Example sentences of "we could [vb infin] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And by the way , I do n't know why we 're sitting crouched down here because we could stand up by the spruce there : its shadow is darker than the sky , and we could be more ready for them . |
| 2 | ‘ We could end up in the lunatic situation of the TDC having to pull it down to make way for a new development . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I thought we could move up through the shop , better ourselves . |
| 4 | Fred said , ‘ The only other time he ever ordered it was the night you rang us up in Leeds to say you 'd got the house and we could move in by the week we were spliced . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Well , we could start earlier in the morning and fit in more hours before lunchtime . |
| 6 | We could spin round at the Lurgan turn-off if you 're furious , I could take you back to Moira ? ’ |
| 7 | We could walk round to the stables , if you do not object to it — I can vouch for it that the grass is not wet — and then perhaps Miss Araminta will not hear as the horses will not come to the front door . ’ |
| 8 | We could go downstairs to the sixty eight foot level was er er fog horn and lighting system for in the fog It 's a Navaid system they call it . |
| 9 | We could go over to the Amsterdam and have a drink . ’ |
| 10 | We could go up on the railway sidings . ’ |
| 11 | It 's inconceivable we could go further down the road without job losses . ’ |
| 12 | Yes … well , perhaps we could go back to the study . |
| 13 | Do you think we could go back to the villa ? ’ |
| 14 | And when that 's right , but when , when we went on our clothes buying jaunt , we could go back to the car |
| 15 | We could go back to the car that 's it |
| 16 | Then we could go down on the line and wave it , ’ said Peter . |
| 17 | He said then he , we could carry on with the serious stuff ! |
| 18 | Would that we could look straight into the eye of the destitute and kindle that low burning fire of self esteem into flame . |
| 19 | ‘ There was a time when we could look around at the Commonwealth , the Empire , other countries and we would see very soft markets for British exports . |
| 20 | He parted some ferns so we could look back across the Paddock to the changing-rooms where the next toy soldier had just launched himself towards the Orchard . |
| 21 | Occasionally , we could look back to The Smiths . |
| 22 | We could look down towards the sea , where the blue water seemed to scatter into a harmless white spray against the shore . |
| 23 | He pulled up and we could look down through the grey cloud-mist to the centre of the village where an old stone bridge and several houses were crumbling into the river . |
| 24 | ‘ Would you care for a bit of supper , and then we could look in at the Area Ball . |
| 25 | The only way we could get up to the nest was to borrow a ladder from a neighbouring farmer and climb up . |
| 26 | ‘ I thought I could cut through some of the stitching and we could get in at the bottom , ’ said Masklin . |
| 27 | ‘ And now , if we could get back to the point , I believe you were about to explain to me about this proposition of yours ? ’ |
| 28 | Now if we could get down to the sale of this house and the contents … ? |
| 29 | Only the score and what we could work out on the piano and what we were able to hear in the opera-house from singers like Mayr . |
| 30 | And whilst we had no opportunities last year for canvassing or erm for getting members we we could have I I felt er put on more fund-raising events as we had a quiet year and we could have probably at the same time persuaded one or two people to actually join us . |