Example sentences of "[pron] could [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I feel I could score more goals in Italy if I was given more freedom . |
| 2 | " I could make ginger snaps . |
| 3 | " I could make some biscuits , " she said . |
| 4 | I could make smaller movies , but after running in the Olympics why should I go back to High School ? |
| 5 | When I know I could make valuable contributions to the business … ’ |
| 6 | It meant that , by carefully counting and scoring different animal actions in given time periods , I could make complicated analyses that helped to unravel the intricate behaviour patterns that existed in so many species . |
| 7 | Later I put one on the wall of my study so that I could watch these changes in my appearance . |
| 8 | This could be due in part to the fact that the only guitars I could draw any parallels with , in terms of appearance , were the infamous Jedsons of the late '60s and early '70s , guitars which many of us have nightmares about even now . |
| 9 | Erm do you think I could throw these roses out ? |
| 10 | And how it fits into your life , I have the feeling that er if I could fix it so that I could do it sort of in the house , by the way , I could , I could do certain things and I could stick to them , and I would see that I 'd do them . |
| 11 | I could do some potatoes I suppose boiled |
| 12 | Perhaps I should have formed a better plan ; perhaps I should have made instead for the Villa Diodati , to see if I could secure any friends and allies there . |
| 13 | Even as Rachel flitted before us down passageways and galleries , I could feel other presences , as if ghosts hiding in the shadows watched her pass then trailed behind us , looking for some weakness they could exploit . |
| 14 | Of course , if I had obeyed the rule strictly , I would n't have had any problems , but because I did n't want to knit the next row I thought I could move both cams . |
| 15 | I could grow more things . |
| 16 | I think I would have to see your soul before I could answer those questions . ’ |
| 17 | In May 1983 the head first introduced the appraisal at a meeting of senior staff and I attended this meeting so that the research project could be explained and I could answer any questions staff might have . |
| 18 | One such person was John Curran , a producer at ITN , who had already demonstrated his kindness by giving me an answering machine so that I could screen any calls from the press . |
| 19 | In late 1976 , Radio Telefis Eireann , the Irish state television service , decided to produce a documentary on Lebanon and asked me if I could locate any films that depicted the country in the days of peace . |
| 20 | Before I could pull 30 kilometres , now only half that . ’ |
| 21 | Even if I could identify these contacts I would not because of the obvious dangers . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Even if I could identify these contacts I would not because of the obvious dangers . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Even if I could identify these contacts I would not because of the obvious dangers . ’ |
| 24 | I wish I could give these women their time again , to take them to the hills and show them what they could have shared with their selfish husbands , show them how a ridge-walk compares to a coffee morning in a draughty church hall , and how they could have become more in tune with their spirit and feelings up here than stuck down there watching television soap operas . |
| 25 | If they can afford to go there , then why do n't they , you know , if you have two pints in there I mean it 's , it 's a meal really , cos I , I could give these kids a meal for about a one pound , one pound fifty . |
| 26 | ‘ If you like , Scott , I could suggest quarterly accounts , although that 's an expensive business . ’ |
| 27 | " I could suggest some liniments … " |
| 28 | You see , I could tell these things . |
| 29 | I could meet English boys at home . " |
| 30 | Or I could open some tins of potatoes and he 'll fry them with corned beef and beans . |