Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] could [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or I could open some tins of potatoes and he 'll fry them with corned beef and beans . |
| 2 | For these reasons it is necessary for you to check catalogues carefully to make sure the trees you order are compatible , or you could grow self-fertile varieties that do not need cross-pollination . |
| 3 | For example , if your wall units do n't meet the ceiling , little-used dishes can be rowed up along the tops , or you could build extra cupboards in the gap . |
| 4 | Or you could stay another year at school or college and re-take the subjects you failed . |
| 5 | This is a very important way of handling statistics , is n't it , in a sense , I mean , if you 're talking about , in another context , if you talk about recidivism , and , and you say forty percent of people who go into prison reoffend within the following five years , that 's the down side , or you could say sixty percent do n't , or sixty percent keep out , and it 's all a question of how you actually phrase it . |
| 6 | A solution of Jeyes fluid diluted to the manufacturers ' instructions can be sprinkled on the floor when needed , or you could try Stable Boy — crystals from a volcanic rock called zeolite that are said to absorb damp and help horses who normally cough when they come out of their boxes or start work . |
| 7 | You can fit drawer chests inside the units for easier storage of items like underwear and socks , or you could use sliding baskets in a rack for the same purpose . |
| 8 | " Or you could have champagne-tasting competitions from ladies ' slippers , " she said , laughing . |
| 9 | Or we could apply some kind of transformation which would stretch out the tails of the distribution , which would let us stick with arithmetic procedures and avoid multiplicative models . |
| 10 | Researchers who were interested in people 's views on blood sports could either hang around waiting for respondents spontaneously to bring the subject up , or they could ask directed questions about this on a structured questionnaire , taking care to ask everybody exactly the same question . |
| 11 | It could prompt a big swing to the Socialists in the second round or it could push left-wing voters to give up altogether . |
| 12 | There were two options : he could either take unilateral measures to challenge US hegemony or he could seek alternative partners with a common interest in breaking down hegemonic control . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 14 | In May 1983 the head first introduced the appraisal at a meeting of senior staff and I attended this meeting so that the research project could be explained and I could answer any questions staff might have . |
| 15 | I feel very strong most of the time ; I 'm big and tall and I could outrun most people . |
| 16 | Both he and his companion looked pale and I could see all joy had gone out of their task . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | Well at about er when I was about eighteen , I erm I decided I 'd had enough of this er this business of three days on the three days on , and three off , in the winter , and it was about October time and I could see another winter of it . |
| 20 | Verey lights dropped again , and I could see Big Ben . |
| 21 | ‘ I feel fine and I could ride next week , but there are no horses for me and it 's a bit cold , ’ the 57-year-old said last night . |
| 22 | I became a very good eyeballer , and I could read any line on any green . |
| 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 | A further six months and I could run thirty miles with little stiffness afterwards . |
| 26 | ‘ All that stuff about community meant you could leave the kids with your mum if you had something to do , and you would n't grass on Charlie if the police came looking for him , and you could borrow ten bob to keep you going to the end of the week . |
| 27 | ‘ I would undertake to pay Miss Kennedy a generous salary and you could refund any capital she may have put in as your partner . |
| 28 | And you could walk fifty yards down the road and there 'd be somebody else building and you could walk on a say is that the job how much ? |
| 29 | And erm these things used to used to sort of wind the r the the the spring or the leather thong around th top and start it off to spinning you know and then you 'd keep whipping it like that and you could make these things jump into the air , in fact a friend of mine was telling me , we were talking about it the other day . |
| 30 | The management er clearly desired to implement the scheme er with the minimum amount of frustration er to anyone , although you 've got to understand that as an engineer working a , a big milling machine for example , if someone comes along and said er , you know you could stand that job on its side different to what you 've got it at the moment , and you could do two faces instead of one you know , by turning the table and you know , by use of various tools er decrease the time factor , there was the , it was a fear that our members may work themselves out of a job . |