Example sentences of "you could [vb infin] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am anxious that you should start work on this project as soon as possible , so that there are no last-minute delays , I should therefore be grateful if you could start on the first batch of frames , of which I give details below : |
| 2 | For the more energetic there was still the disco where you could dance until the early hours . |
| 3 | Well , you could stay in the spare room over with me , out in the bedroom in the back there , for thirty dollars a night ? ’ |
| 4 | Although it may be too late to gather any more that season , you would at least have a permanent record so you could return in the following year to collect some more . |
| 5 | By rail you could alight at the tiny wooden platform that has been used by servicemen for decades . |
| 6 | Well I mean you could go with the new treasurer , but they would drive , so erm . |
| 7 | ‘ You could sleep in the spare bedroom . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You could sleep in the spare room like your brother did . ’ |
| 9 | Next time , you , your daughter , your grand-daughter or just a neighbour is pregnant , you could think of the thirty-odd years that the NCT has spent safeguarding the interests of parents and babies , and you could get out your cheque book . |
| 10 | Wait , I 've got an instant who 's taking part in the conversations and you could type in the first names of those people and then again you 'll get back some why the use of the first name . |
| 11 | I feel certain you will be interested in come of these reports and to aid distribution , and to prevent our troubling you with unwanted copies , I would be grateful if you could arrange for the enclosed card to be completed and returned to us . |
| 12 | ‘ God in heaven , ’ she said , for Mrs Hollidaye had explained how you could speak to the good Lord and sometimes the good Lord spoke back . |
| 13 | After you have studied these papers , I would be pleased to know if you could appear at the public inquiry to present evidence in support of the Regional Council 's case and , in particular , on the supply and demand for office floor space in the Edinburgh area , and the poor marketability of Millerhill as a location for major office and class 4 business development . |
| 14 | You could get outside the protected area of the hold . |
| 15 | It was as green a light as you could get for the never-ending demands for U-turns from Mr Gould , followed by several Shadow Cabinet colleagues . |
| 16 | During that period of Swedish football , you could get in the national squad by postal application . |
| 17 | For a month everything was beautiful and inspired , and you could believe in the innate and irresistible urge towards freedom and fellow-feeling that would take care of political nastiness , or of the crap , as our eloquent friend might have put it . |
| 18 | If you 're buying your first home and your mortgage is £40,000* or above you could qualify for the following benefit : — . |
| 19 | The strip of ice was not broad enough to skate on but you could run over the crackling , frosty grass and leap onto it and slide the best part of thirty yards . |
| 20 | You could say at the last he had his brother 's fibre , but it was manifested in fortitude instead of daring — which is a more admirable thing . |
| 21 | You could take in the Hot Ice Show ‘ 93 , with international skaters combining their talents to produce a spectacular ice show for all the family to enjoy . |
| 22 | It would be helpful if you could indicate on the attached reply slip if your Association will be represented at the meeting . |
| 23 | I hope that your governing body will be represented at this Meeting and it would be helpful if you could indicate on the attached reply slip if your Association will be represented at the meeting . |
| 24 | I would be glad if you could deal with the above in terms of your role as contact with DSO staff . |
| 25 | ‘ You could revert to the original casting . ’ |
| 26 | In the same hour , you could gaze on the incredible beauty of Da Vinci 's The Last Supper and stroll the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele , Europe 's oldest , most elegant shopping mall . |
| 27 | Elsewhere , you could try for the Long Range Weather Forecasting Agency ( bring your own piece of seaweed ) or the World Bank in Washington , but the growth industries of tax-free living must be in Europe . |
| 28 | Alternatively , some bicycles have an odometer on them which you could use in the same way . |
| 29 | I should be grateful if you could look into the environmental health aspects of this and take appropriate action . |
| 30 | ‘ Do you think you could look into the necessary arrangements that would have to be made , Louise ? ’ |