Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] could [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite interesting I could give you a much gr a greater variety of ways up and down stairs than probably anybody . |
| 2 | We should never have got rid of the little Fiat we used to have which started first time every time and if anything did go wrong you could fix it with an elastic band or a bit of string , Gianluigi used to say , although personally I 'm hopeless with machinery . |
| 3 | Like other monarchs through history , Charles took the course of letting another take the most major step on his behalf ; if it went wrong he could repudiate it , if it went well then it was obviously a wise action for all . |
| 4 | And unbelievably , they were convinced they could do it . |
| 5 | The less official he could make it the better . |
| 6 | Grey you could say they were dark , if you did n't know for definite you could say they were dark trousers . |
| 7 | Distinctively tinted , the aromatics are so strong you could confuse it with cologne as it glugs out of the bottle ; there is almost a lavendery quality . |
| 8 | I 'm just so glad I could do it ! |
| 9 | yes , that 's the money supply and measures , the measures of money supply I 'm sure you 'll be okay you should beat what I got anyway , cos I saw it sort of cold I could see you were put into shits of boredom , they go totally over the top most of the time my parents |
| 10 | More Melina Mercouri , hi , knees , glad you could make it , check food , what the hell that 's never a problem . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm so glad you could make it tonight , Stefan . |
| 12 | We 're so glad you could make it . |
| 13 | ‘ Glad you could make it , ’ he said . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm glad he could make it . ’ |
| 15 | And since a car is probably the second biggest investment you 'll ever make — buying a stolen one could cost you a lot of money ! |
| 16 | Would it be a situation if we asked the Town Clerk and er maybe with the Chairman , it 's a little bit difficult , I think the Town Clerk at this stage , to speak to and then if it seems possible we could bring it up at the Planning Committee meeting and arrange a date to go down and have a look , when we 've actually approached the land owners . |
| 17 | ‘ I was hoping Branson would be so tired I could beat him down , nag him into submission , ’ says McLaren . |
| 18 | I was confident I could wear her down eventually , but I certainly never expected her to come across at the first time of asking . |
| 19 | I 've never been in one but I 've read so much about how to do it I 'm sure I could manage it . ’ |
| 20 | I was n't sure I could do it justice and he was n't sure either . |
| 21 | But I was n't at all sure I could carry it off . |
| 22 | " I 'm sure I could show you how to fold up a map , " said Richard , " it 's not at all difficult once you get the hang of it . " |
| 23 | I 'm sure I could persuade you to reconsider . ’ |
| 24 | And he said but the way I 'd like to do it , he says I I 'd love to fight it again , with er with you as me agent , instead of , I 'm sure I could win it . |
| 25 | I felt sure I could work it through the orifice without cutting the sphincter . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm sure I could interest you in something better than Franco 's usual offering . ’ |
| 27 | I 'm sure I could find him now , but I have made a vow that I am not going to tell anyone where he is , for the man is innocent and has no hope of proving that at the moment . |
| 28 | Shelley said , making sure nobody could hear them , ‘ Do you think Abuelo is your Felipe ? ’ |
| 29 | I 'm absolutely sure you could make it if you put your best foot forward next year . |
| 30 | ‘ Are you sure you could do it ? ’ |