Example sentences of "could i [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor is it quite obvious on second thoughts that even in the most literal usages the visual metaphor is wholly dead ; however accurately ‘ insight ’ may be defined in a dictionary , could I handle the word with any confidence without being guided by its grammatical and semantic affinities with ‘ sight ’ ? |
| 2 | Nor could I contemplate the journey which fills me with fear near to fainting . |
| 3 | Could I change the title of my ( tentatively ) 13th January talk to : |
| 4 | ‘ He said I did n't need to work for financial reasons and how could I leave the children ? |
| 5 | ‘ One employer was going on about wanting someone under 35 and I said , ‘ Could I do the job ? ’ |
| 6 | What could I tell the parents about the national curriculum ? |
| 7 | We finished serving lunch and coffee and cleared up , and as soon as I decently could I left the kitchen and set off forward up the train . |
| 8 | The crucial test question to ask is : Could I measure the extent of this undesired behaviour if I wanted to ? |
| 9 | What am I saying ? — Could I pull the chain on my bread-and-butter ? " |
| 10 | Could I make the point , that I think the footings were already there , because they 'd started their double garage , which they then were n't allowed to have , and I think this is gon na stand on the footings . |
| 11 | A fortnight later from Bradford , another set of solicitors rang up , explained that they understood the circumstances , said Look c could I hold the stuff there and what was I going to charge for the storage etcetera , er and they would be going to have to get an affidavit from this lady in Australia at some stage in order to give er him the chance to have the stuff back . |
| 12 | How could I phrase the question so that I could distinguish between free choice and manipulative coercion ? |
| 13 | How could I forget the days when I was in and out of love every five minutes ? |
| 14 | Well , per could I read the sentence which |
| 15 | I might have gone myself , but where else could I hear the music that accompanied the Congregational hymns and anthems ? |
| 16 | I knew it was a 3-iron , but could I get the words out ? |
| 17 | ‘ Could … could I skip the shopping and look at buildings too ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Could I see the place before I decide anything else ? ’ |
| 19 | How could I resist the call of the Orient ? |
| 20 | Could I take the sausage rolls and chicken to school ? |
| 21 | Could I ask the convenor just to make a statement . |
| 22 | My Lords , could I ask the Minister if she would agree that there have been some improvements in the accident and emergency departments , since consultants were appointed and how many accidents that er there are emergency departments have not got consultants in charge and leave it to junior doctors ? |
| 23 | Er that is that at least three of the articles are talking to quoting different organisations er suggested that the playhouse theatre trust had been recommended to do something about their marketing er a at least two years ago if not longer ago erm certainly it 's my knowledge er they have not employed specialists to that they have not employed a specialist to that indeed since the last er appointed publicity officer left , that person that post has not been er refilled er could I ask the theatre trust why they have chosen not taken that recommendation seriously ? |
| 24 | Could I ask the clerk to read it please or to recall oh sorry , the convenor , yes indeed . |
| 25 | ‘ Could I have the names , please . ’ |