Example sentences of "course [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Buskers played in the streets ; hawkers shouted their wares ; women met and gossiped ; kids played , as I had done when younger ; and of course nothing could , or would stop Glaswegians going to a match on Saturdays , especially to a game between the ‘ old firms ’ — Rangers and Celtic — either at Hampden Park or Parkhead . |
| 2 | He turned his head to stare at me as if he could n't at once comprehend my interest , but then , understanding , said of course I could go if I wanted to . |
| 3 | Of course I could not apply for leave until I knew when Leslie would get his . |
| 4 | Mummy is there and I 'd thought she was in good hands but of course I could n't visit her as often as I 'd like while earning my megamillions . |
| 5 | ‘ I could manage — of course I could ! |
| 6 | ‘ Of course I could . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Of course I could believe it . |
| 8 | Of course I could . |
| 9 | Yes , and they asked me what I was laughing at ; and of course I could n't say their son-in-law was so ugly , so I said : |
| 10 | And of course I could not . |
| 11 | Of course I could settle the whole thing by opening the cow up , but Mr Bailes was an old-fashioned type and did n't like the idea of my diving into his animal unless I was certain of my diagnosis . |
| 12 | Of course I could be wrong ; I 'm not well up in these things . ’ |
| 13 | Of course I could n't see either of them , but I could hear them , and I imagined the rifleman peering into the ditch . |
| 14 | I have n't got that , and of course I could n't run your version of setver unless I had setver cos it would say incorrect DOS version . |
| 15 | ‘ Of course I could n't ! ’ she said with irritation . |
| 16 | Of course I could still see them : |
| 17 | But of course I could not simply refuse to co-operate , could not walk out , could not leave poor Clements without doing my best for him . |
| 18 | Of course I could be wrong I suppose . ’ |
| 19 | How right you are Mr Deputy Speaker , of course I could n't go into this because it 's out of order but on the other hand I would simply say to the honourable gentleman if he looks at the basic policies , the basic flaw of the E C is it ca n't solve problems and all these new M E Ps we 're thinking of sending over I think we should bear in mind the problem , they 're going over to something where problems ca n't be solved . |
| 20 | ‘ Of course I could . |
| 21 | ‘ Of course I could be in danger of losing out in terms of votes because of this . |
| 22 | Oh yes , yes in the , in the window yes I think and many and many a ticket I got when I first got married to my first wife I used to do my mother-in-law 's little tickets for all the various custards , and , and Eccles cakes and four for thruppence ha'penny it does n't of course I could print right you see she said , being a draughtsman I always could print right so I used to do the four for thruppence ha'penny . |
| 23 | Of course I could have been present |
| 24 | Oh of course I could . |
| 25 | You 've got your questions and of course I could answer them Nicodemus I could tell the why 's and the wherefore 's of this , and of that , I could give you all the details and all the the the things that you want to know but , they 're not really important the real issue for you , Nicodemus , is that you have got to be born again ! |
| 26 | However , I should add , it is with regret that we have to take such drastic intervention , a course which could so easily be avoided through co-ordination and commitment by other agencies close at hand . |
| 27 | Reform is not just a sensible course which could , with some pain , lead to a better life for everyone , as in Hungary . |
| 28 | Mrs Thatcher should do either as the Mail demands and replace Mr Lawson with a Chancellor of whose policies she can wholeheartedly approve or , as Mr Heseltine urges , lift her veto against the only course which could give credibility to an exchange rate policy . |
| 29 | The Bronze Award is geared to a ten week or one term basic course which could be introduced into schools , youth clubs etc. by any qualified Medau teacher or qualified school teacher who regularly attends a Medau class and is a member of the Society . |
| 30 | A major new initiative is to take twenty four nurses through a pilot course which could then be adopted throughout Britain . |