Example sentences of "could [adv] drop " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could finally drop her hated nickname Bruiser ! |
| 2 | Oliver started to ask whether they could not drop it and go home , but it struck him that he was in a precarious position and he kept quiet . |
| 3 | On the other hand — you could just drop those inhibitions and take part . |
| 4 | In my day , if you wanted , you could just drop out . |
| 5 | ‘ If you could just drop us off at the first five-star hotel you come to . ’ |
| 6 | She had planned to walk home , but accepted , on the front steps , an offer of a lift from Teddy Lazenby and his wife Delia , who lived in Campden Square and could easily drop her off . |
| 7 | Her head was beginning to throb from the smoky , claustrophobic atmosphere , and she wondered how she could tactfully drop a few hints about leaving without inviting a tirade of displeasure from André , which was the last thing she felt she could cope with . |
| 8 | What really happened was that he had to climb a length of rope which had mattresses underneath it so that at the end of each take he could simply drop to the ground in safety . |
| 9 | As soon as Chappy played a duff match last season , Wilko could n't drop him fast enough , yet he was knocking in goals at a far better rate than Deano . |
| 10 | just gon na have to you know be stopped there anyway this young lad after the first fast bend he went to overtake and I could see a car coming the other way and he was like er running along side this pick-up but it was like he could n't drop back and he could n't make it either |
| 11 | If your weight increases by a few pounds ( about 1 kg ) from one day to the next , do nothing for a day or two to try to redress the balance ; your weight could well drop back quite naturally . |