Example sentences of "could [pron] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But could I switch to be chairman of Burtons , for example ? |
| 2 | How could I pretend to be the King any longer ? |
| 3 | Almost immediately a woman 's rather rough voice answered , and I said : ‘ Could I speak to Dana , please ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Could I speak to Mrs Baudelaire , please ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Could I speak to Charlotte Ladram , please ? ’ |
| 6 | Could I speak to Giles Carnaby ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Could I speak to Mr Carnaby ? ’ |
| 8 | and I says , Good afternoon could I speak to the person that does advertising etcetera , and I get through to that particular person , and I said , How would you like to save money by us printing all your portfolios free of charge high quality er portfolios it would n't cost you a penny . |
| 9 | Hm , hello there , could I speak to please in the sales office ? |
| 10 | So anyway , I went through and I said to could I speak to the manager ? |
| 11 | Apparently they have had people calling in saying , ‘ please could I speak to Sue ’ , and that could be anybody , and then the switchboard has to go through the rigmarole of saying , ‘ what 's it all about , do you know where the person works , can you give me a bit more information ’ , and it takes up a lot more of their time , so please , if you 're leaving a message for somebody to call you back , leave your full name and your extension number . |
| 12 | How could I dictate to some amanuensis all the love I feel for my darling Lily , the loveliest flower … . |
| 13 | Look — could I talk to you ? |
| 14 | Who could I talk to ? |
| 15 | I really could I said to him if you do n't shut your bloody gob I 'll belt you one . |
| 16 | ‘ Could I go to New York with you , ma'am ? |
| 17 | Whe then again is yo could I go to Southampton and |
| 18 | Chairman could I suggest to you that erm , when we have our meeting with , with Norfolk County Councillors , that erm the rail policy group supporting to this , because although the traffic conveyor policy do and indeed the Norfolk rail policy group are not formal County Council committee , erm we know that Norfolk rail policy group have identified the northern group as the most desirable to their point of view , because of the possibility with freight and road interchange at , at er Brandon , and so I , may I suggest that , that a representative from both Norfolk and Suffolk rail policy groups , they 're included in this meeting with the North Councillors . |
| 19 | But how could I explain to a man shaking with fury that it was candy-floss I did n't like , and crowds , and being with him ? |
| 20 | My only regret on that particular occasion now is that I did n't organise properly getting it videotaped , because it would have been a nice thing to keep , but as far as I could I kept to the traditions of mayoral ceremonial on those sorts of occasions . |
| 21 | My only regret on that particular occasion now is that I did n't organise properly getting it videotaped , because it would have been a nice thing to keep , but as far as I could I kept to the traditions of mayoral ceremonial on those sorts of occasions . |
| 22 | Could I , could I turn to one of the major contributors of erm of pension fund surpluses er and that is the plight of the deferred pensioner . |
| 23 | He said could I come to the station . |
| 24 | If you wo n't come to me , could I come to you ? |
| 25 | ‘ Could I get to the moor ? ’ asked Mary . |
| 26 | How could I get to my study to take the drug ? |
| 27 | Yet what could I say to my father — I was little and could not explain . |
| 28 | What could I say to my grandfather ? |
| 29 | What could I say to him , my oldest friend ? |
| 30 | Could I say to you that in terms of Greater York the County Council is the highway authority , the County Surveyor advises the County Council on traffic implications as a concept , the County Councillors highway authority is satisfied with the merits er of a new settlement . |