Example sentences of "[verb] you could 've " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reck'n ye could 've fried the eggs on the cylinder heads it 's so bright and clean and polished . |
| 2 | So I mean you could 've got round it but you know you was good what you were doing but that 's where you lost yourself did n't you ? |
| 3 | Erm also the accountant you could 've tried to of got round because you were , you were digging the hole there erm you know where he 's , okay he wants to see the accountant , will this be a good idea I mean you could 've said yeah you know you appreciate that and all the rest of it and you could 've gone more into the tax side of where you , you know , you could 've perhaps er the company could 've benefited by putting some into the pension scheme as opposed erm paying all the taxes maybe you could 've gone in that way . |
| 4 | I mean I went straight in , tell me about your wife , I mean you could 've said well she 's not my wife |
| 5 | You 're unemployed I would n't have thought you could 've stood a hundred and fifty , two hundred pounds withdrawal . |
| 6 | You could 've used you could 've used Little Doris |
| 7 | Then she decided to be awkward , like she always is , and said I says oh it 's still taping you know and I s she said summat , I ca n't remember what it were now but I was saying , I knew that 'd happen , one minute yes then no , then I 'll think about it , I says and if I did n't start it when you went out you 'd be saying you could 've done this and that and er so she were chittering , pretending she said I could n't do it . |
| 8 | The first was a good attempt but yeah you missed misled or confused then there could be several others I felt you could 've picked up that would be highlighting the second appointment that carried the whole process through |
| 9 | Mentioned the D S S and I think you could 've disturbed him more , do you really want to go down there and be means tested and , and er that 'd be a , a possibility er to disturb him a wee bit more . |
| 10 | I think you could 've , you could 've apacked that a bit , a bit more , to put in the er words of the day , to find out you know what was worrying him and , and what his problems were on that . |
| 11 | I wish you could 've seen them , ’ said the housekeeper , her arms akimbo , her plump face flushed with indignation . |
| 12 | Well I was gon na say you could 've dropped me off at grandma 's . |
| 13 | 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 . |