Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] could [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through one of the glass panes in Plover Hide I could see a twite : a plump little linnet-like bird , brown , streaky-breasted , with a bright yellow stubby bill . |
| 2 | You say I could make a veterinary nurse — that 's as maybe , but I 'm sure I 'd never be any good as a vet . ’ |
| 3 | But I have n't got I could n't at this stage say I could do a tap next year . |
| 4 | For a comedy touch you could add a small sign saying ‘ nice to see you ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ More girls are now attracted to the sport as they realise they could have a career in golf , ’ she stated . |
| 6 | Labour supports the ban but Conservatives and the Tobacco Advisory Council say it could have a knock-on effect on sports like motor racing and snooker , which are sponsored by tobacco companies . |
| 7 | The Labour Pary supports the ban but Conservatives and the Tobacco Advisory Council say it could have a knock-on effect on sports like motor-racing and snooker , which are sponsored by tobacco companies . |
| 8 | They say he could have a future when he 's finished his studies . " |
| 9 | Well I mean you could do a bit of both , I do n't see why you ca n't sort of start out with some general stuff about whether |
| 10 | Yeah , but you see , you 've got the , you got all the other things in , down , down , underneath , well I mean if you started going in with a knife and you started cutting them I mean you could cut an artery or anything could n't you ? |
| 11 | I mean you could buy a , a , a little card |
| 12 | No but I mean you could get a a stage in |
| 13 | I mean you could get a decent meal |
| 14 | I mean you could have a negative number to the minus eight . |
| 15 | I mean you could have a whole new roof put on your house and it would cost about six thousand , seven thousand pounds and |
| 16 | Oh look I could get a little cake . |
| 17 | However , I suspect you could take an obvious short cut across the open fell side to avoid the town without too much trouble . |
| 18 | I mean we could sense a goal was coming . |
| 19 | I mean we could have a talk . ’ |
| 20 | I guess he 's just what Big Jack needs , a full-back who 'll try & get forward , and if they qualify we could see a few Leeds players in the USA even if without England and Scotland . |
| 21 | If you like I could have a word with the Chief Constable and put him in the picture , should you deem it appropriate . ’ |
| 22 | You know I could make a lot more effort than I do . |
| 23 | No directory information is provided so if you ca n't remember the file or path name you could get a bit stuck . |
| 24 | If somebody if they turn up at the normal time , I assume when though there 's you know we could leave a not a not a notice and they could just go out . |
| 25 | In the early days I remember we could spend an hour talking round one position . |
| 26 | ‘ I felt that by fracturing the well in conjunction with a gravel pack we could produce a ‘ highway ’ into the reservoir that would allow it to produce at peak efficiency , ’ says Hannah , a consulting production engineer . |
| 27 | Many women resist swapping jobs because they know they could do a job a lot better or quicker themselves , or because they are frightened of ‘ having a go ’ at traditional male jobs . |
| 28 | No , we 've got them sort of standing up on , on the top of our book shelf I suppose I could make a few lanterns for in here for Christmas . |
| 29 | ‘ I suppose I could arrange an introduction , if that 's what you really want . |
| 30 | Suppose I could lend a hand . |