Example sentences of "could [vb infin] you [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marie thought of the open plan patch of lawn , covered in dog dirt , outside the bungalow : ‘ I could plant you some flowers , if you like . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Do you realise you probably have information which , if offered to the right people , could make you one hell of a lot of money ? ’ |
| 3 | That could give you black eyes … there 's no sign of that in this young man . ’ |
| 4 | After all , it could give you invaluable peace of mind , if you ever have to go into hospital . |
| 5 | Right , well what I could do is I could give you another prescription now , that you can go and get if you feel you are going to need something . |
| 6 | ‘ I could give you seven days CB instead . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Lady , I could have you any time I wanted to . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I could take you any time I wanted , Shannon , ’ he said in a soft voice that sent a shiver down her spine . |
| 9 | I think I could pay you two shillings a week for the first year and we 'd have to see how things went . |
| 10 | I could tell you many tales of great joy and hope , but I could also give you far worse than the few examples I have mentioned here . |
| 11 | Ideally , you should have a duplicate set in some different place from the first — we could tell you daunting stories of lost notes . |
| 12 | And I could tell you another story as well , I maybe used to pinch an apple out of one of the barrels . |
| 13 | I could tell you some things about them ! |
| 14 | No need to pretend otherwise , although I could tell you some stories … |
| 15 | My word , I could tell you some tales . |
| 16 | And er to er well , you know I could tell you some tales about them . |
| 17 | This speedy interface could save you many hours of system development time . |
| 18 | Can you let me have a phone number where I could get you this evening ? " |
| 19 | A copy of this magazine could get you free goodies from exhibitors , so bring it along . |
| 20 | I could love you all night . ’ |