Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From there I could see the other islands , and I could also see a boat , far out to sea . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's been such a long time , and I want you so much that I could easily make a mess of this , ’ he confessed . |
| 3 | ‘ If I wanted , I could easily provide a sibling for Emily without all the bother of getting married . ’ |
| 4 | I could n't move a muscle , my whole body felt like jelly . |
| 5 | I 'm sure you can imagine how I felt the next morning — I could n't move a muscle ! |
| 6 | I could n't do a session without one now . ’ |
| 7 | It 's just cos I , I could n't do a lot more about that one . |
| 8 | I saw it happen , and I could n't do a thing to help them . |
| 9 | It was as familiar almost as my own , but I could n't pin a face to it . |
| 10 | One day when I could n't answer a question about the workings of the British Parliament , Terry said , ‘ What 's the matter , you dumb or what ? ’ |
| 11 | I could n't open a book , attend a seminar , lecture or tutorial , even go to the library , without getting an erection . |
| 12 | ‘ Sorry , I could n't manage a table . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ When I arrived I could n't speak a word of Spanish , did n't know anything about the photographic scene in Madrid and had never worked as a professional photographer before , so it was n't the easiest of situations to begin with . ’ |
| 14 | but on Monday I could n't speak a word |
| 15 | Now today … but aside from the cost I could n't make a suit like that today : I could n't get the material . |
| 16 | ‘ I could n't make a sound , ’ said Sadie . |
| 17 | It was hard to explain to a youngster who was bright but not particularly well educated that I could n't make a nerve work . |
| 18 | They did n't know what he was so excited about , and his father was disgusted to find that I could n't draw a footballer ( an unKerridgean species ) . |
| 19 | The chimney is blocked so I could n't light a fire to heat anything up and I went without a hot drink for those four days . |
| 20 | ‘ They said there was nothing wrong with me and there should n't be any reason why I could n't carry a child , ’ she says . |
| 21 | That took about half an hour , and I could n't feel a thing from the waist down . |
| 22 | Latin really was impossible as I could n't face a prose , but it was discovered that the Greek papers consisted only of two papers : |
| 23 | I could n't prevent a yell of fright . |
| 24 | ‘ Being perfectly honest , I could n't give a stuff . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Jim , I could n't give a toss if the Queen Mum has been gang banged . ’ |
| 26 | Piper was yelling , ‘ I could n't give a toss for the time-lag on the frequency search-and-lock processor , just re-establish the bloody link ! |
| 27 | I could n't give a toss Peter . |
| 28 | A married 27-year-old estate agent admitted : ‘ There are times when , to be honest , I could n't give a shit whether she enjoys it . ’ |
| 29 | but he says erm you 'll lose some of this here , I could n't give a shit basically ai n't give a |
| 30 | I could n't give a shit dad . |