Example sentences of "[pron] could [vb infin] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My teacher , Mr Taylor , did tell us to do our talk on something we knew about , so I asked if I could bring Dawn in and tell the other kids about what I was doing . |
| 2 | I wonder if I could bring Mr Williamson back to the basic methodology of calculation of the overall requirement share . |
| 3 | ‘ If I did not believe I could lift Darlington I would not have taken the job . |
| 4 | Flying from London to Los Angeles I could make New York a genuine intermediate target by taking a stop-over or I could simply score the halfway mark on the total journey . |
| 5 | Perhaps I could rule Scotland without a man , but I could not have a child without one . |
| 6 | So then I went to the bank and asked politely in the name of the Mamur Zapt if I could check Andrus 's account . |
| 7 | I can do I could do Carlisle |
| 8 | I know I could win the title again and I know that I could do Britain proud . |
| 9 | She smelt like she had in the garden but with one important difference : I could smell Shelly 's invitation to sex on her . |
| 10 | ‘ So that I could welcome Isabelle 's daughter to my house in person . ’ |
| 11 | Before I could reply Miss Louise called out , ‘ Who 's that at the door ? ’ |
| 12 | I could feel Hugo 's body similarly missing mine . |
| 13 | I could feel Charlie getting tense beside me . |
| 14 | I could feel Miss Hinkle 's disapproval . |
| 15 | I could feel Prentice hovering . |
| 16 | However , when I asked the King of Lilliput if I could visit Blefuscu , he agreed , but very coldly . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't see how I could leave Harry with Karen and come to London twice a week . ’ |
| 18 | I went through everyday life merely marking time until I could leave Ireland for Britain to become the real me . |
| 19 | That there would be evacuations , they thought very likely and if I could leave Wiltshire and get back again , there would be no problem . |
| 20 | ‘ Then I could show Mother Francis that I 'd be back up in the convent in time for Mass in the chapel , and she 'd get to know I was to be relied on . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I knew I could beat Robin Reid , who qualified for the Olympics , and I just hope that winning the title will show the selectors they have made a big mistake . ’ |
| 22 | Schaefer , who has won 17 of 20 fights since turning professional in November 1987 , said : ‘ I would n't have come all this way if I did n't think I could beat Henry . |
| 23 | Now , if I could combine Ari 's DNA with Zambia 's physical make-up … |
| 24 | I could tell Gillian and Stuart were n't thrilled to see me at the airport . |
| 25 | At least , I went — I suppose I could tell Hayley that . |
| 26 | As far as I could tell Frank had recovered from the breakdown we witnessed in late 1986 and , despite the months alone and the awful beatings he 'd received in the Pigsty , he still had a great sense of humour and told us hysterical episodes from his life , many of them against himself . |
| 27 | Alice said : " I think I could tell Madame Rochard . |
| 28 | I could tell June was impressed . |
| 29 | I quickly said no and asked Jammie if I could tell Helen what was happening . |
| 30 | Not that I 'm any sort of expert but I had misspent much of a happy youth in the ‘ feeling lucky , punk ? ’ school of cinema and I could tell Clint Eastwood 's Magnum from , say , The Magnificent Seven's Colt .45s , blindfolded . |