Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] could [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Well that 's what I 'm saying about the image of the drinking er I guarantee you could as you know as you say you could be in a pub all afternoon all evening all night with maybe twenty people having a music session and ten of them might n't be drinking at all . |
2 | Drug users say they could be at increased risk from AIDS after a decision to stop giving them free clean syringes . |
3 | They say they could be in business within 5 years , moving water from the wet north to the dry south and putting an end to drought . |
4 | ‘ I did n't know it could be like that , ’ she whispered . |
5 | She said , ‘ I did n't know it could be like that . ’ |
6 | Swimming is regarded as one of the best all-round forms of exercise , but a survey by the Institution of Environmental Health Officers shows you could be at risk from stomach upsets and skin rashes if you take a dip in dirty public swimming pools . |
7 | But she 's disappeared from her refugee camp , and it 's thought she could be in Germany . |
8 | They 'll be valued soon , but it 's thought they could be worth around ten thousand pounds . |
9 | If a Conservative Government is re-elected he could be in line for promotion . |
10 | Because of difficulties with his squad getting time off work , Kelly fears he could be without as many as five players . |
11 | But he fears it could be at the expense of star turn Byrne . |
12 | What if you , if you lent us some dosh I suppose I could be with Louise tonight , right , I could go home with a big bunch of flowers cos I 'll have a guilty expression on my face . |
13 | But we believe she could be in the Aberystwyth area , ’ said the spokesman . |
14 | ‘ We believe we could be in the midst of one of the worst recessions since the last world war , ’ he said . |
15 | I did n't think they could be like REM in seven album 's time , but there was a lot depth in there and I knew it would n't dry up after one or two albums , ’ he recalls . |
16 | Driven to such a pitch , by now she would have welcomed mere affection — if it meant she could be by his side some time . |
17 | And I think if we had n't gone we could be like that — it changes you . |
18 | They told me to keep in touch and call them if I felt they could be of assistance . |
19 | Many saw themselves as being above the grubby world of traditional politics and the professions , but often felt they could be like Richard Branson , the one-time hippy and promoter of alternative music who had joined the system and made a fortune . |
20 | He was well-read and clever , and he made it easy for stupid men to respect his intellect if he thought they could be of use to him . |
21 | ‘ I would never have believed it could be like that . ’ |
22 | Right I mean it could be as a matter of a last resort yeah . |
23 | Then that 'll go through to Turners so I mean it could be like a fortnight after they 've been okayed . |
24 | I mean he could be in his fifties . |
25 | Last night 's lovemaking had changed everything for Sarella herself ; she had never guessed it could be like that , and she could n't imagine that it might not have been as earth-shattering for Marc too . |
26 | ‘ But I think you could be onto something . |
27 | A dose of flu means you could be off work for at least a week . |
28 | A dose of flu means you could be off work for at least a week . |
29 | ‘ We buy 50 to 60 cars a year , and if they prove to be as good as they are at the moment at the end of the year I think we could be in the market again for more diesels . |
30 | They 're making so much noise I think we could be in danger of being moved on for creating a public disturbance . ’ |