Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] could [vb infin] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | he thinks that he can buy I could buy this standing space because I 'm a businessman and I 've got lots of money . |
| 2 | Shelley did n't feel she could face this kind of conversation . |
| 3 | Colours also may get distorted as the eye lens gets yellower with age ; in some pictures of Mulready he believed he could demonstrate this defect . |
| 4 | I mean you could forget this list that I gave th b that gave you , unless there 's anything on it that is still relevant , but find the things yourself on that topic so that on Thursday Next Thursday you can each spend ten minutes talking about things which you 've read in your topic specifically . |
| 5 | I did not think we could invade this year . |
| 6 | ‘ I know what I 'm capable of ; I know I could design this garden standing on my head if need be . ’ |
| 7 | I believe you could do this job . |
| 8 | ‘ I never thought I could feel this way about any woman . |
| 9 | I bet you could fly this thing with your eyes closed . |
| 10 | ‘ And I do n't think anyone could leave this window-seat without us knowing . ’ |
| 11 | I think we could play this game all day . |
| 12 | So , because we were in the A A he said you could have a ba , and we had to go to court , we had a summons for court , for careless driving , your dad and your dad said oh so A A said you could have barrister , or our insurers said we could have a barrister our insurers , not the one with we 're with now Norman , he was to do all the , said we could have this barrister and it was at Liverpool Crown Court and , it was n't till a , and I was alright we we just got a bit of a shock , you know , we could drive the home it was the wing and what not . |
| 13 | Lexandro felt cut to the quick , and wished he could kill this impertinent — if perceptive — Sergeant . |
| 14 | If I wanted I could tear this place apart to find him . |