Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had few friends , just one or two left over from school , but on the infrequent occasions when we met I could see from their faces that they pitied me , finding me foolish and Syl a bore . |
| 2 | So I realized I could do an act based on what it is like to be me . |
| 3 | And I do n't think I could tell you how he got his nickname . |
| 4 | ‘ Do you think I could go now ? |
| 5 | Do you think I could go to the powder room and take off my girdle ? ’ she said . |
| 6 | I do n't think I could go on living . ’ |
| 7 | Do you think I could leave it just there ? |
| 8 | Erm do you think I could throw these roses out ? |
| 9 | I , I do n't think I could do it , I 'm a . |
| 10 | ‘ He would n't have asked me if he did n't think I could do it , ’ she had retorted . |
| 11 | I mean I do n't think I could do it . |
| 12 | Sal … do you think I could do what you are doing ? |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't think I could do that . |
| 14 | Asked to sum up in a sentence the essence of his long career as a reporter , he considers the question for a few seconds , laughs , and says : ‘ I do n't think I could do better than quote my old friend the late Jimmy Robinson , who was the Daily Mail 's man in Belfast for many years . |
| 15 | Oh well I did n't think I could do that without |
| 16 | No , oh I do n't think I could do the travelling now that I used to do , but er |
| 17 | I do n't think I could do that . |
| 18 | But , I I do n't really think I could make it any clearer , but you need to , perhaps take it home and go through it again , and think about it and see if you can understand it , you know , in the quiet of your own bedroom , plus is a very useful time to try and learn things . |
| 19 | Did n't think I could make it . |
| 20 | Sometimes I thought that within a few months I would be back in Le Court , because I did not think I could continue . |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't think I could face the idea of someone else having the job , ’ she laughs , ‘ but it was also a great opportunity for me . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't think I could face it . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't think I could face Dr Wyn 's nudges and winks at the moment . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't think I could face any more peppermint or camomile , ’ said Scarlet , frankly . |
| 25 | I really do n't think I could tolerate the loss of it all . ’ |
| 26 | I do n't think i I do n't think I could wear a dress like that ! |
| 27 | Do you think I could wear that for a little while ? |
| 28 | He hesitated and added softly : ‘ I do n't think I could bear that . ’ |
| 29 | I do n't think I could bear to see Madeleine again . |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't think I could bear that . ’ |