Example sentences of "the [det] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | and he said well it was the least I could do under the circumstance . |
| 2 | Shit , I thought , the least she could do is keep them sheathed when she does n't need them . |
| 3 | The least she could do in return was to meet him halfway . |
| 4 | I mean , the re at the least you could go and have a look I suppose if |
| 5 | It was the least he could do . |
| 6 | It was the least he could do . |
| 7 | It was the least he could do . |
| 8 | It seemed , thought Henry , the least he could do . |
| 9 | He said he 'd noticed that our Mini was getting a bit down at heel , and in the light of Ken 's injuries he thought the least he could do was to give me a better means of transport . |
| 10 | It was the least he could do . |
| 11 | He insisted that the least he could do would be to pay for the coffee , and he always tried to do the least that he could . |
| 12 | It seemed — the least he could do — to deny himself the dramatic gesture , to humiliate himself . |
| 13 | The least he could do , Graham thought was take off that ridiculous tartan cap . |
| 14 | ‘ The least he could do is have it rolled . |
| 15 | A slim , wiry youth , he was one of the few who could claim a ‘ middle-class ’ upbringing . |
| 16 | Paisley , one of the few who could grasp the larger issues brought into focus by the assassination attempt at Tully-West , unfortunately was absent at Westminster . |
| 17 | If in the latter one could not tell whether his voice was as bad as it was supposed to be , the former gave ample proof . |
| 18 | Overlooking the point that if it were the latter he could clarify the matter on the next round , he settled for a direct raise to Four Hearts . |
| 19 | He would then be able to judge to which of the latter he could most advantageously give his second preference , and this informed choice could well not be the same as the " blind " choice the STV obliges him to make . |
| 20 | Er in the morning he would be in before any of them , sort of thing , getting a fire lit getting the rivets heat up before they come on the job and ah the the quicker he could the the rivets heat up and passed on to the the squad , then okay the more they could put in so , if he were a good rivet boy you could maybe get a good wage , but again that was up to the squad up to the riveter . |
| 21 | Men , he said , used to approach the nest 60 yards down on a rope , and holding a piked stick in one hand to protect themselves from the parent birds ’ attacks , with the other hand seize the eggs or chicks , the latter was a valued object and the former they could sell for 5/ each . |
| 22 | But all the same I could n't make such a move without giving it some thought , ’ Paula said grandly . |
| 23 | She told herself to be sensible , and concentrate on the food and the others around the table , but all the same she could feel a soft , trembling excitement building inside her . |
| 24 | That was the most he could do . |
| 25 | One night was the most he could expect to remain hidden . |
| 26 | The most he could hope to provide would be a partial set . |
| 27 | ( Signed ) ERIC R. S. WINDSOR Colonel-in-Chief 16th Infantry Division That , the Colonel felt , was the most he could do . |
| 28 | At the most he could try to plead some implied term into the contract that the goods would last for a reasonable time after delivery to allow him a reasonable period of trouble-free use . |
| 29 | The most he could borrow and be sure of just being able to pay back the debt out of his future income is ( 1/1 + i ) Y t+1 ; ; this is his discounted future income . |
| 30 | The development officer therefore could not provide even frequent direct help — the most she could manage was to monitor the situation ( which in fact broke down five months after her referral , when the client was admitted to residential care under a guardianship order ) . |