Example sentences of "[noun sg] could i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what sort of future could I look forward to ? |
| 2 | Let's face it , not even with Springsteen 's help could I munch through that alone . |
| 3 | On the matter of hedge cutting debris could I ask you please to ensure that your contractor removes the hedge clippings and does not leave them where they will cause a hazard to cyclists . |
| 4 | Only if I were a boy could I ask girls out on dates ; only if I were a boy could I have sexual contact with girls . |
| 5 | Only if I were a boy could I ask girls out on dates ; only if I were a boy could I have sexual contact with girls . |
| 6 | What excuse could I make for going out into the garden ? " |
| 7 | and I says , Good afternoon could I speak to the person that does advertising etcetera , and I get through to that particular person , and I said , How would you like to save money by us printing all your portfolios free of charge high quality er portfolios it would n't cost you a penny . |
| 8 | Chairman could I suggest to you that erm , when we have our meeting with , with Norfolk County Councillors , that erm the rail policy group supporting to this , because although the traffic conveyor policy do and indeed the Norfolk rail policy group are not formal County Council committee , erm we know that Norfolk rail policy group have identified the northern group as the most desirable to their point of view , because of the possibility with freight and road interchange at , at er Brandon , and so I , may I suggest that , that a representative from both Norfolk and Suffolk rail policy groups , they 're included in this meeting with the North Councillors . |
| 9 | Second item on the agenda is election of chairman could I have nominations please . |
| 10 | But where the hell could I find a large straight , flat piece of wood ? |
| 11 | How the hell could I have done it ? |
| 12 | Sheridan Lorrimore could be heard saying furiously and fortissimo to his father , ‘ How the hell could I know they were acting ? |
| 13 | Korg make much of the A2 's alleged versatility , and I was tempted set myself a challenge : how small a rack could I put together ? |
| 14 | But since the pain I have to experience to learn the concept is necessarily my pain , this explanation leads to our asking ourselves the question , ‘ What possible reason could I have to think that other people ever have what I mean by ‘ pain ’ ? ’ — a question which invites the answers , ‘ None ’ ( solipsism ) or , alternatively ‘ An argument from analogy ’ . |
| 15 | In its absence we would n't even be able to understand the question , ‘ What possible reason could I have to think that other people ever have what I mean by ‘ pain ’ ? , let alone the answers that have been given to it . |
| 16 | ‘ What possible reason could I have for being tense ? |
| 17 | Indeed , as far as -my self-interest is concerned , on what principle could I choose as an end sufficient in itself something which I do not spontaneously want ? |
| 18 | I do n't look down on arts students , though I do moan about their empty timetables , but then , someone doing a German degree , no way could I do that , I have the greatest respect for them . |
| 19 | undo it , no way could I undo about that much |
| 20 | I asked no way could I take two years out again and that was it . |
| 21 | The last one over there in the hedge , co , no way could I find it ! |
| 22 | With all this filtration could I overstock by 25% , to 25 inches of fish ? |