Example sentences of "could [pron] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How could someone do something like that . |
| 2 | Could I improve it by running the gearbox on TQF instead of GTX oil ? |
| 3 | And could I leave you with a poem ? |
| 4 | Could I do something of that kind ? ’ |
| 5 | But could I do it without — utterly — falling ? ’ |
| 6 | The sole remaining question was could I adapt myself to my environment ? |
| 7 | Could I build one with second-hand materials ? |
| 8 | Could I build one from scratch ? |
| 9 | Catchphrase : ‘ That uniform 's a little tight for you doctor , could I loosen it for you ? ’ |
| 10 | Could I read it to you ? |
| 11 | How could I condition them for breeding ? |
| 12 | ‘ What could I tempt them with ? ’ |
| 13 | Who could I discuss it with ? |
| 14 | Could I claim anything from Land Rover ? |
| 15 | How could I humiliate myself like this ? |
| 16 | ‘ Could I buy it in London ? ’ |
| 17 | Erm , could I ask you to just share with us briefly , er , not in great detail , but , just a few words about what it is that you want to influence somebody about . |
| 18 | Yes , well could I ask you to er tell us a little bit Lord the jury and and in December of nineteen eighty eight what was your rank and job ? |
| 19 | Could I have them as a friend/enemy ? ’ |
| 20 | One afternoon I summoned up my courage and as casually as I could I invited him for a drink after work that evening . |
| 21 | ‘ I had never met James alive , so how could I recognise him in death ? |
| 22 | I was shattered , but how could I defend myself by explaining that his hitherto unsuspected mistress had just rung me up to spill the beans ? ’ |
| 23 | Could I put them in the soft box ? |
| 24 | He went and bought a pack of cigarettes from the machine behind him , searched his pockets , then asked : ‘ Could I trouble you for a light , Miss ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Could I trouble you for a receipt ? ’ |
| 26 | Could you tell me of any water proofing kit for my 1987 One Ten . |
| 27 | Could you tell me about the newt and the Knifefish , and suggest what happened to my disappearing fish ? |
| 28 | Could you tell me about the house , of which you were bombed out ? |
| 29 | Right erm , could you tell me about how you left school please ? |
| 30 | Erm could you tell me about your father being a Methodist minister ? |