Example sentences of "i think [pers pn] could [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cheaper money and a plunge in the cost of living are working their way through the system , but the Government 's finances are still in a mess and I think we could inherit a financial deficit of as much as £50bn in 1993-94 . |
| 2 | This is for next summer , but I think we could take a chance do n't you ? |
| 3 | I think we could write a book about our family , what goes on with someone ha going out with someone else and blimey ! |
| 4 | The originator of the tapes has clearly decided to make his tape deck pay for itself ( although I think he could take a few hints on how to eliminate unwanted hum and noise ) and the result can only be described as a rip off . |
| 5 | ‘ You know , Mandy , I think you could find a bright spot in the middle of a black hole . ’ |
| 6 | You have criticised those for looking after , Councillor Clark , I did n't talk when you were talking , and I thought you 'd want to listen to what I 'm saying , because er , I think you could learn a lot . |
| 7 | ‘ I think you could get a job as a stewardess on that airline , Mother , ’ said my daughter on return from our holiday . |
| 8 | But I think I could make a good country record . |
| 9 | ‘ I have this idea of running a foster home , I think I could make a good job . |
| 10 | ‘ I think I could make a guess where your daughter is , and probably so could he . |
| 11 | I 've gained a great deal of experience these psst two and a half years and I think I could manage a stud farm quite easily now . |
| 12 | ‘ I think I could manage a quick one . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I think I could use a drink after that . ’ |
| 14 | I think I could hear a tractor working . |
| 15 | ‘ I think I could take a barrister 's brief for arguing that up to , say , 1985 the squeeze was a necessary remedy for the rather free expansion which had taken place in the 1960s , and early 1970s , ’ says Sir Eric , ‘ but I do n't believe I could even theoretically argue that it has been justifiable since then . |
| 16 | Here , I think I could get a bit for the wallet , it 's pigskin , did you notice ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I think it could achieve a great deal , ’ replied Julius . |
| 18 | I think it could make a very interesting project . |