Example sentences of "you could [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ye could go out for yer Halloween wie a snout like yon . ’ |
| 2 | ’ Oh , ye could come in wi' me , ’ said one of them . |
| 3 | Cos the the reason they , they er done away with the steam tugs and had a diesel , because a diesel you could start up and er when the dredging finished they tipped the tug at Ipswich and er if they want they one of the big ships up the river , cos then they could start the diesel up quite , right away , whereby a steam tug you a fire there all the time . |
| 4 | Now you not only had the wine but also found that the bees had multiplied , so that you could start off three or four jars . |
| 5 | Essentially the four areas are computational modelling , what contribution a do n't write these down because they 're not the same as the ones on the board , but it 's looking at the role of computational modelling in perception , although you could start off with a broader definition of it within cognitive psychology . |
| 6 | Perhaps you could start off by telling me how you came into working in the lock trade . |
| 7 | This means that if you do an hour 's vigorous exercise instead of sitting in a chair for an hour , you could burn up an extra 100–200 calories which would not have otherwise been used up . |
| 8 | Alternatively , you could carry on south out of As Cain , down a more minor road , to the village of Sare . |
| 9 | So you could carry on along there . |
| 10 | They were It were divided into to , you could go to a high , or you could carry on at what they call supplementary . |
| 11 | or you could carry on along California Road |
| 12 | You could carry out your own water test . |
| 13 | And of course you risk yourself still further by positioning yourself under an overhanging edge — you could finish up at least partially buried if there is a cave-in . |
| 14 | After so many shocks I was surprised you could stand up at your own wedding . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I can imagine you could stand up in court and say a thing like that without blinking an eye , ’ he said as if the thought astonished him . |
| 16 | You could stand there with your arms and legs like lead . |
| 17 | So if you 're planning to use inkjets with company letterhead , check that the printer works with the paper before you buy , or you could wind up unable to use all that expensive stationery ! |
| 18 | As some viruses have a slow gestation period before they become noticeable , it pays not to recycle your back-up disks too often , or you could wind up having infected backups . |
| 19 | Our music was really ‘ out there ’ , but it was n't something you could stuff down people 's throats ; you had to really want to hear a lot of guitar if you wanted to listen to our records ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 've known just what sort of a woman you are ever since the first time I was unfortunate enough to meet you — though I confess I did n't realise even you could stoop quite as low as you have this time . ’ |
| 21 | Perhaps you could prop up this little hand mirror that I 've got in there . |
| 22 | Alternatively , you could step up the exotic look and imitate the Maquis . |
| 23 | No you could be I think you could gather together that information fairly easily for all |
| 24 | That 'd be nice actu to have erm something you could sit on there . |
| 25 | You could sit here doing your Daily Telegraph crossword puzzle , and never know there was mayhem upstairs . |
| 26 | I mean sometimes you could sit here and |
| 27 | In the middle of the window was a shiny red car you could sit in with a driver 's wheel you could turn and a horn you could peep . |
| 28 | otherwise you could sit there , you 'd have no |
| 29 | The free wine really did put everyone in the right mood for the rest of the evening when you could sit back and be entertained or dance to the disco music outside on the terrace . |
| 30 | ‘ Do you think you could sit down ? |