Example sentences of "[pron] could [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In March , I had a week of sustained psychological warfare with a heron : it would hunch on the garage roof as I left for work , and I could well imagine the thoughts of piscicide running through its reptilian brain . |
| 32 | The only area in which it loses out to the deeper-bodied F-model is on sheer projection , and I could well imagine some players foregoing that extra bit of welly just for the comfort and convenience of the LSE 's thin body . |
| 33 | The omission is meaningless : I could well have been delighted , although I ca n't remember whether I had actually begun to think consciously about weight in terms of stones and pounds at this time . |
| 34 | ‘ In fact , I could well see out my career in Italy with Sampdoria because I 'm not one of those players that move around — I was at Forest for ten years . ’ |
| 35 | Well , the way things are going this season I could well be clearing off . |
| 36 | However , as I steered our motor dory into the tricky south landing with the tide pouring through jagged rocks , intermittently obscured by swell and sea tangle , I could well imagine the island 's isolation in winter and bad weather . |
| 37 | If I do n't go along with Roman I could well land in gaol , and I would n't be any good to anyone behind bars , would I ? |
| 38 | I could well understand why ; a ‘ Christian theosophist ’ or ‘ believing free-thinker ’ was not quite Eliot 's cup of tea . |
| 39 | However , they 're not too obtrusive , they do sort of when you 're looking at her shoulder here and her hand was n't there I could well imagine that you 'd get a bright highlight off her shoulder , so maybe putting hands there it has helped in er , er to , to eliminate that . |
| 40 | I could well , could well be the same event as that because he certainly looks to be the right sort of character . |
| 41 | As long as I could well I do know ho how to work it like before I go to bed and . |
| 42 | I could easily appeal , or get off . |
| 43 | I could easily write paragraphs in tender praise of that young girl 's pouting lower lip , but the end result would be to make her appear ludicrously deformed . |
| 44 | ‘ I could easily hate you . ’ |
| 45 | So much so that I could easily believe I was dealing with a guitar that cost a lot more than this . |
| 46 | I could easily have gone on . |
| 47 | Both the children have brought me through extremely difficult times when I could easily have given up . |
| 48 | I could easily have been overawed , I 've been thoroughly on edge all week . |
| 49 | To calculate the net present value one takes into account claims frequency , average claim , growth of premiums and so on , so if I added business that generated far more claims , I could easily reduce the value of the company . ’ |
| 50 | I could easily — ’ |
| 51 | ‘ I could easily have got into university . |
| 52 | Davis edged home 5-4 against Bangkok snooker hall worker Rom Shurin and said : ‘ I could easily have lost . ’ |
| 53 | We only had two days on Fregate and I could easily have spent at least a week . |
| 54 | Part of it was my upbringing , of course , but I could easily have had a violent reaction away from that if it had n't been for the inhibiting atmosphere in the company itself . |
| 55 | Because I could easily take you upstairs … " |
| 56 | ‘ I could easily do without the pills , ’ Clare said crossly . |
| 57 | I could easily stay here to help out in the public , if you like . ’ |
| 58 | ‘ The court is endlessly being adjourned and I could easily come and collect you once we 've been let out . ’ |
| 59 | When I was a shepherd I could easily tell , out of three hundred lambs born in a night , which lamb belonged to which mother . |
| 60 | I could easily have — Christ ! |