Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] could [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's another in the keep would have done just as well , but seal or no seal , they 'd have wanted a better tale than I could think of before they 'd have given me the keys of the keep . |
| 2 | Now unless we think that dreams can unravel very fast in the mind , much faster , and there is some evidence that that 's true actually , that dreams can in fact happen quicker than you could think of them in conscious time . |
| 3 | it 's very awkward sharing three of them out , so you could start of with by just sharing one out , if we just shared one pizza out between twelve how much would you get ? |
| 4 | But I 'll tell you this , that young man has done more for Wales already than we could dream of . ’ |
| 5 | He was puzzled by George 's attitude , which appeared hostile , although he could think of no reason why . |
| 6 | Do you think that I would ask you to risk your reputation , if I could think of another way ? ’ |
| 7 | If I could think of something useful to say I 'd say it . |
| 8 | So , having no more to discuss on that topic , I went on to ask Sylvia if she could think of a place in her own home where she felt uneasy if the door was shut . |
| 9 | If she could think of a good reason to ask questions about the missing don among his colleagues , she might well come up with some interesting answers . |
| 10 | Which would be fine if she could think of anything even remotely amusing to say , she thought wryly . |
| 11 | Erm , yeah , sh I know you 'll be thinking about sending her to prison today but if you could think of anything else that erm , I do n't know , a suspended sentence or something like that , then obviously she 'd , she 'd be really grateful for that , would n't you , Mrs , yeah erm , er , Mrs White is there anything else you want me to say ? |
| 12 | if you would n't mind in the meantime if you could think of a few names you know as you 're going about your daily business . |
| 13 | If we could think of a better system we would introduce it . |
| 14 | What a wonderful thing it would be for us all if we could think of ‘ family ’ in this extended way ! |
| 15 | I thought , oh if we could hold of some of them what we could do with them . |
| 16 | A tiny minority of landowners lived in enormous wealth and comfort , exacting feudal dues and enforced labour from farmers who had in effect become their tied peasants : these landowners still engaged in the grain trade as their families had done for generations , and as if they could think of nothing else to do . |
| 17 | For the moment the sepoys , perplexed by his behaviour , were keeping well out of his way until they could think of some way of dealing with him . |
| 18 | She asked her head of department if he could think of anything which might have acted against her . |
| 19 | Unless she could dispose of the same modern means of transport and production , the same machinery and armaments , Russia could not hope to uphold her political independence . |
| 20 | Quickly that if what you 're saying is true that how that erm they wanted to er that they , they did n't care that this could lead to excesses because they could control of the situation , was n't that a bit damnable because supposing they could n't ? |
| 21 | This meant that for long periods they were uncomfortably silent because they could think of nothing to say . |
| 22 | Because he could think of nothing to say to her in reply , Gaily bought her a drink and left . |
| 23 | In October 1939 he caught a feverish cold ; he was altogether melancholy and restless , and when at the end of the year he was asked to make a radio broadcast , he refused because he could think of nothing to say . |
| 24 | Scarlet still found the episode entirely mysterious , since she could think of no reason at all why they had been invited . |
| 25 | Delaney raised a critical eyebrow : His one question went to the heart of the matter , since he could think of no other reason for the involvement of G9 . |
| 26 | Pleadingly , he asked me whether I could think of anything . |
| 27 | Before I could think of a suitable verbal means of running for cover , he had gone . |
| 28 | ‘ But how does one breadwin ? ’ she asked herself drowsily , and was asleep before she could think of an answer . |
| 29 | Before she could think of an appropriate greeting , Rosie said , ‘ Welcome back to Italy . |
| 30 | Before she could think of a suitable retort he had gone , her door closed quietly behind him . |