Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] could [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I could have made it up it was that easy . |
| 2 | Reck'n ye could 've fried the eggs on the cylinder heads it 's so bright and clean and polished . |
| 3 | At another time and place she could have helped me in no uncertain manner . |
| 4 | He walked with a limp , and had you not known better you could have mistaken the sores and scabs on his face for the kind of wounds worn by down-and-outs in Cardboard City . |
| 5 | The Billeting Office found us accommodation , but no one appeared to be responsible for us otherwise , though I expect we could have gone to our administrative chief Harold Fletcher , if we had been in any serious trouble . |
| 6 | I expect he could have managed the operation much more easily by himself . |
| 7 | ‘ Now I realise he could have raped me . ’ |
| 8 | If the Scud attacks had provoked Israel into entering the war , experts say it could have developed into a global conflict . |
| 9 | I hope I could have done with that |
| 10 | so but I agree , I mean you could start trying to look at it and cost it |
| 11 | Erm also the accountant you could 've tried to of got round because you were , you were digging the hole there erm you know where he 's , okay he wants to see the accountant , will this be a good idea I mean you could 've said yeah you know you appreciate that and all the rest of it and you could 've gone more into the tax side of where you , you know , you could 've perhaps er the company could 've benefited by putting some into the pension scheme as opposed erm paying all the taxes maybe you could 've gone in that way . |
| 12 | I mean I went straight in , tell me about your wife , I mean you could 've said well she 's not my wife |
| 13 | So I mean you could 've got round it but you know you was good what you were doing but that 's where you lost yourself did n't you ? |
| 14 | I mean she could have done nothing |
| 15 | ‘ You mean she could have run into trouble as a result of her professional activities ? ’ he asked , cautiously . |
| 16 | Even in an age where appearances are sometimes not all they seem we could have sworn that every one was — the naughty word seems inescapable — a woman . |
| 17 | We disembark , walking down the rusting ramp over white cockleshell sand and water so clear it could have come from a tap . |
| 18 | Well it does really , I mean if we , it 's a question of whether the budget will stand the staff , is n't it , it 's not whether we , er I mean in terms of of redundancies it 's whether we cou , if we appointed people we could afford to keep them on , whether or not there was work , I mean we could have create work in some senses . |
| 19 | I used what mind control I could muster to blot out the thought of what lay ahead — at least I 'd have food to eat — after the gauntlet was run . |
| 20 | ‘ I know I could have made you happy , Ruth , ’ he replied . |
| 21 | Well , is it , you mean technology has n't affected your job to such an extent that you feel that you know you could get laid off at any minute if they bring in something new ? |
| 22 | Well I think you know they could 've killed themselves taking all that now , I forget forget what they were called . |
| 23 | You know they could have shot me for that . |
| 24 | The other girls went together in a group but I was on my own , and I suppose someone could have followed me from the dance … |
| 25 | I suppose someone could have come from Royston , perhaps leaving after us but passing us in the mist to plan their ambush … ’ |
| 26 | I suppose I could have stopped and analysed just how much , but that would have been massively beside the point . |
| 27 | Yes , I suppose I could have phoned , but I did n't even think of that alternative . ’ |
| 28 | I suppose I could have imagined it . ’ |
| 29 | Meg said again : ‘ I suppose I could have imagined it , but I do n't think so . |
| 30 | She looked down into her drink and answered evasively , ‘ I suppose I could have gone back to Darlington , but I preferred to stay down here . ’ |