Example sentences of "[pron] could [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | I could be on drugs , I could be a monk . |
2 | ‘ It 's wrong of me , but I wish I could be at Lady Mead , Goddy . |
3 | WHAT AM I DOING HERE , I COULD BE AT HOME BEING IGNORED BY THE FAMILY |
4 | I could be at home playing with my computerised banking system or working out how my new pocket modem works over a glass or two of fermented Bulgarian Ribena . |
5 | ‘ I wondered if I could be of service to anyone in the theatre . ’ |
6 | From the start , she made it clear that as long as I could be of use to Jean-Claude she would tolerate me , but that my relationship with her son was in her gift and subject to her approval , and this might not always be forthcoming . |
7 | I determined to contact Jenny , but letters and telephone conversations seemed quite inadequate means of discovering what I wanted to know , that is whether I could be of any use to her . |
8 | I was just glad I could be of help . ’ |
9 | erm I 'm sure that I could be of some help to them |
10 | I mean this is something that we could maybe be of help to in fact maybe something that I could be of help to them on because I actually do lectures on public relations how to assess what I mean at a very basic level you want to communicate with press how do you do it but before you do it why do you want to do it . |
11 | My registrar can take my clinic — it 's a small one — so I could be with you from three until four-thirty if you like . ’ |
12 | ‘ I wish I could be with them ! |
13 | I started going to Mass so that I could be with my wife . |
14 | ‘ Angel , I wish I could be with you , but we both know I ca n't . |
15 | More than anything I wish I could be with you . |
16 | Yeah okay I 'll go and put the thing so I could be with you in a minute . |
17 | ‘ I finish at five o'clock , so I could be with you by six . |
18 | And I could be with the children |
19 | What if you , if you lent us some dosh I suppose I could be with Louise tonight , right , I could go home with a big bunch of flowers cos I 'll have a guilty expression on my face . |
20 | I could be in London this evening with Colonel Vaughan having a good piss-up , then probably on leave for a couple of weeks . |
21 | However , as Alec explained to me in detail the procedures involved I began to realise that I could be in trouble , that I could be in serious trouble . |
22 | However , as Alec explained to me in detail the procedures involved I began to realise that I could be in trouble , that I could be in serious trouble . |
23 | But I 'm sure there will be a simple explanation — ’ Concern clouded his eyes ‘ — Mr D'Arcy , do you seriously think that I could be in any danger from these people ? ’ |
24 | Yeah , its just er I feel you know its , its a waste of your life , you know sitting , I have to drive through the , the necessity to work every day , its an hour of my day spent just behind a wheel when I could be in the train , you know reading or doing something more productive |
25 | I might write a book , I could be in a movie , I could become a photographer , I might sing … ‘ |
26 | If it had n't been for your shiftless nephew , Suzie would be back in England by now , my mother would n't be having sleepless nights and I could be in London doing the job for which I 'm paid ! ’ |
27 | ‘ Of course I could be in danger of losing out in terms of votes because of this . |
28 | I , however , could only be a nun like my aunt or I could be like my Mam . |
29 | I almost believe that I could be like this . |
30 | I wish I could be like you and just give up the Glens for Linfield . |