Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Isabel lay very still , her muscles so rigid with tension that she doubted she could have moved anyway . |
| 2 | She points to the newcomer and explains , " I met this woman at the council housing department and she said I could stay with her . " |
| 3 | I 'd done my apprenticeship and I knew I could do a good job . ’ |
| 4 | At the time Mick Doyle was coach to a successful Leinster side and he believed he could do a better job than McBride . |
| 5 | He shook his head in a little motion of disbelief but he knew there could be no turning back . |
| 6 | So I mean it it was it was represented to me er and I felt that there was some logic in it that that this company would not be discussing this deal unless it felt it could make money out of it and that money in the end would have to come out of the local people here . |
| 7 | The court heard Gooch break down in tears during the interview as he said he could n't remember what happened . |
| 8 | In the contract that we negotiated we could not alter the content of the service provided by Devon social services but we could influence the nature and speed of delivery and of communication . |
| 9 | But only yesterday one of his own batch had n't been so lucky , and it was when the news broke in the camp that he knew he could still feel emotion . |
| 10 | Occasionally , he took his hand off the gear lever and reached out for hers , and sometimes he glanced towards her with a look so full of tenderness that she felt she could weep for joy . |
| 11 | This led to the development officer having to assume such a role herself , and occasionally this involved her in more work than she felt she could easily provide . |
| 12 | Cheaper money and a plunge in the cost of living are working their way through the system , but the Government 's finances are still in a mess and I think we could inherit a financial deficit of as much as £50bn in 1993-94 . |
| 13 | I have met another girl and I think there could be a future for us together , but I am frightened that the same thing might happen . |
| 14 | I told him I had planned to take him to lunch but he said he could n't wait as he had some business to attend to , but he 'd be in a pub called the Banker if I could pick him up about three . |
| 15 | He 's a big bloke but I think I could handle him . |
| 16 | He was as near to the window as he felt he could get without falling . |
| 17 | Father James Morrow makes no apology for his uncompromising attitude when he feels it could help to save lives . |
| 18 | ‘ More girls are now attracted to the sport as they realise they could have a career in golf , ’ she stated . |
| 19 | Ronni could hear the beating of her heart and she fancied she could hear the beat of Guido 's , too — beating with hopeless love for Silvia . |
| 20 | Pakistan should be even better as a five-day team than they proved they could be over 50 overs . |
| 21 | Constance promised that she would , but she was so afraid of the outcome that she knew she could n't , not until she and Ludovico had been married and she was beyond her mother 's power . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Friern and Claybury was thus our starting point and we thought we could surely provide something better than that . |
| 24 | He went there , he shook hands , he 'd shake hands with a vulture if he thought he could get him up the pedestal , but that 's neither here , something was done . |
| 25 | We had another week before the Festival and we figured we could hitch ourselves a ride the last leg of the way on a fast freight loader from Exalfa City . ’ |
| 26 | Marx , at No. 13 with Take This Heart , admitted : ‘ I decided to cancel the show because it was pouring with rain and I knew I could be electrocuted . |
| 27 | She lost the fingers of one hand in the accident but she admits it could have been a lot worse . |
| 28 | Serota , who danced with the Royal Ballet ( as Angela Beveridge ) , persuaded Bruce to apply for the position of artistic director because she believed he could restore Rambert to the forefront of British dance . |
| 29 | I pretended to despise such modern aids , but that was really a defensive reaction because I knew I could never afford such frills for Masquerade . |
| 30 | Furthermore , she was reaching the point when she knew she could n't go on working with Beatrice and the others , deceiving them with her wrong-doings . |