Example sentences of "and [pers pn] could [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then maybe Marie and me could even get married and I could sleep in her bed , and we could be all married and that . |
| 2 | And I could even make an educated guess what that might be . ’ |
| 3 | The flight from London was quite tolerable — it took about 12 hours , but the plane was nearly empty , it being New Year 's day , and I could even try to get some sleep by lying full length across four seats . |
| 4 | Yes Chair , and I could just comment on the , on the consultation process particularly in relation to potential home closures and to the charges affecting people with learning disability . |
| 5 | He lifted the rug easily , and I could just imagine the muscles rippling under his shirt . |
| 6 | The thing is I mean if there 's only a handful of you want to go , we can maybe get the mini bus and I could just take ten of you . |
| 7 | I was sitting on a chair near the door , and I could just hear Greta Ross 's voice speaking on the phone . |
| 8 | The room was thick with smoke and I could just see a cot , but it was empty . |
| 9 | But luckily enough I got up and walked round the back and I could just see the lights on in the living room downstairs . |
| 10 | So this song sort of sprang to mind and I could hear it as I wanted it to be and I could also hear a few little modifications that would suit their purposes , too . |
| 11 | From there I could see the other islands , and I could also see a boat , far out to sea . |
| 12 | And I could willingly kiss him , if I was n't sure that would shock him to death ! ’ |
| 13 | I think he would then be obliged to pass it across to Great George Street , and I could honourably retire to the dull comfortable depths of the Annual Assessment . |
| 14 | The doctor who gave me the medication asked me , ‘ Why did you do it ? ’ and I could n't answer because I did n't know . |
| 15 | The next June , it rained all the time , and I could n't go out very often . |
| 16 | And I could n't go and vandalize something that was nice . |
| 17 | I was overtired and I could n't go off to sleep . |
| 18 | And I could n't reassure her enough , more than saying ‘ No , I have never had an affair with your husband ’ . |
| 19 | So he give me the keys and I could n't start it . |
| 20 | It was 7.45 when I opened my eyes and I could n't move . |
| 21 | Two days before it , however , when we were running through some back moves , my back seemed to lock out and I could n't move freely at all . |
| 22 | I had cut my hand on the gun : it was n't bleeding much but the little finger was bent sideways and I could n't move it . |
| 23 | The rubber was stretching and stretching and not tightening enough , and I could n't move my hands for fear of it tearing the flesh off a finger or biting my nose off . |
| 24 | Being pinned in the chair like that and I could n't move . |
| 25 | My muscles ached , and I could n't move . |
| 26 | My leg had gone completely to sleep and I could n't feel it at all , but I managed to hobble to the door , collecting fourpence out of my wallet , and down the stairs to the first landing where the telephone was . |
| 27 | The epidural was working and I could n't feel any real pain apart from the belt and I was lying there watching the monitor shoot up and down as the baby moved around . |
| 28 | That took about half an hour , and I could n't feel a thing from the waist down . |
| 29 | ‘ I know it 's silly , I mean she 's dead , but it 's so cold and I could n't bear the idea of her just lying there . ’ |
| 30 | And I could n't bear the way she was there and not there , the way I was present to her and yet not present . |