Example sentences of "[pron] could [vb infin] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , I believe that I could manage to call you father if it is appropriate to the circumstances . ’ |
| 2 | I could 've throttled them after dinner . |
| 3 | ‘ I could 've said you . |
| 4 | First time I see him in his uniform , he looked that lovely I could 've eaten him alive . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's your picture , Jake , ’ she used to say over the laddie 's cot , laughing like a witch ; and I could 've killed her for it . ’ |
| 6 | I did n't blame her , I told you I did n't , but when she told me I could 've killed her … |
| 7 | And they want to come and see the factory , they want to go to yeah , it fell down cos Richard was too busy at the end of last year , fine get that sorted and i Sally was dropped in the crap by right at the end of last year , came on five sets of bearings , I could 've done 'em in two weeks . |
| 8 | One of the girls in the company , ever such a nice little thing she was , she thought she 'd got into trouble ; well , I could 've told her she would , the way she was going on — actors — you would n't believe ! |
| 9 | Oh did n't you know , I could 've told you that you know then we got to know all the all the things when it was too late but as regards my mother telling us anything brrr no . |
| 10 | Why could n't you ask about tulips I could 've told you about . |
| 11 | I could 've told it no different . ’ |
| 12 | But I mean stuff like memos small memos and things like that by the time I 've sat and written it out I could 've put it straight onto a word processor myself and got it typed . |
| 13 | but I could 've put it off another day |
| 14 | Do you know , you could 've filled that in , I could 've shoved it in post box . |
| 15 | I could 've sworn they was new , but what d'yer think I found out ? |
| 16 | ‘ Funny , I could 've sworn you did , ’ said Archie . |
| 17 | I decided to go up and see me doctor 'cos at the time I ‘ ad about 600 that I could 've got me ‘ ands on . |
| 18 | I could 've found her . |
| 19 | If I could 've chosen I would 've got a girl more sophisticated , talk awhile , have a few drinks then screw . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ I said , wondering what I could do to stop him . |
| 21 | If Bonanza had set Connie Fraser up for the chill , there would n't be anything I could do to stop it . |
| 22 | He wore his mood wrapped tightly round like him like a galabeah until he was prepared to throw it off , and there was nothing I could do to change him . |
| 23 | You do not suppose that I could continue to employ you in a house where I have the welfare and character of two innocent children in my charge ? |
| 24 | My movements up to this had been quite natural , and if I could continue to make her think I was unaware of her presence , she would possibly give me a second chance . |
| 25 | But she was gone before I could finish asking her for help , borne away by three identically dressed musketeers , waving her whip in the air , and lost in the crowds again . |
| 26 | Lili , who I could tell understood her very well , laughed and lit another cigarette . |
| 27 | Do you think I could bear to let you sink into ignominious disgrace ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It cost me a fortune — but I did n't think I could bear to see you again . |
| 29 | But I just ca n't do this with anyone else , because a long time ago I was raped , and my lover is the only man I could bear to touch me . |
| 30 | I think I could bear losing you a line better if you had belonged to me , even for a short while . " |