Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , as far as the Catholics are concerned , I have to say I like the people very much but theirs is not a faith I could accept myself . |
| 2 | That 's another story I could tell you it 'd er er make your hair curl . |
| 3 | I hung on , keeping one eye on Neil in case I could help him , and the other on Stormy Petrel . |
| 4 | Through a tear in the singlet I could see his rib bones sticking out . |
| 5 | I wish with all my heart I could believe what you say . |
| 6 | Mum flopped down in her chair and did n't say a word but by her look I could see I would suffer for it later . |
| 7 | You 've got your questions and of course I could answer them Nicodemus I could tell the why 's and the wherefore 's of this , and of that , I could give you all the details and all the the the things that you want to know but , they 're not really important the real issue for you , Nicodemus , is that you have got to be born again ! |
| 8 | ‘ Of course I could believe it . |
| 9 | If I wanted to quadruple my income I could do it , very easily . |
| 10 | I ca n't see her in the dark , but from the hushed swell of her breathing I could draw you the map of her body . |
| 11 | More tidy illustrations , and better handwriting I could underline my titles . |
| 12 | Hang on , hang on Has anyone got some spare money I could pay 'em back ? |
| 13 | If you get paid to do it or you were doing it for money I could appreciate it . |
| 14 | If I had the address on a yellow card I could show it to someone and they 'd tell me . |
| 15 | Oh no we 've got some really hard numbers french if I had a dictionary I could look it up but I have n't . |
| 16 | Even if I had no longer been able to see the real images in my mind I could see their representations as clearly as if they hung before me , and the two were beginning to run together . |
| 17 | Even in electronic mail I could find myself — and I see this among women colleagues — adopting a more relaxed approach . |
| 18 | From my seat I could see your profile . |
| 19 | Dear Catriona I could guess you probably worked this out a long time ago but I might as well get it over with once and for all and I finally managed to summon up the courage to do so , A S A , a secret admirer , no longer exists , he no longer admires secret or otherwise and has n't existed for almost a year now and again you probably know who he is but I might as well tell you it 's me Johnny the eleven year old , now fourteen , you met at Christmas ninety and boy do I feel stupid . |
| 20 | If there were a fault I could detect it . |
| 21 | She said that if I stood in my doorway I could see her face , for the girl was not veiled . |
| 22 | I drank all the booze I could lay my hands on . |
| 23 | Kukuli was Quechua for ‘ beautiful bird ’ and even in the dim light of the carriage I could see she had eyes like stars . |
| 24 | The M forty not running too badly at the moment , although between junction two and junction seven there are a fair few roadworks which could hold you up throughout your journey . |
| 25 | She called it infatuation — an illusion which could destroy us both . |
| 26 | THE danger of trying to limp to safety on goalless draws was graphically illustrated by Coventry 's last-gasp defeat which could have them hanging on to the last day of the season before knowing their fate . |
| 27 | The case , heard in February 1929 , revealed that , since his association with Arsenal began in 1910 , Sir Henry had placed some £15,000 of his own money at the club 's disposal ( a bounty which could explain his campaign against rising transfer fees ) . |
| 28 | Or maybe he knew that the Mob had files of their own , that Meyer Lansky , the one-time bootlegger and now the gambling mogul , had pictures which could ruin him : Edgar and Clyde , for once unambiguously tangled . |
| 29 | Although the outlook may seem bleak , a constructive approach towards consultation might result in hitherto unconsidered options coming to light which could enable your job to be saved at the eleventh hour . |
| 30 | Formal occupational pension provision was used ‘ in the managerial interest ’ to retire women early , a practice which could increase their risk of poverty in old age . |