Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] that you could " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you swear that her little one-off has so turned you against her that you could n't possibly bear to live with her any longer , you 'll get your divorce . |
| 2 | She tells him about the street she was brought up in , its granular asphalt pavement ridged with long wavering bulges where they had been dug up to get at the gas and water mains , and overhung by waterfalls of laburnum , with front gardens marked off by low walls , some of them in crenellated brickwork , some in pebble-dash with decorative chains dipping above them that you could set swinging , one after another , as you walked by . |
| 3 | She stopped abruptly by the gate to the Albion 's gardens , whirled on him , snapping her parasol shut again : ‘ Because I was annoyed with you that you could even think such a thing . |
| 4 | I learned from him that you could just go out , and have a really good time getting out of it . |
| 5 | The Louvre too , though not cheap , has so much in it that you could spend days there and not see all of it . |
| 6 | It never occurred to me that you could be this spiteful . ’ |
| 7 | It seemed to me that you could not edge in a word ! ’ retorted Theda . |
| 8 | Or was it the pleasure of having men 's eyes on you that you could not do without ? ’ |
| 9 | Human beings make mistakes , but it never occurs to you that you could be wrong , does it ? ’ |