Example sentences of "you [vb base] [pron] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You mean they could 've , they could 've gone for the Soviet style collectivization ? |
| 2 | ‘ You mean she could have run into trouble as a result of her professional activities ? ’ he asked , cautiously . |
| 3 | " You mean I could break down altogether ? " |
| 4 | ‘ You mean I could say anything at all ? ’ she asked with a mischievous smile . |
| 5 | ‘ You mean I could have been discussing it with some of your clients , like the Contessa Mantero ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You mean I could use them to help in the search ? ’ |
| 7 | I 've got a bit on that , if you want I could bring it up now while you 're talking about it , I will . |
| 8 | You say I could make a veterinary nurse — that 's as maybe , but I 'm sure I 'd never be any good as a vet . ’ |
| 9 | If you suspect you could improve your business banking , simply return the coupon or , better still , call free on , anytime . |
| 10 | If you like I could have a word with the Chief Constable and put him in the picture , should you deem it appropriate . ’ |
| 11 | If you like you could open one of those little wheels if it , especially a difficult one like yours Emma . |
| 12 | Well I think you know they could 've killed themselves taking all that now , I forget forget what they were called . |
| 13 | And erm somebody like Mike of Chris is perfectly capable of get their bits of paper to check to tick off things like that but Wendy will have to check it and put it you know they could do some of the legwork but not yet . |
| 14 | I mean , you know they could do , alright they have their holidays abroad do n't they ? |
| 15 | You know they could have shot me for that . |
| 16 | I often think I wish you know we could capture some of those again I think it would jolly well I , I , I wish government could , could really sort of kn know what it was like . |
| 17 | I want to see the er possibility of British Rail being able to say , well you know we could improve our act , we could do things differently , and er we we wou we have experience of running a railway , and therefore , you know , please let us bid . |
| 18 | You know we could 've We limited They were limited to the intake , but we could have er increased I think . |
| 19 | If somebody if they turn up at the normal time , I assume when though there 's you know we could leave a not a not a notice and they could just go out . |
| 20 | I trust you , you 're not a fool , you know what could happen if you got up to some mischief out there , ’ and her fingers described general obloquy with a sweeping gesture of abolition , ‘ and then you 'll never get a husband either . |
| 21 | But you know , I felt like saying , well , you know he could have been a bit more considerate and concerned when we were actually going out with each other ! |
| 22 | The management er clearly desired to implement the scheme er with the minimum amount of frustration er to anyone , although you 've got to understand that as an engineer working a , a big milling machine for example , if someone comes along and said er , you know you could stand that job on its side different to what you 've got it at the moment , and you could do two faces instead of one you know , by turning the table and you know , by use of various tools er decrease the time factor , there was the , it was a fear that our members may work themselves out of a job . |
| 23 | ‘ You know you could stop that if you 'd any self-control , ’ said Bob , noticing my state . |
| 24 | And they were er er erm house higher up they were Italian like Italian they did coffee you know you could smell them grinding , and hams and old old style grocery shop , tea and all that sort of stuff . |
| 25 | Well you know you could do one at the slip |
| 26 | And then there 's traces of er you know you could see where the old foundations and things were . |
| 27 | You know you could see out onto platform . |
| 28 | You know you could trust him to do everything properly . ’ |
| 29 | If , however , you need deep pockets , a fleece lining and a hood because you know you could freeze your butt off on the back of a truck , they 're the business . |
| 30 | Er I would appreciate it very very much indeed Mike if er you know you could recommend me to one or two people you know , open minded like yourself who I can sit with , take a couple of er half an hour of their time like I 've done with you , show them what the services are . |