Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 Where I could also spend a great deal of time talking about our common enemies , our mutual friends and some of the similarity and our aims for world peace and again , I 'm gon na leave that for the statesmen and the politicians .
2 From there I could see the other islands , and I could also see a boat , far out to sea .
3 So this song sort of sprang to mind and I could hear it as I wanted it to be and I could also hear a few little modifications that would suit their purposes , too .
4 ‘ It 's been such a long time , and I want you so much that I could easily make a mess of this , ’ he confessed .
5 ‘ If I wanted , I could easily provide a sibling for Emily without all the bother of getting married . ’
6 I could n't move a muscle , my whole body felt like jelly .
7 I 'm sure you can imagine how I felt the next morning — I could n't move a muscle !
8 I could n't do a session without one now . ’
9 I saw it happen , and I could n't do a thing to help them .
10 It 's just cos I , I could n't do a lot more about that one .
11 It was as familiar almost as my own , but I could n't pin a face to it .
12 One day when I could n't answer a question about the workings of the British Parliament , Terry said , ‘ What 's the matter , you dumb or what ? ’
13 I could n't open a book , attend a seminar , lecture or tutorial , even go to the library , without getting an erection .
14 ‘ Sorry , I could n't manage a table . ’
15 ‘ When I arrived I could n't speak a word of Spanish , did n't know anything about the photographic scene in Madrid and had never worked as a professional photographer before , so it was n't the easiest of situations to begin with . ’
16 but on Monday I could n't speak a word
17 I could n't make a sound , ’ said Sadie .
18 It was hard to explain to a youngster who was bright but not particularly well educated that I could n't make a nerve work .
19 Now today … but aside from the cost I could n't make a suit like that today : I could n't get the material .
20 They did n't know what he was so excited about , and his father was disgusted to find that I could n't draw a footballer ( an unKerridgean species ) .
21 Like ‘ I could n't draw a herring off a plate . ’
22 The chimney is blocked so I could n't light a fire to heat anything up and I went without a hot drink for those four days .
23 ‘ They said there was nothing wrong with me and there should n't be any reason why I could n't carry a child , ’ she says .
24 I could n't stand a smelly cat tearin' me 'ome ter pieces , ’ she told him .
25 And I could n't tell a triple Axel from a double Salko in a million years , let alone perform one !
26 That took about half an hour , and I could n't feel a thing from the waist down .
27 Latin really was impossible as I could n't face a prose , but it was discovered that the Greek papers consisted only of two papers :
28 , no Deb I could n't handle a little skingy one .
29 I could n't prevent a yell of fright .
30 To be honest , I could n't give a monkey 's fart about your research .
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