Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | I mean nothing could catch my imagination fantasy . |
2 | Well yeah , no I 've light bulbs I mean I could make you a list down but it does n't matter I can get that tomorrow Ann I 'll go down tomorrow you know , I 'll be up in time . |
3 | That 's the point , I mean I could do it . |
4 | I mean I could do I think they 're fascinating and important — but I would prefer instead actually to talk about Darwinism Darwin as a biologist , rather than Darwin as a philosopher or as a influencer of morals and religious beliefs and so on . |
5 | There 's no blooming so I mean I could drink something like that , which is purely chemical and never seen as li a damn orange That 's all it is is flavourings and water and |
6 | ‘ You mean I could use them to help in the search ? ’ |
7 | ‘ You mean I could say anything at all ? ’ she asked with a mischievous smile . |
8 | But it was I mean I could hear it over the telly . |
9 | Sorry that 's er , only place I could grab you ! |
10 | I 've got a bit on that , if you want I could bring it up now while you 're talking about it , I will . |
11 | If Dad is a war movie buff you could treat him to the classic Bridge Over The River Kwai . |
12 | very good , yeah , I say you could borrow my printer again , but that 's , that packed up you know |
13 | I expect we could teach them . ’ |
14 | The Chicheley-Smythes have bought an absolutely super villa in Sardinia and say we could rent it if we 'd like to . |
15 | ‘ A tiny little place we could run ourselves , and have our own things with us , and where we could do what we liked . |
16 | In fact , I hardly imagine you could forget her . |
17 | I presume you wish to help underdeveloped countries but I fear you could do them considerable harm . |
18 | Almost any litt I mean you could do anything round the edge you do n't have |
19 | Yeah but I mean you could leave it a while till you got some |
20 | I mean you could measure it maybe and say |
21 | I mean you could square them on your calculator , it might be easier . |
22 | Well I mean you could imagine them loving it ! |
23 | Th the , the , the interim client report is ready I mean you could use it today . |
24 | But there 's so many choices I mean you could have what you wanted . |
25 | Well I mean you could have you could have one in here . |
26 | What man would n't ? -I mean you could see everything . |
27 | and when we and when we were dredging that up , that used to be all like er er trunks of trees and you could , I mean you could see it when they come up it was very light . |
28 | Well I mean you could put them in for thirty , could n't you ? |
29 | Yes , I mean you could put it in the minutes , but also it would be quick at the next meeting of this sub-committee is after the election , it 'll be some time in June , so a quick way of dealing with it would be to put it in the bulletin , yes , but also , but I 'll put it in the minutes , as well . |
30 | ‘ Thought mebbe you could use them . ’ |