Example sentences of "you could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | so but I agree , I mean you could start trying to look at it and cost it |
| 32 | Erm and you could start making up your own and playing with them on the computer . |
| 33 | I mean you could start by saying , ‘ Canborough has , has been well known for the number of grants it gives , you know , as , as the means of saying , ‘ Up to now we 've been the good people . ’ |
| 34 | Make sure you do n't put the ice directly on the skin as you could burn the area — wrap it in a tea towel or an old shirt first . |
| 35 | This means that if you do an hour 's vigorous exercise instead of sitting in a chair for an hour , you could burn up an extra 100–200 calories which would not have otherwise been used up . |
| 36 | If you could burn the fuel at a higher temperature , then the second law of thermodynamics says that the conversion can be more efficient . |
| 37 | And you could inherit a couple of million and go to Oxford . |
| 38 | Not only could he die , but you could inherit and hand the whole thing over to Jamie , which will ultimately make you heiress to nothing but tragedy , bankruptcy and disaster ! ’ |
| 39 | You could trap a foot between the joists or something . ’ |
| 40 | Although , you could view it as a bad contract , as there are some things in there that are slightly ambiguous . ’ |
| 41 | You could wank each other off — dry or using lots of lube — or press , rub and slap your dick against his dick , buns , face , chest , thighs … |
| 42 | That was the best way to find out how good you were at your job , whether you could regard yourself as being on a par with the best — or still had a lot to learn . |
| 43 | You could regard it as that part of the personality which is contr in control of voluntary thought and movement . |
| 44 | Erm and I suppose you could regard the Thirty Years War too er as being a , a total war in this sense in , in that the objectives of the war is the crushing of opposition , unconditional surrender . |
| 45 | One Monday morning I lay in bed looking out of my skylight window at nothing in particular ; there was n't anything to see except sky because the window was merely a hole in the roof which you could open or shut with a long wooden handle . |
| 46 | Perhaps you could open the door , could you ? ’ |
| 47 | Alternatively , you could open the dog 's mouth and remove the item . |
| 48 | You could open the doors but it was impossible to get into the car . |
| 49 | has written the comment , i.e. the member of staff has written it , you could then have something underneath if you wish to , that is the pupil 's , that will be obviously the pupil 's from the different writing , or the style of the writing er or you could open it up with we have agreed , if you wish to one make it a joint |
| 50 | The problem with the building was that they had made it suicide-proof , so there were no windows you could open on the front . |
| 51 | If you like you could open one of those little wheels if it , especially a difficult one like yours Emma . |
| 52 | However , when you move into your new house you could reestablish a garden of remembrance , a stone plaque or a special plant . |
| 53 | ‘ I do , ’ said Finn , recoiling , and Lydia thought that here was another ludicrous irony : that the less you were in love with someone the more you could enchant and ensnare them . |
| 54 | So I went down and Mr at that time was Mayor of Willenhall , a very influential man , and he was er over and er his son had to became in charge , but anyway I went to see him it was Mr and er about it and he says er well we got er a order for four locks here , he says er I wonder if er you could quote me for them ? |
| 55 | If she is very apprehensive about how she is going to manage her role in society as a woman on her own , you could remind her of something she has probably completely forgotten : that she coped with life quite adequately as a single woman , before she met her husband , so there is no reason to suppose that she can not do so again , and possibly even better now because of the love they shared and her greater maturity . |
| 56 | And you referred to two sorts of allocations , one , those in adopted local plans and the figure was if you could remind me please . |
| 57 | First of all you started off with a reference to P P G twelve , and I fear my pen was n't fast enough to note down the paragraph number , perhaps you could remind me ? |
| 58 | You could remind existing members that membership is open to all those who support the aims of the Medau Society so their families might like to join to support their interest . |
| 59 | Alternatively , you could carry on south out of As Cain , down a more minor road , to the village of Sare . |
| 60 | So you could carry on along there . |