Example sentences of "could i [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But could I switch to be chairman of Burtons , for example ? |
| 2 | But in the course of developing our case we have found no grounds upon which I could have validly chosen my present ends except that they are the ones to which I spontaneously tended when most aware ; on what grounds then could I persist in preferring these ends to a further advance in awareness which would undermine them ? |
| 3 | Let's face it , not even with Springsteen 's help could I munch through that alone . |
| 4 | How could I pretend to be the King any longer ? |
| 5 | Indeed , as far as -my self-interest is concerned , on what principle could I choose as an end sufficient in itself something which I do not spontaneously want ? |
| 6 | Almost immediately a woman 's rather rough voice answered , and I said : ‘ Could I speak to Dana , please ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Could I speak to Mrs Baudelaire , please ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Could I speak to Charlotte Ladram , please ? ’ |
| 9 | Could I speak to Giles Carnaby ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Could I speak to Mr Carnaby ? ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Hm , hello there , could I speak to please in the sales office ? |
| 13 | So anyway , I went through and I said to could I speak to the manager ? |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | How could I dictate to some amanuensis all the love I feel for my darling Lily , the loveliest flower … . |
| 16 | After all , what else could I do with them ? |
| 17 | What could I do with her slippers ? |
| 18 | But you see , when it was all there cut what could I do about it ? |
| 19 | How could I talk of my other world amid the absolute certainties of textured louvres , plastic chair-and-desk combinations and colour-coded felt-tips ? |
| 20 | Look — could I talk to you ? |
| 21 | Who could I talk to ? |
| 22 | I really could I said to him if you do n't shut your bloody gob I 'll belt you one . |
| 23 | And , anyway , how could I compete with a brother like Jake ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Could I go to New York with you , ma'am ? |
| 25 | Whe then again is yo could I go to Southampton and |
| 26 | I had three kids , where could I go with them ? |
| 27 | From my point of view , if someone was totally pissed and just got off with you and really embarrassed about it and thought , you know , oh my God how could I go for her I think that 's , do you think that 's worse than them saying , than it being a bit of a joke ? |
| 28 | Oh , Mummy , could I go in the fancy-dress parade as Red Riding Hood , with Bully behind me as the wolf ? ’ |
| 29 | undo it , no way could I undo about that much |
| 30 | Could I cope with the exposure and PR demands ? |