Example sentences of "mean [pers pn] could [vb infin] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I could have made it up it was that easy . |
| 2 | so but I agree , I mean you could start trying to look at it and cost it |
| 3 | Erm also the accountant you could 've tried to of got round because you were , you were digging the hole there erm you know where he 's , okay he wants to see the accountant , will this be a good idea I mean you could 've said yeah you know you appreciate that and all the rest of it and you could 've gone more into the tax side of where you , you know , you could 've perhaps er the company could 've benefited by putting some into the pension scheme as opposed erm paying all the taxes maybe you could 've gone in that way . |
| 4 | I mean I went straight in , tell me about your wife , I mean you could 've said well she 's not my wife |
| 5 | So I mean you could 've got round it but you know you was good what you were doing but that 's where you lost yourself did n't you ? |
| 6 | I mean she could have done nothing |
| 7 | ‘ You mean she could have run into trouble as a result of her professional activities ? ’ he asked , cautiously . |
| 8 | Well it does really , I mean if we , it 's a question of whether the budget will stand the staff , is n't it , it 's not whether we , er I mean in terms of of redundancies it 's whether we cou , if we appointed people we could afford to keep them on , whether or not there was work , I mean we could have create work in some senses . |
| 9 | I mean they could 've given them a wee , a wee two bedroom around our w our way rightly . |
| 10 | I mean they could have gone , look how long Aberech station , er platform is . |
| 11 | I mean they could have rung yesterday that 's the trouble you see they 've got so many friends Good girl you fairly worked that bleeding money . |
| 12 | Cheek is n't it really , I mean he could have got the train could n't he ? |
| 13 | Legal technicalities mean he could have to stay in Goa for another 4 months and understandably he just wants to get home . |