Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] could [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through one of the glass panes in Plover Hide I could see a twite : a plump little linnet-like bird , brown , streaky-breasted , with a bright yellow stubby bill . |
| 2 | W well if it wou if it would help I mean I could produce the list that we have in mind . |
| 3 | But I have n't got I could n't at this stage say I could do a tap next year . |
| 4 | The Ocean is calm , so calm you could believe it to be lacquered wood rather than water and that if you were in a hurry you could leave the boat and walk to shore . |
| 5 | They say you could borrow the Walkman ? |
| 6 | ‘ More girls are now attracted to the sport as they realise they could have a career in golf , ’ she stated . |
| 7 | The leases have brewed up a storm in Darlington as landlords say they could mean the end of many traditional pubs . |
| 8 | They say he could have a future when he 's finished his studies . " |
| 9 | Well I mean you could do a bit of both , I do n't see why you ca n't sort of start out with some general stuff about whether |
| 10 | Yeah , but you see , you 've got the , you got all the other things in , down , down , underneath , well I mean if you started going in with a knife and you started cutting them I mean you could cut an artery or anything could n't you ? |
| 11 | I mean we could sense a goal was coming . |
| 12 | I mean we could have a talk . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Like I could smell the beer on your breath this evening . |
| 14 | If you like I could have a word with the Chief Constable and put him in the picture , should you deem it appropriate . ’ |
| 15 | I know I could do the job , but |
| 16 | You know I could make a lot more effort than I do . |
| 17 | I know I could win the title again and I know that I could do Britain proud . |
| 18 | He looked upwards now at the bunting stretched across the girders of the platform , then said , ‘ With a little imagination you know I could dismiss the Coronation and take it that this show of affection was all for my being twenty-one today . |
| 19 | No directory information is provided so if you ca n't remember the file or path name you could get a bit stuck . |
| 20 | In the early days I remember we could spend an hour talking round one position . |
| 21 | Many women resist swapping jobs because they know they could do a job a lot better or quicker themselves , or because they are frightened of ‘ having a go ’ at traditional male jobs . |
| 22 | ‘ I suppose I could arrange an introduction , if that 's what you really want . |
| 23 | Suppose I could lend a hand . |
| 24 | I reckon I could do a job like that . |
| 25 | Reading them lifts my spirits so much I feel I could conquer the world . |
| 26 | ‘ Now I feel I could watch the game again , ’ he said when Connon finished . |
| 27 | At the time David was going through , what I suppose you could call an apprenticeship and he really did n't know what he wanted to do . |
| 28 | ‘ I suppose you could ring the Editor 's secretary and check … ’ suggested Tessa hesitantly . |
| 29 | I suppose you could access the switching of channels by means of lots of ordinary footswitches , to increase your remote control of the Quad , but with a dedicated footswitch at this price there seems little point . |
| 30 | ‘ Yet , ’ Moreau was saying , ‘ I suppose you could say a soldier has more need of a religious faith than most . |