Example sentences of "could i [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could I change a tyre ? |
| 2 | No longer could I detect a whiff of stale odour , but the pleasant aroma of his aftershave . |
| 3 | They say my leg is dodgy but how could I referee a game like this one if that were the case . ’ |
| 4 | could I , could I make a suggestion ? |
| 5 | Could I make a suggestion ? |
| 6 | this is the this is it 's so easy , you think what 's an alternative to steel , oh it must be a metal , how could I make a bath out of copper or what could it be . |
| 7 | ‘ Could I send a reply back with you ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Could I borrow a pound from you ? ’ |
| 9 | So if you learn the words this way thinking well do I know a word that 's a bit like it and could I add a bit onto the end that 's another way another good way of learning cos you do n't have to learn class and classical and classic you just sort of learn one of them . |
| 10 | But how could I get a fire going fast enough to catch them ? |
| 11 | But neither could I afford a return to the whims of private enterprise . |
| 12 | ‘ Could I see a lawyer for you ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Could I buy a couple of pairs of greys from you ? ’ he asked , coming to a sudden decision . |
| 14 | ‘ We 'd best get on , Miss Williams , but could I use a cloakroom too ? |
| 15 | Erm , could I take a couple of points . |
| 16 | Mr Chairman could I ask a question because one of the things that I 've found missing this evening is specific things that people would like to see in this playhouse or perhaps specific things that we used to do and that find are missing and the last I have n't heard the word gallery mentioned from there much at all what do we think about the gallery ? |
| 17 | Could I ask a question please ? |
| 18 | Could I ask a question please Mr Chairman ? |
| 19 | Could I ask a couple of questions about the section on family matters Moderator ? |
| 20 | ‘ Could I have a pair of boots ? ’ |
| 21 | Same again please , could I have a Babycham please ? |
| 22 | Could I have a biscuit ? |
| 23 | ‘ Could I have a look at them , do you think ? ’ |
| 24 | Could I have a top-up over here ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Could I — could I have a bit of garden ? ’ |
| 26 | and do you know , she had the most enormous Christmas er lunch , about six o'clock she said , could I have a bowl of soup ? |
| 27 | Should I wait until the highlights have grown out or could I have a colour put on top ? |
| 28 | Could I have a drink of water ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Could I have a drink ? ’ she requested . |
| 30 | ‘ Could I have a drink , please , Dad ? ’ she asked , to hide her discomfiture . |