Example sentences of "then [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | If John Rhead could n't find golden eagles for us , then no-one could . |
| 2 | If the county championship was still there as it used to be , then I could pick only northern-based players and in two or three years I 'd have a very strong side . ’ |
| 3 | If I knew the way back , then I could walk , but I do n't think I know the way from here . |
| 4 | Then I could find the house and unlock the front door and go in and everything . |
| 5 | Then I could not forgive how ( she said ) she would often hit my husband when he was a little boy and naughty , on his bare bottom , with the bristles of a hairbrush . |
| 6 | Maybe if I could make myself invisible , then I could walk down a street without feeling on trial for the way I look . |
| 7 | If I was to give my life to this orchestra then I could not allow that someone throw me out at a moment 's notice . |
| 8 | ‘ It was so dark I could hardly see where to put my cross on the voting slip — and then I could n't get to the ballot box which was situated in a poky little office . |
| 9 | Uncle used to tie the legs of the poor beast and then I could get a fleece off , but it was a method expert shearers used to scorn . |
| 10 | Eventually I had the other repeat to make the three parts , so then I could make harmonies by playing along with the tape . ’ |
| 11 | Then I could walk home in daylight , but at bedtime I still searched my room for the murderer , who wore a black leather built-up surgical boot that swung and lurched down thick-pile carpets towards his victims . |
| 12 | I was even more nervous because it mattered so much , and then I could n't stop talking and did n't answer the questions . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Then I could show Mother Francis that I 'd be back up in the convent in time for Mass in the chapel , and she 'd get to know I was to be relied on . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Thank you , ’ she said again , while the thought came to her , unbidden , horrifying and wicked , yet it would not go away : If the result of this amnio-whatever test is adverse , if there is something wrong with the foetus , then I could have an abortion with a clear conscience . |
| 15 | He was right , I did have to stand on tiptoe and even then I could hardly reach . |
| 16 | Bannister , who has hit five goals in eight games , said : ‘ If I get 20 this season then I could earn myself an extension of the contract . ’ |
| 17 | He led the way about six feet further up where the path ended in a flat ledge , and then I could see what had happened . |
| 18 | I flew too high , and then I was going higher , faster , I could n't stop , like a feather finding a vent I just shot up to the spindle , and there I stuck , dangling in zero-g I kicked and flailed , I was hopeless , I had no idea how to get away I had n't got anything I could throw I could n't even see straight anyway , my eyes were tearing The pollution was pretty bad up there , I started coughing , and then I could n't stop |
| 19 | If he 'd yelled at me then I 'd have been delirious , then I could have lived with him … |
| 20 | If he , Neil , was content to leave the house unwatched by day , and to spend his time looking at rocks on the broch island , then I could stay indoors with a clear conscience , and wait for the rainstorm to pass . |
| 21 | If fashion was the raison d'être of outdoor clothing ( do n't laugh ) , then I could end this review here . |
| 22 | Then I could remain sane about it , by thinking I 'm being stupid : I 've really got the best world . |
| 23 | He then pointed to his forehead , growling that if I did n't have anything up there then I could n't be a singer . |
| 24 | I had only to make it to Dover and then I could sleep on the ferry to France . |
| 25 | And that was the only part I did n't care for , because if I 'd been arriving at a lot of conclusions that were wrong , then I could be wrong about this too . |
| 26 | Somebody moved around inside , then I could feel there was another person on the other side of the door , listening . |
| 27 | Then I could have gone just one way — either way — and raked in the entire pot . |
| 28 | I wandered off , then I could n't find my way back … ’ |
| 29 | The gaslight flickered in the alley — and then I could not bear that he should be out of my sight . |
| 30 | As they neared the hall and drawing-room , she said lightly , ‘ If you are interested — in photography — then I could invite you again . |