Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [adv prt] with a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , ask if you could top up with a repayment loan . |
| 2 | You could go round with a lampshade on your head , or join the loonies in the Buddhist robes , or sit outside the Drop-in Centre all day with a can of Special Brew in your hand . |
| 3 | More important , buyers with 95 per cent loans who may have seen the price of their property slide in recent months could end up with a debt greater than the value of the property . |
| 4 | Even your first flight could end up with a field landing and , if the wheel brake lever is not in the usual position for you , your habits will catch you out as you claw for the non-existent lever in panic . |
| 5 | HUNDREDS of swimming pools are so dirty you could end up with a rash or tummy bug , health chiefs cautioned yesterday . |
| 6 | Now there 's us working working , taking everything in , working slowly taking everything in piece by piece we could end up with a job at the end of it cos we know what we 're doing . |
| 7 | The gut reaction this morning is we could end up with a bypass scheme at the end of it and no Caernarvon link . |
| 8 | This means it could hold on with a couple of limbs whilst feeding with the others . |
| 9 | When she sings something like ‘ Nothing Left At All ’ you can almost feel the sky closing in tight above you , getting so close that you could reach up with a broomstick and touch it . |
| 10 | ‘ Anyone could come up with a story like that once the proof has been destroyed . |
| 11 | ‘ It would be great if we could come up with a way of treating some disorders , we could actually make use of cannabis in some way therapeutically , that would be tremendous . ’ |
| 12 | Mm , so what if could erm , could come up with a policy , that you pay your premiums in , but it covers you for the whole of your life . |
| 13 | You never know , television could come up with a lot of money . ’ |
| 14 | You never know , television could come up with a lot of money . ’ |
| 15 | Given the inherent uncertainty of moral interpretation in social life , it would be foolish to believe that we could come up with a definition of aggression that would allow us to unambiguously classify , much less measure , instances of aggressive conduct in unfamiliar societies . |
| 16 | Of course , like the sentences about the knight , the dragon , and the pineapple , they might form part of a discourse , and if we stretch our imaginations we could come up with a situation in which they do ; but this will not be by virtue of the words so and she , but because of some other information about the context . |
| 17 | I could get on with a man like that . |
| 18 | ‘ When you needed an extra pair of hands in a hurry so that you could get on with a job , Roger was always the first to drop what he was doing and help you . ’ |
| 19 | In the middle of the window was a shiny red car you could sit in with a driver 's wheel you could turn and a horn you could peep . |
| 20 | I 've got to go listen it 's been lovely t talk to talk talking to you if you could pop in with a bottle of I wanted to try the new Beaujo If anybody 's got it and they come over , just ring the ring the door bell . |