Example sentences of "i [vb base] [pron] could [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | I mean nothing could catch my imagination fantasy . |
2 | I mean they could give you a decent stand to put it in cos I hate those ones at Sainsbury 's . |
3 | I mean we could load one if you want to play . |
4 | I mean we could cook it much more cheaply but we we do that then they 'd just they 'll throw the book at us , we ca n't do it . |
5 | Well if you , all I was going to say is , if you 're going to get something like that , I mean we could buy something that would make a set . |
6 | You know I mean anybody could say anything . |
7 | That 's the point , I mean I could do it . |
8 | I mean I could do I think they 're fascinating and important — but I would prefer instead actually to talk about Darwinism Darwin as a biologist , rather than Darwin as a philosopher or as a influencer of morals and religious beliefs and so on . |
9 | There 's no blooming so I mean I could drink something like that , which is purely chemical and never seen as li a damn orange That 's all it is is flavourings and water and |
10 | Well yeah , no I 've light bulbs I mean I could make you a list down but it does n't matter I can get that tomorrow Ann I 'll go down tomorrow you know , I 'll be up in time . |
11 | But it was I mean I could hear it over the telly . |
12 | I mean you could measure it maybe and say |
13 | Yeah but I mean you could leave it a while till you got some |
14 | Almost any litt I mean you could do anything round the edge you do n't have |
15 | Well I mean you could imagine them loving it ! |
16 | and when we and when we were dredging that up , that used to be all like er er trunks of trees and you could , I mean you could see it when they come up it was very light . |
17 | Th the , the , the interim client report is ready I mean you could use it today . |
18 | But there 's so many choices I mean you could have what you wanted . |
19 | Well I mean you could have you could have one in here . |
20 | I mean you could square them on your calculator , it might be easier . |
21 | Well I mean you could put them in for thirty , could n't you ? |
22 | Yes , I mean you could put it in the minutes , but also it would be quick at the next meeting of this sub-committee is after the election , it 'll be some time in June , so a quick way of dealing with it would be to put it in the bulletin , yes , but also , but I 'll put it in the minutes , as well . |
23 | I mean she could have it all could n't she ? |
24 | I presume you wish to help underdeveloped countries but I fear you could do them considerable harm . |
25 | I expect we could teach them . ’ |
26 | very good , yeah , I say you could borrow my printer again , but that 's , that packed up you know |
27 | Cath I know who could fill it up , Cath . |
28 | Now I know I could do it by getting a little deeper into things but can anyone think of a pure MS-DOS way of doing it ? |
29 | I know I could do it |
30 | I know I could see you writing them anyway . |