Example sentences of "could [vb infin] your [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , Sophie — if you could throw your caution to the winds . |
| 2 | ‘ And it 's absolutely spotless , you could eat your meals off the floor . |
| 3 | ‘ I could bring your views to the attention of the Vice President in charge of Overseas Operations ’ he added placatingly . |
| 4 | The kettlepan was erm a sauce- a thing like a saucepan with a a kettle that fitted on to the top so that you could boil your vegetables in the saucepan and boil the kettle at the same time . |
| 5 | You could set your back against the roughened old trunk , plant your feet securely on the wide bough and gaze out undisturbed over the great surges of greenery . |
| 6 | One bounced cheque could ruin your reputation with the shop and will lead to bank charges — probably including one for a letter from the manager . |
| 7 | Forties more like — you could put your pension on the forties . ’ |
| 8 | So I 'd be very grateful therefore if er you could put your minds to the options and erm we could discuss that at the next board meeting . |
| 9 | I would be most grateful if you could cast your eye over the script ; the one area that seems to have gone a little awry is the Language Review but I 'm sure we can sort this out during the shoot . |
| 10 | Alternatively you could extend your walk from the summit of Grisedale Pike and head over south-west to Hopegill Head and join the forest road at Swinside . |
| 11 | I refer to my letter to you of 18 May last , in which I explained that the Agreement that you had signed for the above tape had not been signed on behalf of Oxford University Press , and that the duplicate copy which you had retained for your records needed to be returned to us for signature in Oxford before I could despatch your copy of the tape to you . |
| 12 | When the pierced silver colander on three legs was full you could dig your hands into the beans and trickle their cool slipperiness between your fingers . |
| 13 | wearing a crash helmet and erm a buoyancy jacket , cos if you fell in you could hit your head on the rocks . |
| 14 | As to the second kind of evidence , which shows you could intrigue your way onto the Council , this is a puzzle : was the lot then ineffective ? |
| 15 | In this way , you could increase your benefits from the Plan . |