Example sentences of "[pron] could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Then she flew on to a high window-sill and I had to ask the headmaster to bring me a ladder so that I could bring her down . |
| 32 | And if I could bring him to reconciliation with the king , without more bloodshed and without revenge , I would count it a good deed both for England and Wales . |
| 33 | I could bring them round to you later . ’ |
| 34 | I thought that way I could bring them together . |
| 35 | When I was with him I was in a more or less permanent state of sexual excitement , and I could bring myself to orgasm just by looking at him , without the aid of hands . |
| 36 | I do remember that that was the first time I wondered if I could bring myself to retire … |
| 37 | ‘ If we do n't hurry we 're likely to meet Florian and Nicky in the lift , and right this minute I do n't think I could bring myself to keep quiet about the things you 've just been saying . ’ |
| 38 | It would probably read very stale now , if I could bring myself to look at it . |
| 39 | It would be crazy to leave it empty , and I do n't think I could bring myself to sell my old family home . |
| 40 | If you want to have a go I could bring my violin in and you can have a go at my violin any time . |
| 41 | ‘ I could bring your views to the attention of the Vice President in charge of Overseas Operations ’ he added placatingly . |
| 42 | " I could bring it up to you , sir . |
| 43 | I 've got a bit on that , if you want I could bring it up now while you 're talking about it , I will . |
| 44 | I could bring it in it is . |
| 45 | Millie now turned to Ben , and he shrugged his shoulders , saying , ‘ It 's up to you ; but I could bring you back tomorrow , if you would like that ? ’ |
| 46 | Anyway , she told me to bring someone so I phoned and asked if I could bring you . ’ |
| 47 | Perhaps if I asked Uncle Willi , I could bring you . ’ |
| 48 | ‘ The tall one , mind , the one with his hands all over me — on my shoulders , actually , so I could lead him — well , he 's a bit luckier . |
| 49 | If I could lead you from that paragraph on page three fifty over to page three six four page three six four , one two three , four paragraphs from the top it 's ab it 's the second of two paragraphs that begins the Board affirms the church 's th that Christ teaches that marriage is special and divorce is not the way he would wish for his people and then this sentence no-one would wish to condens condemn someone to stay in a marriage which is beyond redeeming . |
| 50 | ‘ Then suddenly I just could n't take it any longer — the knowledge that the only effect I had on you was sexual , the only way I could influence you was physically , whereas you loved Jones , as I thought ; your relationship with him was emotional … |
| 51 | You might think , I could marry him and teach him . |
| 52 | As we 're so poor , it would be an advantage if I could marry someone with money . " |
| 53 | Alone , I could hide my inability , force myself to concentrate and to finish any given piece of work to the best of my ability , no matter how long it took me . |
| 54 | Before I could twist my face into anything faintly resembling a sneer , the vendor explained that there were four such structures in a similar state of repair and that a Frenchman had expressed great interest . |
| 55 | If I could feed my own ego I wouldnae need to feed my face ! |
| 56 | Just like Thomas , I could sight-read anything she threw at me . |
| 57 | Those things happened , I know that , and I could swear they happened to me . |
| 58 | Right below the press box he tried to get past Tambay and I could swear his wheels were n't more than inches from the pit-wall as he tried , and failed , to get by . |
| 59 | I could swear I saw it sizzle as it ate through the varnish . |
| 60 | I could swear I see it breathing . |