Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [pers pn] [adv] if " in BNC.
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| 1 | What struck me , however , was how distant the preoccupations of the audience were from those which could capture a majority in modern Britain , or could govern it successfully if that majority were ever won . |
| 2 | It was as if the love had grown too strong lately , absorbing the hatred , and it could swallow her too if she did n't do something about it soon . |
| 3 | I think there are many purposes that the County Farms should have , and we need to look at what is the best value financially , that we can obtain for the people of Wiltshire , so when everybody talks about they 'd like their country schools maintained , they 'd like this that or the other bought , they 'd like Corsham station purchased , we could buy it easily if we sold a County Farm could n't we ? |
| 4 | was that you could , you could give them then if we know it 's going to be certain people , we can give them names . |
| 5 | Even a piece of her mind could cost you dearly if you got on on the wrong side of her . |
| 6 | I could put her there if you like . |
| 7 | I think perhaps that I actually needed to be able to think the worst of you , however personally unpalatable that worst was to me , as some sort of a defence , so that I could despise you even if it meant despising myself as well . |