Sentences with could
could
C c - How could you allow him to do something like that?
- You could take the car tomorrow if it's raining
- While the eruption is not yet posing a major threat, scientists say it could set off the nearby Katla volcano.
- He is India's most potent Twenty20 weapon and Suresh Raina's success could come back to haunt Australia.
- He could well be a spy
- He gave what he could give
- Admiral's arrest could signal Turkey's swing against secularism.
- Members of self-managed super funds could be slugged for excess contributions, writes George Cochrane.
- It could be so
- could I go?
- Could is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. Could is sometimes considered to be the past form of can1, but in this dictionary the two words are dealt with separately.
- It would help if he could wait
- He would have left if he could
- could you wait?
- For my return journey, I felt I could afford the extra and travel first class.
- Though he had a temper and could be nasty, it never lasted.
- He could have made a fortune as a lawyer.
- Doctors told him the disease could have been caused by years of working in smokey clubs.
- They argued all the time and thought it couldn't be good for the baby.
- Their hope was that a new and better East Germany could be born.
- The charming characters she draws look like they could have walked out of the 1920s.
- I could call the local doctor.
- Could I stay tonight?
- We've come to see you, so you could at least stand and greet us properly.
- I could kill you! I swear I could!
- If I could afford it I'd have four television sets.
- The rest of the players are a great bunch of lads and I couldn't be happier.
- Before I was blind, I could see very well.
- I think he could do it if he really wanted to. I wish I could fly!Could I borrow your coat? Could you proofread this email? Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee. You could try adding more salt to the soup.
- A can of soup.
- A trash can.
- Water can.
- He's been in the can for a week.
- Can that noise!
- The movie is in the can and ready for release.