Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] could [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave a hard smile , and said , ‘ The only one that I knew could fulfil my ambition to be a multimillionaire before I was thirty . ’ |
| 2 | Of course , windmills could be placed offshore , then perhaps there might be something attractive to seeing these structures out at sea at some distance — they could even be beyond the horizon — but they thought that they are whirling round usefully providing our energy I think could make them acceptable , and there is no doubt that the worldwide research and success in windmill research at the moment would suggest that wind power is within sight , but the economic investment and the problems of siting certainly mean that it will be only introduced gradually . |
| 3 | I think could chop them up and use them to make road surfaces with . |
| 4 | And when I get a moment I 'll get down to noting any facts I think could help you . |
| 5 | Nothing I said could make him change his mind . |
| 6 | Any artist I represent could tell me I am useless , but no one will ever be able to claim I stole from them , because I have never had the opportunity . |
| 7 | The side which lost were reprimanded for their weakness ; the side which won could have anything they wanted from new horses to new leaders . |
| 8 | He was neither forgiving nor generous because the heroic figure , the truly great man , having nothing to resent could have nothing to forgive . |
| 9 | What factors do you think could change their reliance on such services ? |
| 10 | Her eyes filled with tears , but she made no attempt to blink them away , too caught up in an internal struggle which she knew could determine her life forever after . |
| 11 | But when Clift confided in her about his homosexual tendencies , she referred him to a colleague whom she felt could help him infinitely more than she could . |
| 12 | Can you think of any more modern day people that you think could inspire you and can show the gifts of the Holy Spirit in their lives ? |
| 13 | Changing just one or two of the annoyances you mention could help you to feel more positive and give you confidence to tackle further change . |
| 14 | Something you write could lose somebody their job … |
| 15 | Clearly if the stock market is depressed , then cashing in equity based contracts before you need could lose you money , unless of course your adviser takes the view that the stock market is likely to plunge even further . |
| 16 | As the hobby of metal detecting in Britain has a present following of a quarter of a million people ( plus sympathetic friends and family ) the way we vote could decide which party is to come to power . |
| 17 | Most enclosed a gift — ‘ please , please accept it Hannah — I feel I owe you such a lot ’ — ranging from cheques up to one hundred pounds from people one hoped could afford it , down to postal orders for fifty pence from pensioners . |
| 18 | I found myself wondering anxiously whether anyone we knew could overhear us . |
| 19 | Police are keen to recover her stolen black handbag , which they say could help them find to her attackers . |
| 20 | Well , in my observation , as regards young boys , it er th they played could play them up , the lads would play pranks on the teacher , who would put the best on it for a long time . |
| 21 | Detective Inspector Jim McEwan , who has been studying the case files for a year , confirmed that he and another senior detective , Chief Inspector Ricky Gray , had travelled to England as a result of the information to interview a man who they believed could help them with the inquiry . |
| 22 | Detective Inspector Jim McEwan , who has been studying the case files for a year , confirmed that he and Chief Inspector Ricky Gray had gone to England as a result of the information to interview a man who they believed could help them with the inquiry . |
| 23 | Many of Britain 's civil servants have been on strike in protest at what they see as moves towards privatisation which they believe could cost them their jobs . |
| 24 | They were able to request anything they wanted from their administrative colleagues which they felt could aid them on any given mission . |
| 25 | Anyone passing could hear you loud and clear . ’ |
| 26 | Nothing he did could hurt her now . |
| 27 | And nothing he did could force her to look at him . |
| 28 | Indeed , those Berliners to whom he spoke could see nothing but futility in an Anglo-German conflict over Poland . |