Example sentences of "[noun sg] could [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only in this motionless sitting could she now achieve bodily quiet , even sometimes , briefly , mental rest . |
| 2 | Cos it 's a fungus could it not spread from my shoes ? |
| 3 | Yo you 're light , the er ceiling could you not get away with covering the , get the lights a colour blue ? |
| 4 | What sort of home could you possibly give her — even if you were suitable as a parent , anyway ? |
| 5 | In any case , what excuse could I possibly invent for you to go there ? ’ |
| 6 | If anyone should come in , I thought confusedly … if the sleeping-car attendant for instance came in … whatever excuse could I possibly find ? |
| 7 | In that case could you just take your coats off and put them somewhere erm out of the way . |
| 8 | Chairman could I also mention that the county council has a conference centre down in Havstock Park which I think is probably bigger er than this particular room erm may well also have catering facilities . |
| 9 | Chairman could I also confirm that the County Council would not be prepared to discount any particular sector in Greater York on the basis of one criteria , even if that was a valid criteria in the terms that er that Mr suggested . |
| 10 | Chairman could I just ask as the minute taker to er clarify the , the remit of the er educational seminar ? |
| 11 | Erm chairman could I just ask a question in relation to that ? |
| 12 | Chairman could I just have one final |
| 13 | What difference could it possibly make if she told him she loved or hated him ? |
| 14 | ‘ What business could you possibly have in our vaults ? ’ he asked softly . |
| 15 | So Mr Chairman sorry to bring it up again but er I think it 's in line what this gentleman said er bearing in mind I think it is a fact that this is a reasonable theatre enjoyed by people from a very large catchment area could you please tell us what support the the er playhouse has had from the local authorities adjacent to Harlow . |
| 16 | What in the world could he possibly want ? |
| 17 | ‘ What reason could you possibly have for wanting to involve the police ? ’ |
| 18 | What reason could he possibly have for staying ? ’ |
| 19 | Detective could you just say to the jury what a field intelligence officer is ? |
| 20 | How much grey sunlight could he really stand ? |
| 21 | Even if you love gardening could you really cope with a total of 200 feet of garden ? |
| 22 | memo could you not mention the producer quite so much nobody out there knows who he is . |
| 23 | If anyone would like a photocopy could they please write to Woodworker sending an s.a.e. and a cheque for £1.00 made out to Argus Specialist Publications . |
| 24 | No way could I ever vote for a person who approved of cruelty to animals and I would urge anyone who cares anything about animals to cast their vote elsewhere . |
| 25 | In no way could I ever have imagined that this poem could have done anything but rouse the Church to action . |
| 26 | In no way could I possibly say otherwise , and I looked forward to tomorrow 's pig . |
| 27 | Mr Smith , erm , obviously you want to respond to that , but at the same time could I just press you towards your view and it 's really relevant to the districts surrounding York , that we know you can live with the figures of provision as set out by the County Council in the alteration , how ar are you aware of the figures which are being proposed by other participants in the discussion for Greater York ? |
| 28 | ‘ How on earth could I possibly enjoy working for someone who crushes my creative instincts in the way that you do ? ’ |
| 29 | How on earth could she even think Piers sexy ? |
| 30 | How on earth could she even begin to answer that question ? |