Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] could [vb infin] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never imagined that I could feel this way about anyone , but I do . ’ |
| 2 | At that point , it was accepted that I could use this material as a contribution to a Ph.D . |
| 3 | ‘ She threw a party so I could meet this man Richard . |
| 4 | It was pure good luck that someone dropped out so I could come this weekend — at least , I thought so at the time . ’ |
| 5 | It was hard to believe that this generously smiling woman was the same predatory creature she 'd been watching just a moment ago — but the image she had seen was seared in her brain , and suddenly she knew there was no way in the world that she could allow this woman to be a mother to Kirsty . |
| 6 | Sir er you hinted that er if there are to be further written representations you 'd be looking to directing a cutoff date , and you hinted at I think tomorrow as being one possibility sir , so that you could leave this enquiry on Wednesday with all the papers you need and receive nothing more by way of written representation , evidence or any other documentation whatsoever . |
| 7 | If I 'm depressed at all it is that I think that you could make this process slightly less obtrusive and violent and spark-generating if there was more systematic analysis and discussion beforehand , going back a long way . |
| 8 | And I think we were all slightly sort of surprised that we could have this sort of effect . |
| 9 | It is the speaker 's intention and the addressee 's successful location of the intended referent that matter in the first usage , not the exact aptness of the description , so that we could call this usage speaker reference ( as opposed to semantic reference ; Donnellan , 1978 ; Kaplan , 1978 ) . |
| 10 | We had waybills that we could extract this information from but it was n't so accurate because man was n't required to record the erm numbers of each class of ticket . |
| 11 | In the past , schools felt that they could influence this environment . |
| 12 | Could he now make her his partner so that they could investigate this mystery together ? |
| 13 | But they now had a great advantage because they knew that their viral DNA was in the gene and so they could use this knowledge to fish out the gene that clearly plays some role in limb development . |
| 14 | The first conceptualization had then to be changed so that it could handle this happening . |
| 15 | PAKISTAN captain Imran Khan ( left ) said yesterday that he could miss this summer 's tour to England because of a shoulder injury . |
| 16 | Michael Holly had been a prisoner of the camp for less than one month , and already he believed that he could walk this path with his eyes closed . |
| 17 | He had little conviction that he could fulfil this role properly , his own experience of being fathered having been so grossly inadequate . |
| 18 | Riven realised with no surprise that he could love this world and its people , despite the heartbreak it had wrought on him . |
| 19 | He had gone to Peterborough and worked long hours in a canning factory only so that he could own this bike . |
| 20 | ‘ But I 'm not sure what time he 'll get here and I do n't think Alf and I could manage this lot on our own . ’ |
| 21 | I did n't even notice that , but I did notice her across the road at Mrs and know so right she 'd been there I just did n't notice where she went , but I heard the bell ring and I could see this anorak through there and me mind thought Mrs , perhaps it 's Mrs but then when I saw this this lady well I just did n't know what to think really . |
| 22 | you know just to wipe him down and everything in the morning , he just grabbed that and I could see this thing tipping and I went oh god no , please , because that could of been the duvet , the duvet covers |
| 23 | I was , I was in the loo and erm they were , they went into the office and I could hear this rummaging of paper and I thought they 've got a club book , I did n't think any more of it , and when I came out they got , both of them out of the boxes . |
| 24 | Was it Monday , no it was yesterday , I was in the loo and I could hear this paper being ripped and I thought oh they 've got one of my club catalogues , I did n't think any more of it and then I could hear Joseph going weee , I thought what the devil 's he got , so went out , Joseph has got the flying circus bus that was meant for Charlotte and him and , Brenda and Charlotte was sharing the , the , garage thing that I 've brought so I thought well now it 's out , well they 're not going to keep all that till I said to him whatever is Father Christmas going to say , I said he 's supposed to be taking these away to bring I said er , what 's Father Christmas gon na say ? , no Ben forget , so I thought while they 're out I could see Joseph 's playing a lot , way with this bus thing , he was having a whale of a time , he thought that was great , so I said to Charlotte I said do you like that bus ? |
| 25 | She threw herself into her work harder than ever , doing anything that was asked of her , from pinning hems to sweeping the design-room floor to helping the showroom models with their make-up , and all the while she counted the days until she could leave this city and go back to New York , where she belonged . |
| 26 | Margaret Thatcher was remarkable , of course , for being the first woman Prime Minister , and she could use this factor to persuade or beguile male colleagues on occasion . |
| 27 | I would be grateful if you could give this matter your urgent attention . |
| 28 | I would be most grateful if you could pass this information on to any representative of your sport whom you think may wish to attend the conference . |
| 29 | I would be grateful if you could publish this letter of thanks to Trilcot Ltd . |
| 30 | Many of you have already sent in details about individual classes but it would be helpful if you could use this form now . |