Example sentences of "[pron] could [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I could manage one , I think . |
| 2 | If I could set something up in Northumberland it would be a good thing . |
| 3 | As we 're so poor , it would be an advantage if I could marry someone with money . " |
| 4 | Just like Thomas , I could sight-read anything she threw at me . |
| 5 | That I could express nothing if I did n't have the technique to do so . |
| 6 | I could make anything |
| 7 | And yet , I could love someone . |
| 8 | Unfortunately I could do nothing at all . |
| 9 | I was so bemused that at first I could do nothing but stare . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Even I could do nothing . |
| 12 | I could do nothing but watch . |
| 13 | ‘ I could do nothing while I was behind bars so I was forced to make a run for it . |
| 14 | 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 … ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Sam kept saying how much good I could do everybody if I had power and money . |
| 17 | I could do one myself . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I want to be a social worker so I could do something for these girls . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ I wish I could do something for them , ’ she said , and the concern in her voice was now innocent of duplicity . |
| 24 | Then I thought , wait a minute , I 'm an MP , perhaps I could do something . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ So after the fire , Himmelbrau and Strick called me in to see whether I could do something to re-establish their client files — thirty years of legal practice up in smoke . |
| 26 | ‘ I wish I could do something . ’ |
| 27 | Maybe I could do something different with my hair . |
| 28 | I wish I could do something ! ’ |
| 29 | I could do something with that hair . ’ |
| 30 | I wish I could do something to stop it but I 'm not going to deny it and you 'd be a liar if you tried . ’ |