Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [vb infin] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I knew I could manage to stagger to my feet and find fresh kindling . |
| 2 | All I could manage in return was a sickly smile and a feeble , ‘ Thank you , Ma'am . ’ |
| 3 | Sometimes I did n't even need it at all I could walk about shopping and everything . |
| 4 | ‘ Two months before the bullying started an appraisal seemed to say I could walk on water . |
| 5 | ‘ I could score on Wednesday and become a national hero , but a week after I could get into a little incident and it would be all over the back pages again and I 'm a villain . |
| 6 | I could bring along Bertie Alcott too . |
| 7 | I wandered in a desultory fashion into the family room which looked dead without the fire blazing and began to wonder what I could make for dinner . |
| 8 | I could sit for hours on buses without worrying about how much time I was wasting . |
| 9 | I 'd thank them and I 'd be home in five minutes and I could sit in Peter 's room looking at his stuff and chatting with him . |
| 10 | Sandra : Perhaps I could talk to Cheryl . |
| 11 | I 'd have to talk about wi I could talk to Roger about it and see what |
| 12 | But yes I 'm sure you can be a missionary in Harlow and I 'd like to think that maybe I could erm increase that work and maybe have an afternoon a week where I could talk to people about God , but I think there 's not really time in a ten minute surgery slot . |
| 13 | I could talk to Dr. Favor on the way to Bisbee , which was where he wanted to go , and ask his advice about what business to get into . |
| 14 | Ex-presidential candidate Ross Perot told The Wall Street Journal he did n't mean he would take John Akers ' job when he told TV host Larry King that ‘ If there 's something I could do for IBM , well , I owe them that forever . ’ |
| 15 | This ‘ staff ’ he referred to was , of course , nothing more than the skeleton team of six kept on by Lord Darlington 's relatives to administer to the house up to and throughout the transactions ; and I regret to report that once the purchase had been completed , there was little I could do for Mr Farraday to prevent all but Mrs Clements leaving for other employment . |
| 16 | On the other hand I could do with icons to Exit Ami Pro , Find and Replace , Full justification , Right justify text , Insert the current date and so on . |
| 17 | They 've all , I could do with glasses . |
| 18 | This is particularly noticeable in Between ; indeed she herself says ‘ it 's really with Between that I discovered what I could do with language ’ ( 1989e:83 ) . |
| 19 | Oh there 's so much , I could do with Christmas at the . |
| 20 | Trying to get in the ground the right way , I was stopped by a riot policeman 's shield and shouted at in Dutch : only the fact that I could reply in Dutch saved a potentially ugly misunderstanding . |
| 21 | So is there anyone out there that has a similar machine that is now ‘ surplus to requirements that I could cannibalise for parts ? |
| 22 | I was wondering if I could speak to Mrs Ward . |
| 23 | I turned the cab back , deciding to breakfast somewhere and wait until I could speak to Miss Grey … |
| 24 | I regret if this remark has misled Mr Blair or you to think that I could preach at Kildalton as a Candidate . |
| 25 | I took it for granted that I could associate with people from all walks of life , from every background . |
| 26 | On November 11 rang the British Consulate in Madrid to enquire if I could travel to Spain to help . |
| 27 | Yes , I could tell from Aunt Nessy 's breathing that she would not recover consciousness ; nevertheless , before I crept out I did kiss her , just in case some little part of her , still aware , should feel it . |
| 28 | Mind , I welcomed them with open arms because it meant I could stay off school . |
| 29 | If I did n't go I could stay at home and work on the house . |
| 30 | I could stay at home and try to write a novel . |