Example sentences of "[pron] could say [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I — wishing I could say something really imposing , like Montmorency or Fitzpomeroy — said trenchantly : ‘ The name is Smith . ’ |
| 2 | Sara Maitland says : ‘ I could say something which I thought was warm and friendly , but which might be regarded by the voters of Milwaukee as offensive . ’ |
| 3 | I could say nothing to Lollo , she had become a silent , horrible , raw red thing . |
| 4 | Before I could say anything he continued with , ‘ You must have a girlfriend somewhere , Piper , a smart-looking bloke like you . ’ |
| 5 | Before I could say anything , Taff remarked , ‘ Come on , Boyo . |
| 6 | But before I could say anything he started to shout at me , saying ‘ Mrs Desai , you ca n't talk back to me or to Mr Diffy or Mr Mike . ’ |
| 7 | Our Gofer ( a young woman ) grabbed his hand before I could say anything and said , ‘ Great , show me will you ? ’ and dashed off with him in tow , coats flying . |
| 8 | I saw him disappear but , before I could say anything Fergus started yelling . |
| 9 | ‘ You mean I could say anything at all ? ’ she asked with a mischievous smile . |
| 10 | I stumbled across the threshold but before I could say anything Mum shouted at me , ‘ Where 'ave yow bin all this time ? |
| 11 | Before I could say anything , she said : |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Holmes before I could say anything more . |
| 13 | ‘ But before I could say anything I discovered suddenly that I 'd meant nothing to you but an unimportant little romantic adventure , ’ he added bitterly . |
| 14 | But perhaps she could say nothing , for Alida would not like it , there would be financial considerations . |
| 15 | For visitors would stare at her , ask her questions , would talk and expect a reply , and Alida knew that she could say nothing , could not cope with any demands . |
| 16 | She could say nothing . |
| 17 | She could say nothing . |
| 18 | For nearly a minute she could say nothing . |
| 19 | She could say nothing . |
| 20 | Evelyn could hardly wait for dinner time so that she could say something to Jackie . |
| 21 | But before she could say anything , Bella interrupted . |
| 22 | She looked as if she was waiting for me so before she could say anything I spoke . |
| 23 | Before she could say anything , Nicky had begun to walk away . |
| 24 | His eyes looked so unhappy that she could hardly bear it , but before she could say anything more he had plunged on : ‘ It must have been obvious and I 'm sorry for that too . |
| 25 | She looked up at him and before she could say anything else he had kissed her . |
| 26 | Before she could say anything , he added , ‘ And I did n't want you to be . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Right ; I 'll try there … thanks , Claudia , ’ and the phone went dead before she could say anything more . |
| 28 | ‘ I called at the surgery first , but they said it was your weekend off , ’ he explained before she could say anything . |
| 29 | But before she could say anything , he was continuing , ‘ You said it was Arnie , but I knew it was n't . |
| 30 | But before she could say anything further Ross — who had remained silent so far — took a quick step forward and gathered her into his arms . |