Example sentences of "could do [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What they could do on one of Thomas McMahon 's or Peter Greene 's creations , and what the meaning of such a new record would be , are questions that will tantalise us until they , or other runners , provide the answer . |
| 2 | ‘ You would n't know to look at me now , ’ she 'd say , ‘ but I could hold them spellbound , the things I could do on that bike in a crash helmet and a pair of tights and a stars and stripes swimsuit . ’ |
| 3 | It seemed the least anyone could do for such vulnerable members of the human race , who had been brought into existence through no fault of their own . |
| 4 | There was nothing we could do for poor Victor at five in the morning ; we should meet for an early breakfast and decide then what to do . |
| 5 | Oh I know what I could do for that . |
| 6 | Could do for some charity . |
| 7 | Her doctor had told her that there was nothing he could do for this problem , so she decided on private treatment from a doctor that a friend recommended . |
| 8 | What Nutristem had done to plants , these people could do to human beings . |
| 9 | The diesel check , described by one test station owner as ‘ the worst possible thing you could do to any engine , ’ was suspended yesterday pending the results of an inquiry into the damage claims . |
| 10 | The only thing you could do to this programme is |
| 11 | Both of them knew what damage these Hessian boots and the expensive felt hat could do to those scabbed wooden clogs and the coarse neckerchief . |
| 12 | ‘ You could do with one yourself , Sara , ’ commented Rodney . |
| 13 | And it just so happens that I mentioned to one of my doormen that particular night that I could do with one of those machines to keep a careful check on my blood pressure . |
| 14 | I could do with one of those . |
| 15 | Earning money is becoming a priority I 'm trying to sit on — I could do with one big hit , though ! ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I could do with one myself . ’ |
| 17 | WHAT THEY COULD DO WITH ONE BILLION POUNDS |
| 18 | I could do with one of those in my life . ’ |
| 19 | I could do with one or two . |
| 20 | Oh I could do with one of them ! |
| 21 | Could do with one of them for a long time , could n't I ? |
| 22 | That 'll put me half a morning ahead , and I could do with that . ’ |
| 23 | We were convinced the single would go storming into the Top 20 … it was the best we could do with that photo session … ‘ |
| 24 | When we say and we 've often said it , well we could do with this , we could do with that like we used to say , we wanted the swimming pool well that cost an awful lot of money ! |
| 25 | ‘ Jeez , I could do with that cup of tea , ’ Mrs Bennet said , putting her hands over her ears to shut out the tumult above , and Anne decided to go upstairs to see if the gas was still on . |
| 26 | Let us think what we could do with that £2.5 billion in the health or education services . |
| 27 | So I er , I politely told him what he could do with that , well , I was eating his dinner and I could n't be too rude to him , but erm , you know , when er when , when confronted , I do n't give ground over that kind of thing . |
| 28 | I said to the woman , I said , oh I could do with that myself . |
| 29 | Yeah well at the moment we could do with that in the bank could n't we ? |
| 30 | I could do with that one . |