Example sentences of "[pers pn] could make [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I could make no sort of impression upon him … when I visited him a second time , the fear of death was gone , and with it all solicitude about religion . ’ |
| 2 | I could make no comment . |
| 3 | I explained to her that , although I could make no promises , since she now felt much more confident about the technique it was quite possible that this session would reveal the cause of her phobia . |
| 4 | I could make no sense of it . |
| 5 | I could make no further headway with the landlord so I made enquiries amongst the other customers : a beggar who whined for alms inside the doorway and a greasy-haired knave , but they only repeated what the landlord had said . |
| 6 | I could make a floor plan of Father 's study , and I 'm good at listening behind doors . |
| 7 | I could make a hole in the lid and feed balls of string through . |
| 8 | ‘ What I thought — well , if you 're agreeable , if it 'd be of help — between now and August , I could make a model of St Paul 's Cathedral . |
| 9 | ‘ Tonight I could make a strike , tonight I could be lucky . |
| 10 | But I think I could make a good country record . |
| 11 | Ten years ago I could make a reasonable job of most Shads ' numbers . |
| 12 | If the sport grows over the next 10 years as quickly as it has in the past five , I could make a lot of money . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I have this idea of running a foster home , I think I could make a good job . |
| 14 | Jack Johnson , Archie Moore , I could make a list of them . |
| 15 | So if I could make a plea to anyone who wishes to buy a pony whether from a private owner or ‘ saved ’ from the meat man , to make sure they know the commitment they are taking on . |
| 16 | ‘ My lips are not yet unsealed , but if these troubles were over and I could make a full case I guarantee there is not a man that would go into the lobby against us . ’ |
| 17 | When Sam Phillips , founder of Sun Records and ‘ creator ’ of Elvis Presley , said , ‘ If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel , I could make a billion dollars ’ ( quoted in Hopkins 1971 : 66 ) , the twin motivations , artistic and commercial , were not separated or separable . |
| 18 | I could make a fair guess . ’ |
| 19 | I could make a mistake at any time , and , if I do , we 'll all die . |
| 20 | ‘ I could make a picnic , ’ Helen said . |
| 21 | I could make a playpen for him and buy him one of those big wooden Arks with all the animals in and I could get one of those bags you carry babies around in like the Indians have had for centuries . |
| 22 | If I could make a suitable deal … |
| 23 | He 'd have to wait two or three hours while Customs ran it across the road to me so I could make a quick video dub for Hurley or his spook friends before they returned the original and let the guy on through to Nicosia . |
| 24 | When I was asked by John Wakeham to join AEA as a part-time member in 1988 , it was clear that it would to help lead a similar re-orientation and I felt I could make a useful contribution . |
| 25 | I could make a little more sense of the watchers and the watched . |
| 26 | ‘ I think I could make a guess where your daughter is , and probably so could he . |
| 27 | I wanted to wait until the pictures were developed and until I could make a written report . ’ |
| 28 | Now er I could make a point here that when they introduced one man operated buses , they thought they were on to a new thing but one man operated buses were in this town before the war . |
| 29 | ‘ What did you want me to do , Naomi , tell you to look deep into my eyes so I could make a formal introduction ? ’ |
| 30 | I know about market gardening and I could make a go of that . |