Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could rent a place like this next year . |
| 2 | ‘ I just assumed I could rent a plane and fly over . |
| 3 | I 've gained a great deal of experience these psst two and a half years and I think I could manage a stud farm quite easily now . |
| 4 | ’ I could manage an hour . ’ |
| 5 | He tried how he could bear it by putting his fingers into the lighted candle , so I the other day tried if I could scour a pewter plate . |
| 6 | in my view thrown off without any reasonable excuse , because I felt that I could bring a lot of expertise to the health authority . |
| 7 | So I thought well perhaps I could make a basket then . |
| 8 | I know about market gardening and I could make a go of that . |
| 9 | I could make a hole in the lid and feed balls of string through . |
| 10 | You 're so plausible that I could make a case for you . |
| 11 | I could make a mistake at any time , and , if I do , we 'll all die . |
| 12 | ‘ Tonight I could make a strike , tonight I could be lucky . |
| 13 | I could make a floor plan of Father 's study , and I 'm good at listening behind doors . |
| 14 | So if I could make a plea to anyone who wishes to buy a pony whether from a private owner or ‘ saved ’ from the meat man , to make sure they know the commitment they are taking on . |
| 15 | er Chairman thank you for inviting me to come erm here today , er particularly as Mrs who 's the other member of erm , affected by the lorry ban on the A ten eighty eight it 's unfortunate unable to come , erm and thank you for including me in the er consultation process that you 're planning with Norfolk County Council , er Chairman obviously I wish to support this , but just erm if I could make a couple of observations on your paper , erm firstly particular relation to the discussion we just had about Brandon , erm , I am aware Mr Chairman you 've just described the er highways people in Norfolk as very reasonable , but I think that members will see particular if they look at problems like four point one that we do have to handle er working relationships with some care and I would want to express regret while I wo n't be less impolite than that , but Norfolk have not even seen fit to put up signs erm warning of the lorry ban erm in Thetford , erm , which shows er not exactly the spirit of co-operation , I hope we 're going to be able to achieve in the consultations about Brandon and I thought |
| 16 | If the sport grows over the next 10 years as quickly as it has in the past five , I could make a lot of money . ’ |
| 17 | You know I could make a lot more effort than I do . |
| 18 | Now er I could make a point here that when they introduced one man operated buses , they thought they were on to a new thing but one man operated buses were in this town before the war . |
| 19 | I could make a playpen for him and buy him one of those big wooden Arks with all the animals in and I could get one of those bags you carry babies around in like the Indians have had for centuries . |
| 20 | ‘ I think I could make a guess where your daughter is , and probably so could he . |
| 21 | ‘ I could make a picnic , ’ Helen said . |
| 22 | Jack Johnson , Archie Moore , I could make a list of them . |
| 23 | ‘ What I thought — well , if you 're agreeable , if it 'd be of help — between now and August , I could make a model of St Paul 's Cathedral . |
| 24 | Counsel has helpfully suggested that I could make an order not to remove child from place he was presently living until removed , as well as in respect of the other three children . |
| 25 | Even if I could make an impression it 'd be the worst thing I could do . |
| 26 | I was always her property , but I could make an evening , or an afternoon for that matter , swing for all the ladies . |
| 27 | I could watch a game of rugby , I could n't watch |
| 28 | I had magic , I could throw a handkerchief through the door |
| 29 | I could crunch a tooth and spit death — ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I thought I could pay a bit each week outa yower wages and Jack 's , but now 'e 's leavin' us , – she wept even louder . |