family , with two parents ? |
| 10 | I wonder if I could offer you a cup of coffee in my department within the next couple of minutes ? ’ |
| 11 | I could cook you a bit of bacon in seconds with a microwave . ’ |
| 12 | I could quote you a mile of statistics . |
| 13 | Or instead of washing them away down my mythical hillside , I could give them a decent burial in a sod of cancer graveyard , perhaps with a little cross over it . |
| 14 | I wish I could give him a post , but I could not pass Lord Bute 's son with decency ’ . |
| 15 | I could give him a message . |
| 16 | On the other hand , if I was on a picket line or somewhere , I could give him a pretty hard old shove without pulled in , I would imagine . |
| 17 | Well yes , I suppose I could give it a try but I do n't want to promise anything . |
| 18 | ‘ I could give you a call next Friday . |
| 19 | I could give you a blow-by-blow account of how England lost to Portugal the other night . |
| 20 | ‘ I thought I could give you a lift , ’ Molland said . |
| 21 | You would like , I daresay , if I could give you a clear and definite policy . |
| 22 | I wish I could give you a simple straightforward answer , like " Each joke should be separated from the one before it by at least 1050 words ' . |
| 23 | I could give you a really nice glass of lager . |
| 24 | Quite interesting I could give you a much gr a greater variety of ways up and down stairs than probably anybody . |
| 25 | But obviously if you 're going to do that you 'll have to do it during next week some time On the other hand I could give you a list of five topics and you could choose one . |
| 26 | ‘ I could give you a lot . |
| 27 | ‘ Hmm , this circle might interfere with any melodious resonances , but I suppose I could give you a rattle each to shake . ’ |
| 28 | Well maybe you could have a quick word with him first and I could give you a call and then erm |
| 29 | ‘ I could give you a dozen different examples , ’ he told her , ‘ but here 's a couple , just for starters … |
| 30 | Well exactly , yes , she can give you a ring erm or I could give you a ring for that matter erm . |