Example sentences of "but could [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But could they ever secure a conviction on that basis against an heir to the throne ?
2 But could it really happen ?
3 But could it really happen ?
4 I do n't suppose for one minute that it is that simple but could you please advise me ?
5 I mean , I know it 's something to do with funding but could you just explain that for me ?
6 Now of what we 've been doing today with fractions was there any of it that you 're not quite sure of and you think , But could you just tell me about that bit again .
7 Mr we will show the jury in in just a moment but could you just tell us first of all what the card says , in general terms .
8 Make it clear that you have taken in details by phrasing questions along the lines of , ‘ I 've looked at your educational record which seems excellent but could you perhaps tell me why you did not pass maths until two years after your other 0 levels/changed schools halfway through A levels/took a year off while doing your degree ? ’
9 ‘ I 'm sorry to disturb you , but could you perhaps spare a little time to come and talk to the Chief Superintendent ? ’
10 Er I think Michael has made the point er but could I just draw attention the regional erm the strategic and sub-regional policy point that erm I wished to emphasise er and I would refer to the Greater York study w e e of sixty one .
11 , can I , can I just say , thank you Chairman , but could I just say on two three , I think that one of things that built the partnership was actually the launch of Ludlow , and that all those organizations were there , and helped part of the process , and I think one of the things we need to think about , Chairman , is now we 've got that B status , even though we 're arguing at the fringes , we 've actually got it , is perhaps doing another event like Ludlow , to involve all the organizations that , that , that will be participating in the programme , to give them a , so that they feel a , a common ownership of the programme , they can put forward the projects they want , they feel they are part of the process .
12 That sounded expensive , and limited spending money was really all she had at her disposal , but could she seriously spend even one night under the same roof as that … that arrogant … libertine ?
13 He had changed his clothes , his hair , his moustache and his expression , but could she really believe that he had changed his most secret thoughts and beliefs ?
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