Example sentences of "[vb mod] say you could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She says no you ca n't , I might do and then when she 's ready to go out she 'll say you could 've taped it . |
| 2 | You might say you could measure its position to ten decimal places , but you could always then measure it to eleven and predict a completely different result ; all the difference between a whirlwind which knocked down someone 's house and a single molecule of oxygen disappearing up their nose . |
| 3 | I 'd say you could make your way up there , no trouble . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd say you could do with a touch more garlic in that , by the way — Pauline always used to go quite heavy on the garlic . |
| 5 | I 'd say you could put a lot of the abuse down to drink , though anyone with a black face was in trouble in Golcar that Saturday night . ’ |
| 6 | I would say you could defend the British position because what it seems to me to be based on is first of all the idea that the institution itself should make the decision , and that surely is a democratic start , that you do n't lay down a rule from Newcastle to John O'Groats , or wherever , and that the people in the institution have a certain chemistry together . |
| 7 | I think let's say you could learn Which ones could n't you learn then do you think ? |