Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] could [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 And I do n't think I could tell you how he got his nickname .
2 Do you think I could leave it just there ?
3 I , I do n't think I could do it , I 'm a .
4 ‘ He would n't have asked me if he did n't think I could do it , ’ she had retorted .
5 I mean I do n't think I could do it .
6 But , I I do n't really think I could make it any clearer , but you need to , perhaps take it home and go through it again , and think about it and see if you can understand it , you know , in the quiet of your own bedroom , plus is a very useful time to try and learn things .
7 Did n't think I could make it .
8 I do n't think I could face it .
9 I do n't think I could bear it .
10 I do n't think I could handle it .
11 I I do n't think I could manage it .
12 I do n't think I could blame you , but Tobie would be happy if you could say no . ’
13 Well I do n't know it the way you two do the work it looks so fine that I did n't think I could see it properly .
14 I ca n't think hitting him but I do n't think I could put him over the edge .
15 ‘ But I do n't think I could get it past the governors . ’
16 So do you think I could ask you something about what you please tell
17 If that comes in I do n't think I could take it in
18 Well I er I I do n't know I could tell you a lot if I could just bring it to mind .
19 ‘ You did n't know I could do it , did you ? ’
20 He did n't know I could see him .
21 I did n't know you could get it insured .
22 I did n't know you could get it in pellets .
23 The woman did n't even know she could trust her , for goodness ' sake !
24 And we did n't know we could see her and we were looking out the window going and he was there looking , put his sunglasses on to see .
25 I did n't feel I could tell her on my own .
26 ‘ Having let the side down already by not being able to give Wendy a baby myself , I did n't feel I could let it down further by refusing to let her try AID .
27 ‘ And d' you feel you could sweep them from my ground and deliver me from my past — or reconstruct my life without the shards of my past — or what ? ’
28 I 'd swear you could do it with a child 's hoop . ’
29 I suppose he simply did n't feel he could prevent it .
30 Almost level with the last sunflower and she did n't think she could make it .
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