Example sentences of "[pers pn] could just [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | By an effort of memory she could just recall a time when money had been plentiful , and her father — then strong and well — had spent it with a gay extravagance which had delighted her as a small child . |
| 32 | She could just imagine the scathing looks with which Mrs Josephine MacDonald , the president of the Noble Order of Lady Queen Bees , would have regarded it . |
| 33 | She could just imagine the welcome she was about to get from her workmates ! |
| 34 | If the wind died for just a moment ; if she could just get a clear sight of the cockpit … |
| 35 | She found she could just catch a direct Finnair flight if she hurried . |
| 36 | Across the way she could just glimpse the motorspeeder . |
| 37 | She could just see the mute grey head from the deckchair under the tree . |
| 38 | She could just see the raised eyebrows , the exchange of bemused glances , and the shrugs which said , So what ? before they politely but firmly showed her the door . |
| 39 | so , sh oh she said you , oh first of all she said you can go and get the key , so I said oh no I 'm not bothered about the key I said if you could just leave the side gate open , so erm |
| 40 | Most of the time you could just ignore a lot of the stuff you did n't know ; it 'd come in time , you 'd be told when you needed to know … |
| 41 | Still , I suppose you could just tell the police and — ’ |
| 42 | Do you think you could just open the door for me please ! |
| 43 | I wonder if you could just explain the consistent parts of that figure ? |
| 44 | Right who 's got any well if you could just move a little bit closer . |
| 45 | Why should I put myself to a lot of trouble and difficulty when — perhaps — you could just give the terrorists what they ask and save all the bother ? ’ |
| 46 | Well after a while the bricks got hot enough that you could just adjust the valve to where the stove would get almost cherry red and it was a very nice fire . |
| 47 | Ian , you were one , , and Tracy , if you could just say a few words . |
| 48 | When we did all work together , all the different pieces worked together , and you could just have a card each and you could have just done it that way . |
| 49 | The fabric was so delicate that if she wore it without a brassiere you could just see the outline of her nipples . |
| 50 | Between the block and the house you could just see the walls of the walled garden , flint-built , crossed and coped with brick-work . |
| 51 | The tide was already on the turn , you could just see the stone margin of the path they had walked . |
| 52 | If they get a bit tetchy and and they 're crying a lot maybe cos they 're teething you could just massage a little bit on their temples . |
| 53 | However , you could just use a perfectly plain piece of card or , alternatively , one that has some calligraphy incorporated into the design , some pretty scroll work , or anything else that appeals to you , and then seal it . |
| 54 | Sam ( RH ) : We could just do a year and everything but … you see … everything that might be happening then . |
| 55 | It tells us that if we could just advance the intimacy of our relationship to the next step we would be satisfied to hold at that level until the wedding . |
| 56 | And we could just hev a lock o ’ goat 's cheese . ’ |
| 57 | We could just toss a coin . |
| 58 | It 's just that two people asked if we could just print the form relating to what is in the master job file and it on the same colour paper or card as the erm , job files . |
| 59 | And now , you see , the thing was that we could see Boy walking into our bar , pausing in the doorway , and we could just say the line and laugh . |
| 60 | And we need n't call them calories — we could just say the recipes were ‘ suitable for ladies on a reducing diet ’ or something like that . ’ |