Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I just assumed I could rent a plane and fly over . |
| 2 | ‘ I could rent a place like this next year . |
| 3 | I 've gained a great deal of experience these psst two and a half years and I think I could manage a stud farm quite easily now . |
| 4 | ‘ I think I could manage a quick one . ’ |
| 5 | He tried how he could bear it by putting his fingers into the lighted candle , so I the other day tried if I could scour a pewter plate . |
| 6 | in my view thrown off without any reasonable excuse , because I felt that I could bring a lot of expertise to the health authority . |
| 7 | She added sadly , ‘ Perhaps I should tell a lie and then I could lead a comfortable life . |
| 8 | Oh I could fancy a nice horse . |
| 9 | Well that 's well I cou I could earn a lo er a golden half sovereign . |
| 10 | I could make a floor plan of Father 's study , and I 'm good at listening behind doors . |
| 11 | I could make a hole in the lid and feed balls of string through . |
| 12 | ‘ What I thought — well , if you 're agreeable , if it 'd be of help — between now and August , I could make a model of St Paul 's Cathedral . |
| 13 | ‘ Tonight I could make a strike , tonight I could be lucky . |
| 14 | But I think I could make a good country record . |
| 15 | Ten years ago I could make a reasonable job of most Shads ' numbers . |
| 16 | If the sport grows over the next 10 years as quickly as it has in the past five , I could make a lot of money . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I have this idea of running a foster home , I think I could make a good job . |
| 18 | Jack Johnson , Archie Moore , I could make a list of them . |
| 19 | So if I could make a plea to anyone who wishes to buy a pony whether from a private owner or ‘ saved ’ from the meat man , to make sure they know the commitment they are taking on . |
| 20 | ‘ My lips are not yet unsealed , but if these troubles were over and I could make a full case I guarantee there is not a man that would go into the lobby against us . ’ |
| 21 | When Sam Phillips , founder of Sun Records and ‘ creator ’ of Elvis Presley , said , ‘ If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel , I could make a billion dollars ’ ( quoted in Hopkins 1971 : 66 ) , the twin motivations , artistic and commercial , were not separated or separable . |
| 22 | I could make a fair guess . ’ |
| 23 | I could make a mistake at any time , and , if I do , we 'll all die . |
| 24 | ‘ I could make a picnic , ’ Helen said . |
| 25 | I could make a playpen for him and buy him one of those big wooden Arks with all the animals in and I could get one of those bags you carry babies around in like the Indians have had for centuries . |
| 26 | If I could make a suitable deal … |
| 27 | He 'd have to wait two or three hours while Customs ran it across the road to me so I could make a quick video dub for Hurley or his spook friends before they returned the original and let the guy on through to Nicosia . |
| 28 | When I was asked by John Wakeham to join AEA as a part-time member in 1988 , it was clear that it would to help lead a similar re-orientation and I felt I could make a useful contribution . |
| 29 | I could make a little more sense of the watchers and the watched . |
| 30 | ‘ I think I could make a guess where your daughter is , and probably so could he . |