Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] could [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While I spoke like that I could pretend that Syl and his house were unreal and my projected presence in it merely an extension of that fantasy , but the wedding loomed ever closer like a rock and I , poor ship , was about to founder on it . |
| 2 | At worst it could mean many months in hospital . |
| 3 | It 's quite possible we could pass each other and not even realize it . |
| 4 | In fact , there was n't anything else at all I could do that night except go to bed . |
| 5 | I am sure I could sting this town 's senile pensioners for a couple of quid , by selling them the old tea hut as firewood . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm sure we could find another volunteer . ’ |
| 7 | Mrs Langley , who had stood over them while he spoke , forbidding in burgundy taffeta and garnets , said she was sure they could amuse each other very well without her . |
| 8 | There was a time , not long ago , when families would do all they could to suppress such information . |
| 9 | The Labour Party leadership did all it could to limit any appeal which the Left outside the Party might exercise over its members . |
| 10 | Miraculously cured of back pains just before he had joined the NSC , he had joined a charismatic Episcopal congregation , in which he kept the church manners of a Catholic ; and where appeals for the contras were concerned he could take either voice , as necessary . |
| 11 | She was certain she could trust this boy , and the very certainty puzzled her . |
| 12 | At best you could say all Leeds ' 7 shots were saved and tipped round the post , that still leaves twice as many as Norwich . |
| 13 | Another Friday 13th was approaching so I was certain we could expect another move , maybe the big one . |
| 14 | I still recall quite early on , telling one hobbyist that I was surprised he could fit any water in with his fish ( and the previous Editor publishing my perhaps less-than-tactful reproach ! ) |