Example sentences of "you could [vb infin] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So this is the speed and distance and time thing gets very confusing , because some of it is direct proportional , right so the faster you go , the more distance you could travel in a fixed in an hour say . |
| 2 | A real mountain bastu is one of those experiences not to be missed , and all you could want after a hard day 's toil , a wonderful relaxant . |
| 3 | If you would like some advice on the amount you could borrow for a particular home improvement project that you have in mind , ask your local NatWest branch , as our staff will be pleased to help you . |
| 4 | Then , you could continue with a whole succession of closer shots concentrating on the colour and glitter of the shop windows in which the reflections of shoppers add their own element of movement and interest . |
| 5 | Very much in the spirit of the age , the hall , dining-room and drawingroom all open into each other with great double doors , so that you could entertain on a grand scale . |
| 6 | Otherwise you could invest in a thermal light bulb — they throw out a lot of heat . |
| 7 | You do have to bear in mind though that some of these films are very old , and this is the best picture quality you could expect from a standard VGA monitor and adapter . |
| 8 | You could compensate for a too-stiff rod and poor reflexes — reflexes which you need for easing off when the hook bites into a lip — by using a stronger line . |
| 9 | They were It were divided into to , you could go to a high , or you could carry on at what they call supplementary . |
| 10 | You could go through a whole life and never have a day like that . ’ |
| 11 | I mean you could think of a brilliant illustration , and then you work the message out from it , which is the wrong way round . |
| 12 | ‘ For a start you could do with a new burglar alarm ’ |
| 13 | Well you could do with a nice middle there could n't you ? |
| 14 | You look as if you could do with a hot drink , and as a matter of fact , so could 1 . |
| 15 | The disused bandstand had been a useful playground in wet weather — useful , but limited , because there was very little you could do in a bare , empty bandstand once you had played tag in its confined area , and walked round the parapet . |
| 16 | In other words , I mean that was a basic kind of training you could get as a mechanical engineer . |
| 17 | The product is white but you could mix in a slight trace of pigment or water colour to obtain a better match with the pan itself . |
| 18 | IF YOU were down on your luck in Devon in the early 18th Century , you could count on a hot meal at Bowden House , near Totnes . |
| 19 | But you could ask for a special audit . |
| 20 | Either you should ask your spouse to enter into the covenant or you could enter into a Joint Deed of Covenant signed by both you and your spouse . |
| 21 | So to put it another way you could say in a typical year we would receive about twenty thousand complaints and enquiries about shopping . |
| 22 | It was a brave and beautiful place , with innumerable windows and twisting staircases and a lawn and a swing in a tree and everything you could desire in a spacious and desirable residence , only that it was all still and tiny enough to need a magnifying glass to see the intricacies of its carvings and appurtenances . |
| 23 | Here you can find exquisitely tailored coats with velvet collars , hand- embroidered infant nightdresses , button shoes and everything you could need for a newborn baby including charmingly traditional christening presents . |
| 24 | To help you get out of the red you could call on a qualified chartered accountant for between £50 and £60 an hour . |
| 25 | The most political job you could seek in a political party is probably that of chairman . |
| 26 | if you watch the news , watch the nine o'clock news tonight and try and sift out how many things you could put into a negative pile and how many you could put into a positive pile and I think that you would find that the negative pile |
| 27 | if you watch the news , watch the nine o'clock news tonight and try and sift out how many things you could put into a negative pile and how many you could put into a positive pile and I think that you would find that the negative pile |
| 28 | Make a series of paragraph or section headings that you could use in a one-hour exam answer . |