Example sentences of "[vb mod] do with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I could do with a hot drink or summat — I 'm froze . |
2 | You look as if you could do with a hot drink , and as a matter of fact , so could 1 . |
3 | We advertised , in fact , for people who wanted to smoking but could do with a little help , because I really do think that women do need a little help , a bit of support to do this . |
4 | He looks as though he could do with a decent meal , ’ Markby observed . |
5 | ‘ I could do with a good laugh . ’ |
6 | ‘ We hate to detain our most welcome guests , especially when they have … ’ he looked Anna May up and down as if his mind could do with a good Chinese laundering ‘ … other urgent business to attend to . ’ |
7 | Well , I could do with a good box and that might put me in with a chance . |
8 | Could do with a good faith if it 's not one it 's in the last |
9 | Yeah I could do with a good laugh , go on . |
10 | Oh cos Sal and at speech day she goes God she goes I could do with a good screw . |
11 | ‘ For a start you could do with a new burglar alarm ’ |
12 | I could do with a new duvet for our bed . |
13 | Actually , probably , could do with a new boiler thing I should think . |
14 | He could do with a warm bed . |
15 | He said ‘ I think I could do with a strong cup of coffee ’ ( to keep awake ) . |
16 | The neck joint is another area that I think could do with a slight re-design . |
17 | What I could do with a nice pint of porter ! ’ |
18 | And then I could do with a nice pudding . |
19 | Well you could do with a nice middle there could n't you ? |
20 | I could do with a nice sleep now . |
21 | Daddy could do with a nice little doze I know that . |
22 | Baydon Star 's Ascot victim Cadency could do with a stronger gallop than at Huntingdon last time to help him settle , but he can justify the journey from Newmarket for the Scottish Power Handicap Hurdle . |
23 | To her mind , Lucy looked like she could do with a huge warm hug . |
24 | ‘ Could do with a thick jersey . |
25 | ‘ I — I mean , I thought — it was — it could do with a clean so I- ’ |
26 | It was a pity , in a way ; they could do with a kinder mistress in the house . |
27 | We could do with a few more young men like Charles . ’ |
28 | ‘ He showed them Viet Cong a thing or two , I could do with a few like 'im round 'ere . ’ |
29 | There are n't that many , but I could do with a few more clothes . ’ |
30 | Pook 's Common could do with a few more people , do n't you think ? |