Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [pron] could [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly we could 've or we could accept the status quo and and do what the county council 's suggesting . |
| 2 | People would know that I could do the job . |
| 3 | She who could call a lame youth to her and support him with her invisible grace while he laid down his crutches on the steps of her altar , why doubt that she could turn the leaves of a Gospel , and guide a faithful finger to the words her will required ? |
| 4 | At one point we did n't even know if we could record the thing at all . ’ |
| 5 | He did not know if he could play the flute and he was afraid to try . |
| 6 | There was something he had to do , and he did n't know if he could find the courage . |
| 7 | Do n't know if I could do the electric one definitely Guess that 's about whether the I 'd like one of them , one of them and yeah but we do n't know when it can be delivered , so we ca n't do it that early you ca n't say yeah but but er we 'll let you know , well we can so it 's there that 's what we wish , they 'd the bills go and we 'll let you know when you can be the keys can be available for you to put it in . |
| 8 | I did n't wait until she could turn the full force of her disapproval on me . |
| 9 | When I said she was n't here , he asked where she was and I said Maidstone and he said she 'd moved and I said then I did n't know but he could leave the flowers here for Frank but he would n't . |
| 10 | You see , the poor did n't know whether he could afford the contract or not . |
| 11 | Before embarking on care proceedings a local authority should always consider whether it could improve the family situation sufficiently by the provision of services on a voluntary basis ( Guidance , vol 1 , para 3.11 ) . |
| 12 | Erm , I find myself agreeing with what Mr Courcier said , er , about Hambledon , I do n't think it realistic to expect existing settleme , villages within the area of search to form a nucleus for a new settlement , they 're simply too small and would be swamped by any development , and also the er I stand by the statements made yesterday about the environmental quality of the settlements , about there form , settings , and characters , and I really do n't think that they could form the nucleus of a new settlement . |
| 13 | He occasionally drops a phrase to provoke a smile from the soft cheeks of ladies and gentlemen , and to make them think that they could say the thing better … |
| 14 | and we do n't , we do n't think that you could do the job . |
| 15 | He might forfeit the respect of the fastidious few : that would not matter if he could win the votes of the many . |
| 16 | ‘ You said it ’ , slammed back Wimbush , ‘ and I bet he 'd puke if he could see the hollow tribute you 've paid him . ’ |
| 17 | A major reason for its success was the extreme reluctance of the army to run the power stations , largely because it did not believe that it could break the strike ( Ackroyd et al. , 1977 , pp. 64–6 ) . |
| 18 | Is it because the Labour party does not believe that it could convince the people , on its own terms , that those are meritorious things to do ? |
| 19 | People whom you would never meet if you could do the old coats-on-the-seat trick . |
| 20 | Last night , emergency services were hoping that the weather would hold so they could begin the massive clean-up operation today . |
| 21 | That 's fine but sentence six Florence teased Dougal , and did so Brian too does n't sound right but notice that 's exactly what you would get if you could substitute the proform for a subject verb construction and then it would mean Florence teased Brian too . |
| 22 | Would Johnny simply disappear before they could reach the bed ? |
| 23 | And when she returned he would imagine that he could see the glow of the skin , the satisfied smile of remembered happiness , could almost smell that she had been making love . |
| 24 | Nor could Jaq imagine that she could attain the full strength of a purestrain Stealer — though her own strength was formidable , even when unenhanced . |
| 25 | I did n't ask if they could tell the sex yet , because I do n't want to know . |
| 26 | My Lord , first of all can I just ask whether you could tell the jury something about the training of firearms officers ? |