Example sentences of "could [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They told me they could sack me , but I do n't care , ’ she said yesterday . |
| 2 | Magistrates said they could disqualify him from driving and asked Elsworth if he needed his licence for his job . |
| 3 | It could n't have been hit by a missile because we know there are no missile-carrying planes around — even if there were , a heat-seeking missile , the only type that could nail it at that altitude , would have gone for the engines , not the nose cone . |
| 4 | He therefore decreed that before either could reproduce they must fight to the death , with the flesh from the loser being fed to deserving men . |
| 5 | His victim took one disbelieving look at her unlikely rescuer and then , before Folly could reassure her , the girl had turned tail and was running nimbly down the street . |
| 6 | I would be grateful if you could reassure me . |
| 7 | I could reassure you with talk of progress and produce another pile of evidence to back me up : more family planning , more education , more employment , constitutional changes . |
| 8 | But while the pair had their differences , Bradl could laugh it all off in the end . |
| 9 | ‘ Maybe we could shield it . ’ |
| 10 | Yeah but that was proportional you could proportion it |
| 11 | And on the M forty , between junctions four and five , that 's between High Wycombe and Stokenchurch , it 's down to two narrow lanes in both directions , and a contraflow system for a short stretch about midway between the two junctions , also that 's down to single line traffic at times , so that could slow you down quite a lot . |
| 12 | The independence which they had won was qualified , and in the long run the king lost little by this switch : he could still tax the clergy — and did so frequently — and he could convoke them when it would have been impolitic to convene the laity in parliament . |
| 13 | If Dad is a war movie buff you could treat him to the classic Bridge Over The River Kwai . |
| 14 | Instead of giving your mum chocolates ( or cake as they did in those days ) , you could treat her to a special melon basket , which can be prepared the day before . |
| 15 | That is why we could treat them as more Realist than the Realists . |
| 16 | Right Neil , the reason is , at one stage there was er centres all over the country that could treat it . |
| 17 | Well , in some countries this might be the only opportunity learners get to hear extensive chunks of the language , so you could treat it as a " language bath " session and concentrate on helping your learners come away with a general idea of the content . |
| 18 | If the deceased was prone to depression , the court could treat it as an example of the egg shell skull rule . |
| 19 | Then the receiver would know that this was a trustworthy messenger and could treat you accordingly . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , ’ and she flinched at the cutting acidity in his voice , ‘ I never thought I 'd see the day when a woman could fool me , but you managed pretty well . |
| 21 | Devious devil ; she should have known better than to think she could fool him . |
| 22 | ‘ That 's absolutely right , Celia , I never could fool you . |
| 23 | ‘ You could damage him , you really could ! |
| 24 | Today the library service is the most used of all county council facilities ; some of its supporters fear dwindling stocks and reduced opening hours could damage it beyond repair for future readers and writers |
| 25 | She never could locate it . |
| 26 | Then she picked up her internal telephone and , very civilly , asked Clare if she could spare her half an hour or so — yes , before the meeting ; yes , as soon as possible . |
| 27 | I know of no one who could spare her that , who could make a tasteful picture , but You . |
| 28 | But she was not a business executive for nothing , and , since it went without saying that the time he could spare her from his day was limited , she placed the buff folder down upon the desk and without more ado began , ‘ The Palmer & Pearson file . |
| 29 | I would be glad if Miss Marsden could spare me a few moments . ’ |
| 30 | I would be most grateful if you could spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |