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Discover Ludwig"could I borrow" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
You can use it when you are politely asking someone for permission to use or take something that belongs to them. For example: "Could I borrow your pen for a moment?" "Could I borrow your car to run some errands?" "Could I borrow some sugar from your kitchen?".
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Borrower: "Could I borrow your cell phone?".
Borrower: "Could I borrow your cell phone?" You: "Well this cell phone happens to no longer be available for rent.
Borrower: "Hey, could I borrow your cell phone; I'm bored and want to text my buddies".
Etc... Borrower: "Hey, could I borrow your cell phone; I'm bored and want to text my buddies".
"Well, could I borrow them?" he asked.
Could I borrow a socket?" July 14 , 2014
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Could I even borrow the money?
Might you possibly have a bottle of water I could borrow?" Before I could ask for details my wife was on the line, gasping for breath.
In fact, I was told I could borrow even more if I wanted.
"I went to Nationwide and they told me how much I could borrow – then they said I could put down a bigger deposit, find someone to go 50/50 on the mortgage with me, or find a guarantor".
And I'm wondering...if I could borrow a few bucks to get home, so I can grab my purse, so I can come back and fill my tank and reimburse you".
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