Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [vb infin] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I reckon I could sleep if I was warm enough . |
| 2 | And when I asked him what would happen if it got known he just smiled and said I could talk if I wanted to . |
| 3 | He said I could talk if I wanted to … ’ |
| 4 | Well no there 's no no mount or anything on that one it 's just as is that was a , the cheapest frame I could do cos I did n't like it when I finished it and I begrudged the price of the frame . |
| 5 | The least I could do when you told me … |
| 6 | I walked slowly back up the shabby road to this now miserable room , thinking all the while of what I ought to do or what I could do if I was ever going to outmanoeuvre these cunning poisoners . |
| 7 | I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do if I were reprieved . |
| 8 | Tell you what I could do if I had something like U equals sine T or if |
| 9 | I rang Haines to tell him of that fact and there was nothing else I could do as I had no notion of where in the Bahamas Max might be . |
| 10 | I had only recently begun to walk much without a stick — however — after much midnight practice to a ‘ pop ’ record I did manage even the backward steps without a wobble which I felt was the least I could do as I was representing MEDAU ! . |
| 11 | If I could move as I used to I 'd be running around and dancing in the street . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I could tell if there was . ’ |
| 13 | But I could tell because her mouth looked all slippery . |
| 14 | I could tell because she was nibbling her fingernails and then trying not to . |
| 15 | But when the immigration people came I got a letter , and they said that I could stay while they finished their inquiries . |
| 16 | I wish the picture could change , and I could stay as I am . |
| 17 | I mean I could stay if you were , it would n't be too much for me . |
| 18 | He turned his head to stare at me as if he could n't at once comprehend my interest , but then , understanding , said of course I could go if I wanted to . |
| 19 | ( iv ) " I could have if I chose to . " |
| 20 | From " If you want them , there are biscuits " it does not follow that if there are none , you do n't want any , and from " I could have if I chose to " it does not follow that if I did n't choose to do the thing , I was n't able to do it . |
| 21 | I know what I could say if I durst , but they are ladies and ladies may say anything . |
| 22 | I 'm just hoping that I could learn as I 'm as I 'm earning you know . |
| 23 | A " feeling of knowing " sometimes accompanies an aspect of the dream which is carried over into wakefulness ( for instance the certainty that I could fly when I had my flying dream ) . |
| 24 | ‘ I could ask if anybody in the barracks has an enlarger . |
| 25 | I could imagine if I did Chinese |
| 26 | I took everything I could get when I was young and I do n't regret it . |
| 27 | But Fred was saying , er because , erm the dreadful thing was I could n't remember his name to start with I think I could try if I knew but I could n't remember what his christian name |
| 28 | Aunt Branwell could teach them , and I could help when I had time . |
| 29 | I mean I could understand when we had to climb up the belt which was damn dangerous , but now we 've altered all that . |
| 30 | I do n't think I could remember cos I 've got physiotherapy tomorrow at the hospital |