Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can at least answer them could n't we . |
| 2 | Besides , I did n't think I could now save enough to make a significant difference to my standard of living when I retired , so I decided I might as well enjoy it while I had the chance . |
| 3 | Do you think I could rise to such wisdom ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Do you think I could get a job in London ? |
| 5 | ‘ I was very active and do n't think I could have done any more . ’ |
| 6 | I would have written far sooner , only — to be quite frank — I feared a snub , and I do n't think I could have borne it … |
| 7 | Do you think this is a good idea and do you think I could get a reduction on my Road Tax Fund Licence as 50 per cent of my journeys are made on two wheels ? |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't think I could have done that on my own , ’ Laura confessed . |
| 9 | I really do n't think I could tolerate the loss of it all . ’ |
| 10 | Well , I 've never even seen a dead body before — imagine , what with the bones , the shroud and the flies ; if I had n't had the camera between me and it , I do n't think I could have looked . |
| 11 | Who do you think I could trust with that hanging over me ? |
| 12 | ‘ We have n't got that far , ’ smiled Phil , ‘ but I do n't think I could ever leave Tullivers . |
| 13 | I enjoyed my life with them and I do n't think I could have coped in the beginning without them . |
| 14 | ‘ Now do you think I could have a bed somewhere ? ’ |
| 15 | Harriet , I 'm sorry , but I do n't think I could stand to begin going all over that again — not just now . |
| 16 | Another Nottingham volunteer , Sue , said , ‘ I may not have lost a lot in pounds but it 's great to know I can lose inches from parts I did n't think I could ever reduce . ’ |
| 17 | I do n't think I could blame you , but Tobie would be happy if you could say no . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ If I did n't think I could , then I would n't be doing what I 'm doing . |
| 19 | But I do n't think I could cope on my own without my mum and dad even if I did have all that money . |
| 20 | ‘ City boss Billy McNeill did n't think I could play , ’ Beresford said last night . |
| 21 | Mr Garner joined TI in 1979 , after a brief but colourful climb up the industrial ladder and having discounted the idea of becoming a professional trumpeter — ‘ I do n't think I could have stood the strain ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ I did n't think I could face the idea of someone else having the job , ’ she laughs , ‘ but it was also a great opportunity for me . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't think I could take the excitement , doctor . ’ |
| 24 | I do n't think I could face it . |
| 25 | Do you think I could take Monday off , please ? |
| 26 | I suppose it was this that made Richard think I could not manage Flora 's job . |
| 27 | I do n't think I could stand any more Hatherby nonsense . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't think I could stand being a nurse because I would get too involved , so I hope one day to join the fire brigade , ’ she said . |
| 29 | ‘ And ambushing might work for a long-legged frog like Ferd , but I do n't think I could leap out of a bush if I tried . |
| 30 | Then he set Mick off into another spasm of laughter when he asked , ‘ Do you think I could get a job alongside you in the factory ? ’ |