Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] we could " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were both disappointed but Nellie said we could wait until the next time . |
| 2 | it was a waste of time on a Saturday really , I mean , I think the , I mean Andy said we could have |
| 3 | So , because we were in the A A he said you could have a ba , and we had to go to court , we had a summons for court , for careless driving , your dad and your dad said oh so A A said you could have barrister , or our insurers said we could have a barrister our insurers , not the one with we 're with now Norman , he was to do all the , said we could have this barrister and it was at Liverpool Crown Court and , it was n't till a , and I was alright we we just got a bit of a shock , you know , we could drive the home it was the wing and what not . |
| 4 | Goram said : ‘ Not many people in England believed we could beat Leeds and I do n't suppose there are many Frenchmen who think we can beat Marseille either . |
| 5 | After skiing the last section of the Vallee Blanche Nigel decided we could avoid a walk into Chamonix by skiing down a snow chute filled with avalanche debris . |
| 6 | ‘ Mr Roirbak said we could eat in here ? ’ |
| 7 | The boss said we could n't go outside because employment inspectors would catch us , and so everyone was fed and slept in the factory . |
| 8 | We were told that there would be a General 's inspection and the searchlight had to be turned on at a specified time , but when the great moment came we could not start the engine that drove the dynamo and darkness still prevailed . |
| 9 | ‘ Rose felt we could n't leave it until the morning . |
| 10 | And from that Sunday the tent collapsed we could n't really concentrate on anything else . |
| 11 | And the good kind fireman-uncle decided we could have the bike — on small payments . |
| 12 | If we got this Monopoly game finished we could get this cleared up could n't we ? |
| 13 | which Don said we could do |
| 14 | At times , pressure on space meant we could not do justice to the work she did for us , but nevertheless she continued to keep up the high standards she set herself . |
| 15 | Well the cab firm said we could . |
| 16 | The sisters exchanged glances , then Miss Belle and Miss Florence nodded towards their elder sister and guide , and she , turning to Agnes said , ‘ Mrs Bretton-Fawcett said we could get five pounds of anyone 's money for it . |
| 17 | ‘ If I do n't get Seawitch moved we could well end up as wreckage on those rocks . ’ |
| 18 | But once the forklifts arrived we could get the load off very quickly.Initally taking forty five minutes . |
| 19 | But the wins against Northampton , Bristol and Harlequins showed we could be up in 2nd or 3rd spot . |
| 20 | My mother thought we could see the world which she never would do , that it would be an education in itself . |
| 21 | in case we 're out a bit longer , I said , Tony said we could leave him out there , but like he said if he starts weeing on the carpet |