Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [vb infin] [pron] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You would not care to talk about it with Matey — if you do not feel you could confide in me ? ’ |
| 2 | However , when you live alone and you are inviting comparative strangers to your party , it is wise to enlist the help of a friend beforehand to help you cope , particularly if you do not feel you could deal with evicting people who might become drunk or who overstay their welcome . |
| 3 | I do not think we could justify turning our backs . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It was over before we knew it , ’ said Taliesin later , ‘ and even if it had not been , I do not think we could have got near to the Lad . ’ |
| 5 | I do not think we could bid for the money part as Japan has the reputation of trying to get its own way by money . |
| 6 | ‘ I really do not think I could manage my affairs without her assistance . ’ |
| 7 | If I had not had the support of Project 81 members , the head of care at Le Court and other friends , I do not think I could have survived . |
| 8 | Her father David , of nearby Lytham , said : ‘ You do not think someone could die from a disease in just 10 hours . ’ |
| 9 | It was Miss Honey this and Miss Honey that and Miss Honey I do honestly feel I could move almost anything in the world , not just tipping over glasses and little things like that … |
| 10 | ‘ I really do n't think we could cope with another such situation . |
| 11 | Yes I do n't think we could manage any . |
| 12 | ‘ You do n't think we could ask her ? |
| 13 | Without them , I do n't think we could buy the hospital the vital equipment it needs . |
| 14 | I 'm not putting it around the table , because it 's a very long letter , and I do n't think we could have a worthwhile discussion on it right now . |
| 15 | I do n't think we could imagine a society without them now . |
| 16 | But I do n't think they could believe what was happening — and nor could I. |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't think they could have done any more than they did . |
| 18 | I do n't think they could say anything , as I say there was no hosepipe ban then anyway so |
| 19 | I do n't think one could say policy , no . |
| 20 | I do n't think one could say policy , no erm I think the move in this direction is a drift really . |
| 21 | So as a proportion of our budget , they have been well funded by Wiltshire , and I do n't think anybody could dispute that . |
| 22 | And the , the price was thirty nine pounds and as far as I know at the time the , the pianos went down that terrace I do n't think anybody could play it properly . |
| 23 | I do n't think anybody could see me behind the bouquet and I had trouble finding the keyhole . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't think anything could give me as much pleasure as watching a horse I 've bred and brought on myself performing at the top of his form . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Yeah , I do n't think anything could faze us any more , ’ sighs world-weary Patrick , already on to his second career , being a qualified doctor . |
| 26 | ‘ If we do n't hurry we 're likely to meet Florian and Nicky in the lift , and right this minute I do n't think I could bring myself to keep quiet about the things you 've just been saying . ’ |
| 27 | It would be crazy to leave it empty , and I do n't think I could bring myself to sell my old family home . |
| 28 | I hate the places and I do n't think I could handle going in there and seeing Len smashed up like that . |
| 29 | I do n't think I could handle somebody living with me like that . |
| 30 | I do n't think I could handle it . |