Example sentences of "but you could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you could delegate it down could n't you . |
| 2 | But you could smell the mandrake fruit on her across the room . |
| 3 | The plant selection below is a regional one , but you could create a more ‘ local set-up with fish and plants specifically from Borneo or Sumatra , for example , if you prefer . |
| 4 | But you could feel the tension in them . |
| 5 | But you could feel the sway of the tower when in a in a heavy gale of wind . |
| 6 | Small babies always look lovely in photographs , regardless of the surround , but you could make the picture of a new baby even more special by decorating it with a pretty mount . |
| 7 | That 's sixth one sixth but you could make two twelfths out of that . |
| 8 | Erm is it , It 's not an atom but it 's You could n't break say a piece of uranium or into an atom , but you could break it up into an isotope . |
| 9 | Er and not many fresh eggs but we did get dried eggs which were , were , it was n't a bad substitute but it was n't the same as a fresh egg but you could scramble them and you could use them for cooking but then you see there was very little fat . |
| 10 | I know but you could 've been fetched from Grand Canaries . |
| 11 | The visitor was wearing a suit , but you could tell he was n't in the City as it was single-breasted . |
| 12 | They did not ever smile — but you could tell that when their empty eyes opened they were alive . |
| 13 | And er the fact that she 's obviously gone on without it was awful , when she was pregnant the second time round she did n't make a big thing of being pregnant but you could tell she was pregnant but I never quite liked to say to her just in case they had the amnio amnio whatever it is and decided not to go |
| 14 | Who but you could think of it ? 'This annoyed Ivy dreadfully . |
| 15 | Yeah but you could think they were brother and you know . |
| 16 | But you could explain the importance . ’ |
| 17 | But you could give me this project , put me in charge of the entire operation — and let me see it through . |
| 18 | But you could give me some It 's so difficult . |
| 19 | The sheets got changed once a week , but you could change more often if you got blood on them or something . |
| 20 | Old fashioned pine tables are expensive , but you could cover a modern one with a PVC cloth in a rustic pattern for everyday use and a more prettily patterned cotton cloth for special occasions . |
| 21 | ‘ But you could stay here … ’ |
| 22 | ‘ But you could advise me , at least . ’ |
| 23 | They were crap , but you could scratch with them if you put 10p pieces on the heads . |
| 24 | But you could toss a coin between them when it comes to judging the difference . ’ |
| 25 | I think at that time you had to pay for it , but you could go and have ten minutes , sommat like that , and a cup of tea . |
| 26 | But you could go down there , you could get clothes , the fitted made-to-measure suits . |
| 27 | But you could go to a campsite for far less ! ’ |
| 28 | Yes , but you could go anywhere in the world , skiing , and it will still |
| 29 | Because I was a really shy teenager , and I thought it was a great place to hide ; where you could talk about things and express these feelings that you had , but you could hide a wee bit too . |
| 30 | Yeah but you could wear it with , you could wear bright things with it . |