Example sentences of "[pron] could do [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately I could do nothing at all . |
| 2 | I was so bemused that at first I could do nothing but stare . |
| 3 | With me it was all too simple and evident , my behaviour — and I was a most law-abiding child — caused my parents pain , and as I could do nothing about it , certainly nothing to improve it , except to cease to exist , I grew more and more guilty . |
| 4 | Even I could do nothing . |
| 5 | I could do nothing but watch . |
| 6 | ‘ I could do nothing while I was behind bars so I was forced to make a run for it . |
| 7 | The rumour , therefore , was given time to breed and , for my own honour 's sake and for hers , I could do nothing , nothing , but endure it … ’ |
| 8 | Now this is the first weekend Kate we 'd really a good weekend you know I 've worked and worked and last weekend I could do nothing . |
| 9 | Sam kept saying how much good I could do everybody if I had power and money . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I hurt you but it was the only way I could do 'im some damage . ’ |
| 11 | But I could do them in the smaller size . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , I could do them on the train to the City some morning every week . ’ |
| 13 | Dragging the pad towards him he found a clean page and wrote : Dear Harsnet , I know you never answer my letters or return my calls , and I know that you handed over your notes to me on the understanding that I could do what I liked with them and not bother you , but I have to say that while there is much in them that I admire , as I will always admire much in you , no matter what , there is also much in them that seems to me to be puerile and , to put it mildly , bigoted . |
| 14 | You will recall , however , that before you vanished from our lives you entrusted me with the notes you had kept while working on the Big Glass and the Green Box , telling me I could do what I liked with them , and adding , in your usual sensitive way , that I could always use them to wipe my arse if the paper decided to sack me and I found myself really hard up . |
| 15 | I could do what was expected of me by the crowd , or I could do what he trusted me to do . |
| 16 | I could do what was expected of me by the crowd , or I could do what he trusted me to do . |
| 17 | Sunday was my day : I could do what I liked with it . |
| 18 | Sal … do you think I could do what you are doing ? |
| 19 | Yeah , I could make , I could do their hair and do their clothes and their face and I 'd get about a hundred pounds , more than that . |
| 20 | The only one I could do myself was Bo. 4 – ‘ To flag . ’ |
| 21 | I could do one myself . |
| 22 | And when I 've done a a spot on photograph for them , when somebody else is mentioning a photograph , you know , er to go up in the Town Hall or whatever , er they the local mayor has just had one done by one of the guys in the workshop , and I know for a fact I could do one that 's ten times better than that . |
| 23 | ‘ But I could do him a bit of harm . |
| 24 | I could do him no good . |
| 25 | ‘ So , although that album kind of jumped the tracks for the band , it allowed me to feel that I could do whatever sprung to mind , whatever made sense for me . |
| 26 | I want to be a social worker so I could do something for these girls . ’ |
| 27 | Mrs Ross , Mrs Girdlestone added , had only her pension to live on , and she repeated that she would be glad if I could do something about her as soon as possible . |
| 28 | I think I was just miserable , and it was far easier to believe the reason was something I could do something about , rather than face the fact that my depression was very complicated , based on things like my family not having much money , and feeling very isolated and different from the kids at school . |
| 29 | I felt wonderful , and it was at that moment that I realised that if I started taking my athletics seriously , if I started training properly , if I started listening to Ron , then maybe I could do something in the sport . |
| 30 | ‘ I wish I could do something for them , ’ she said , and the concern in her voice was now innocent of duplicity . |