Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he could see he would get nothing out of Dad , the visitor continued . |
| 2 | And they 'd be talking , now you could bet they could get somebody interested in that shop on , on politics or trade unionism , they 'd get one in that shop . |
| 3 | Well I mean you could have you could have one in here . |
| 4 | What are some things you could do or habits you could develop which would make your partner feel glad he or she has a relationship with you ? |
| 5 | You know you could hear you could hear them shouting you know goodnight and things like that . |
| 6 | From that first evening together began a series of shared outings : days that were so nearly enchanted — evenings too , when she could forget what might await her return . |
| 7 | For who could tell what might await her at journey 's end ? |
| 8 | Cos I , I could tell she could place me from somewhere but she could n't remember where , well th I do n't think , she gave the impression that she knew who I was . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've got pretty good hearing but I had to wait almost a moment before I could imagine I could hear anything . |
| 10 | er present work , and so I mean , you , you , could say we 'll take it , er two or three hundred complaints from London , and buy time I suppose , erm to see if if if er work up here had picked up or natural wastage went or what ever , erm , if it did n't go up then , I mean in the long term , erm one could n't envisage keeping on with more staff than what 's thought to be a fairly generously assessed formula anyway , says we need . |
| 11 | It seemed there was nothing he could do to persuade the child to cease her disobedience , nothing he could say which would frighten her sufficiently for her to come to her senses . |
| 12 | You could say he 'll bore himself stiff , in fact . |