Example sentences of "[conj] could [verb] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , the future may bring chemicals that could protect us from any gas , liquid or radiation , not to mention environments in which future generations may live that will separate them from any hazardous source . |
| 2 | They 're obsessed by the shit out of which we 're shaped ( surgery ) , the shit that could befall us ( horrible accidents ) , the shit in our souls ( the drives and impulses we suppress and expel in order to constitute ourselves as normal , but which sometimes break free in perversion or psychosis ) . |
| 3 | An appreciation of the unspeakable dangers that could face us if we did n't live in a country full of cuddly things interested only in eating each other helps put our fear of midges into perspective . |
| 4 | ‘ I watch everything I can because I feel this is a tie that could set us up for a good run in Europe , ’ added Creaney . |
| 5 | If we win against both Spain and Japan that could give us a shot against South Africa in the quarter-finals , which would be tremendous news for Scottish rugby back home ’ , said Rutherford . |
| 6 | C T that could give us C C T plus any other form of constant |
| 7 | Then it may be necessary to have them publish something that could help us . ’ |
| 8 | Maybe she learned something that could help us find the person who 's been using Delia 's name . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We judged we were able to fight double our number of any troops that could oppose us . ’ |
| 10 | If we manage to avoid a nuclear war , there are still other dangers that could destroy us all . |
| 11 | However , Mr Summerchild has persuaded me that taking part in a discussion of this nature might lie outside Mrs Padmore 's job description , and could involve us in difficulties with her union … |
| 12 | We have a vague description , but if you saw her close up and could tell us , it would help the police . |
| 13 | He has a lot of skill and pace , and could cause us problems . ’ |
| 14 | Maybe we should have solved our problems more quickly ( of course in a perfect world everyone always should ) , but better by far to have gone on and on , testing , probing , questioning and changing , until we finally had a solution which worked and could take us where we wanted to be . |
| 15 | ‘ And what if it was me , who knows so much about all of us , and could put us all in prison and get us all hanged ? ’ whispered Fagin , his eyes flashing with hate . |
| 16 | All of these comments might be qualities which we refuse to see in ourselves , and could guide us along the path towards self-discovery . |
| 17 | I did n't know the forecast , but could see we were in for a storm . |