Example sentences of "could you " in BNC.
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1 | If you have had your letters to Dr Nguyen Dan Que from Vietnam returned , could you please send them to Dr Que 's brother , Dr Nguyen Quoc-Quan , . |
2 | ‘ But even if you knew beforehand who was going to get — say — the fifth plate , how could you put poison on it and not on the other plates ? ’ |
3 | Could you ring her back when you 've got a moment ? |
4 | Could you come down and see me in my office , please , Dorothy ? ’ |
5 | ‘ Could you please at least tell them it 's quite urgent ? |
6 | Look , could you grab hold of this box before my arms drop off ? ’ |
7 | ‘ Could you ? |
8 | Could you suggest some helpful books for a keen amateur gardener who would like to know more about plants ? |
9 | Could you tell me the name of the maple that has interesting white-striped branches and trunk , and where I might be able to purchase one ? |
10 | ‘ Could you zip through this and see if it 's OK ? |
11 | Young Angus thought , You were a coward — no you were not — what else could you have done ? |
12 | ‘ Once the harvest is in , Mary ’ — he put his question abruptly — ‘ could you manage here in spite of old Donald 's ailment — I mean , if Donald was away ? ’ |
13 | Could you give me a hand ? ’ |
14 | Could you carry the idea through on the headed notepaper ? |
15 | ‘ Could you tell us , President , ’ Trevor Newsom asked the question , ‘ how you would describe your feelings when the marioc vote went against you ? ’ |
16 | So could you . ’ |
17 | Could you tell us why you are not at work ? ’ |
18 | ‘ Could you open another one , Roger ? ’ she asked , ‘ I 'm doing the rounds . ’ |
19 | Could you please tell me the way to Leicester square , I said , speaking softly , in my best voice and with my toothiest smile . |
20 | Could you please tell me how to get to Lei-cee-ter Square ? please , I asked wide-eyed , eager and hopeful . |
21 | Could you please tell me how to get to Lei-ces-ter Square ? please , I said once again , in my best voice once again . |
22 | Q Could you please tell me the best method of fixing turned wooden handles to cutlery blanks ? |
23 | Could you tell me anything about Foster ; where he lived and the dates he worked ? |
24 | Could you advise me on any good uses in the way of finishes for this oil ? |
25 | Could you handle it ? |
26 | Could you help me find out if such an instrument is available in the UK ? |
27 | Could you not persuade him to return to a country in which there is so much more room ? ’ |
28 | Nor could you just shut your eyes and throw them down the hatch ; because the whole pleasure of a chicken 's foot would come from sucking and nibbling it slowly , seeking out the tasty skin and the fragments of flesh like the last moments of a particularly luscious spare rib . |
29 | Could you explain that ? |
30 | Where else could you learn that Pound threw Robert Frost over his head in a restaurant ? |