Example sentences of "could [verb] would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing that the head could do would make religion pervade the life of the school but it had to be recognized , he believed , that religion does permeate some people 's whole private lives . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've no wish to sound insulting , ’ Geoffrey said , ‘ but I hardly think anything you could do would upset Meredith . ’ |
| 3 | And nothing I could do would stop it . ’ |
| 4 | And nothing I could do would hold them apart … |
| 5 | But nothing we could do would reverse fundamental social trends which were producing more and more lone parents . |
| 6 | You could choose to move on different paths through space-time , but nothing you could do would modify the background of space and time . |
| 7 | Jody perhaps you could like would like to think , if you want us to listen to your playing this afternoon I would like you to listen to what I have to say this morning please . |
| 8 | As the Supreme Court had ruled that capping the amount which a candidate could spend would amount to an unconstitutional interference with the right of free speech , the bill aimed to establish voluntary spending limits in return for the receipt of benefits . |
| 9 | She knew that nothing she could say would change his mind . |
| 10 | But sometimes I , I do feel that the girls , I , I know a couple of people in other departments that you could say would do the job equally well as the man they 've put in , they probably |
| 11 | And nothing he could say would make her forget them . |
| 12 | Nothing either of them could say would convince Roman that she had a twin . |
| 13 | She would not return to you because you believed her to be a fallen woman , and nothing she could say would convince you otherwise . ’ |