Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] could [vb infin] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I decided to abandon my earlier plan of just walking around until dawn and instead to try and find somewhere where I could get some sleep . |
| 2 | Or you could stay another year at school or college and re-take the subjects you failed . |
| 3 | A solution of Jeyes fluid diluted to the manufacturers ' instructions can be sprinkled on the floor when needed , or you could try Stable Boy — crystals from a volcanic rock called zeolite that are said to absorb damp and help horses who normally cough when they come out of their boxes or start work . |
| 4 | ‘ Is there anywhere near here where we could get some bread and cheese ? ’ asked Breeze , thinking that at this moment she could eat a dog-biscuit with gusto . |
| 5 | Or we could apply some kind of transformation which would stretch out the tails of the distribution , which would let us stick with arithmetic procedures and avoid multiplicative models . |
| 6 | When we look at the lists of saints ' resting-places in Anglo-Saxon England , when we see how saints ' remains were moved from the outer fringes to the heart of the West Saxon and Mercian kingdoms where they could do more good ( for example , St Oswald from Tynemouth to Gloucester , St Judoc from Cornwall to Winchester ) , when we watch Otto I move the body of St Maurice ( the soldier saint ) in state from Burgundy to Magdeburg to fight on his eastern frontier , we witness the deployment of heavenly troops on earth as if there were not the slightest difference between the two spheres . |
| 7 | They want to have an interesting or exciting time , a time that would not be boring , where they could create some action … |
| 8 | They did n't play loud ; they played where they could hear each other in the studio , and that natural leakage — as I learned later when I got into engineering — actually helped to blend the tonal quality . ’ |
| 9 | Craig : ‘ Yeah , but they had this element where they could write classic pop chart songs , and then again they could write ten minute mad songs as well . |
| 10 | When they disobeyed they were transformed into pillars of rock and placed where they could see each other but never meet . |
| 11 | He was happiest at the field meetings of natural history societies and the subsequent festivities , where he could give free rein to his talents as a ballad singer and after-dinner speaker . |
| 12 | Matthew would need to be hospitalised at least overnight where he could receive further epinephrine if necessary , and his vital signs could be monitored . |
| 13 | He wanted to go somewhere where he could be alone — where he could get some peace . |
| 14 | It was , unfortunately , a further year before a suitable hostel place could be found where he could undergo further rehabilitation before finally being released into the external world again . |
| 15 | I never imagined that I could feel this way about anyone , but I do . ’ |
| 16 | I find it difficult to take orders , to be a follower rather than a leader , but I would n't have accepted if I was n't confident that I could make some contribution to the station . |
| 17 | ‘ Every month , on my fertile day , I get the feeling that I could grab any man and try to get pregnant — I know it 's a fantasy . ’ |
| 18 | I would not want to say that I could criticise that parent , because I do n't know the background of it . |
| 19 | I would not want to say that I could criticise that parent , because I do n't know the background of it . |
| 20 | Hall , annoyed at being seeded No.2 to Baddeley even though he is the present No.1 , refused to labour the point : ‘ I wanted to prove to everyone that I could play good badminton , not to show the seeding committee to be at fault , ’ he said . |
| 21 | At that point , it was accepted that I could use this material as a contribution to a Ph.D . |
| 22 | In my right hand was a small tray , and by tilting it in the breeze I found that I could obtain enough lift to get up to any height I wanted , and was soon soaring into the air , travelling at will . |
| 23 | It was terrifying to think that someone could feel such hatred towards you that they could do something like this . |
| 24 | ‘ I would not mind a few more so I could do more work at the Exchange . |
| 25 | ‘ She threw a party so I could meet this man Richard . |
| 26 | ‘ I merely shut you up so I could get some sleep ! ’ |
| 27 | I vowed to do anything to please Mum so I could have that bed , but I should have known better : it was impossible to please her . |
| 28 | It was pure good luck that someone dropped out so I could come this weekend — at least , I thought so at the time . ’ |
| 29 | He grinned at her , aware that she was trying to pick a fight so that she could avoid further discussion of the subject . |
| 30 | ‘ Eh ? ’ said Bella , surprised out of her personal nightmare : the one where she sat , in a big room , unable to move , imprisoned in her crippled body , surrounded by a sea of senile faces , while a pitying young woman stuck a baby 's cup between her toothless gums so that she could suck lukewarm tea out of it . |