Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [pron] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A tiny little place we could run ourselves , and have our own things with us , and where we could do what we liked . |
| 2 | Sorry that 's er , only place I could grab you ! |
| 3 | He kept their backsides so warm you could have fried eggs and bacon on them ! |
| 4 | I buy a cup of tea so thin it could have been made by Rachel 's landlady , and I stare out through a steamed-up café window across the cold empty promenade . |
| 5 | We disembark , walking down the rusting ramp over white cockleshell sand and water so clear it could have come from a tap . |
| 6 | She had so much hoof you could bang the nails in anywhere you liked , and they 'd all be right . |
| 7 | I only wish we could show them more of it ’ . |
| 8 | I presume the reason for the change is to ensure prompt receipt of the subscriptions — I only wish we could do the same with our customers ! |
| 9 | ‘ As I said to Sergei back at the hotel , I only wish we could have used our own people to babysit Mobuto . |
| 10 | I only wish and I mean this very sincerely I only wish we could spend as much time and as often as is spent discussing fox hunting on the county 's homeless , on abused children , on the handicapped , on the increasing crime and on unemployment and I only wish that the media and the public and even members of this council would take as much notice of that as they do about this debate on fox hunting . |
| 11 | ‘ I only wish we could see more of your family . ’ |
| 12 | Of course all this business must seem mysterious to you , and I only wish I could tell you … ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I only wish I could wave a wand and grant her wish , ’ said Santa . |
| 14 | I only wish I could do that . |
| 15 | I only wish I could mention everyone and everything that goes to make up the whole of Christian Aid and its spirit , but be assured that we do not forget any contribution or take anyone 's help for granted . |
| 16 | ‘ I know that , my darling and I only wish I could see more of you and the children . |
| 17 | I only wish I could say the same about your politicians . ’ |
| 18 | I only wish I could say the same of some other companies ! |
| 19 | I am sorry your life is so burdensome , I only wish I could help in some way . |
| 20 | He said , ‘ I only wish I could help you more . |
| 21 | I only wish I could have hit the third . ’ |
| 22 | I only wish I could have been with Mr Grant when he researched the feature . |
| 23 | you know I only wish I could have heard him |
| 24 | Or it might be your neighbours have become victims of crime and you suddenly see it could happen to you . |
| 25 | The Ocean is calm , so calm you could believe it to be lacquered wood rather than water and that if you were in a hurry you could leave the boat and walk to shore . |
| 26 | This quadratic form is not , as previously , a sum of squares ; but provided it is not zero we could choose di to make the element unity , when we should have ( with X for Xd ) unc On account of the properties established here , it is usual to say that the modes of a system are orthogonal to each other . |
| 27 | When the Minister had ended the meeting with the words , ‘ Now , Mr Sanders , what can we do to persuade you to put more investment in Ireland ? ’ the Englishman had replied , ‘ The best advocate you could have , Minister , to influence more investment in your country , is a local plant manager who consistently turns in good results , year after year . |
| 28 | The best deal they could strike . |
| 29 | He had rejected the best deal she could offer him . |
| 30 | It 's the best result we could have hoped for . ’ |