Example sentences of "could always [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But er I could always tell granny and granddad . |
| 2 | And then we could always send Brian out to be the motorbike dispatch rider could n't we ? |
| 3 | But somebody like you could always find friends to say , Yes you ought to do that |
| 4 | He was diffident — unlike Ernest who was good at all games — and preoccupied with his country pursuits , but they found him companionable ; himself capable of long hours of solitude , he could always find acquaintances ready to share his company for a time ; but only a few dedicated companions shared his exacting singleminded concentration on these occupations . |
| 5 | Just as ideas of precedence between states could be adjusted in practice to cope with the growing importance of the Dutch republic or Savoy , so governments which really wanted to negotiate could always find ways of doing so which side- stepped difficulties of ceremonial and procedure . |
| 6 | Gabriel could always find time for a little flirtation . |
| 7 | He could always find fault with something , either in my writing or in my personality — something not difficult to achieve because I have always laid myself open to easy attack . |
| 8 | You could always try advertising for a regular babysitter — at health clinics , shop windows , in the paper , and so on . |
| 9 | Moreover they could always use family labour or import casual labour to carry out any essential work . |
| 10 | ‘ I could always ask Canon Wheeler to hear my confession under the seal , ’ he said wickedly . |
| 11 | But er we , we could always ask granddad if we wanted to know anything . |
| 12 | We could always ask Scott if we could put them on ! |
| 13 | In one of his rare public reflective moments , he looked back on the three women in his early life , Mud , Lorraine and June , with gratitude because they gave him a good start , independence and the belief that he could always take care of himself , come what may . |
| 14 | And when he felt he could n't walk another step , or wanted to question the wisdom of setting off down an unlit passage , he could always say Elaine 's so tired or Elaine 's a bit nervous . |
| 15 | He could always sell things . |
| 16 | But he could always get work in good old BBC radio : that was his stamping ground . |
| 17 | But if they needed it , they knew they could always get work with him . |
| 18 | I could always get Fenella or somebody to answer the phone and I was n't in the phone book , so I figured that if I chickened out , I could block her . |
| 19 | I should have reported it first , but I thought I could always plead urgency if I was disciplined again , and I could n't take the risk of being denied access . ’ |
| 20 | Well I mean er we could always have raffles ourselves anyway ! |
| 21 | Although Charlie could always see Trentham in front of him , Tommy was so silent in his wake that from time to time he had to look back just to be certain his friend was still there . |
| 22 | Pennsylvanian Nick de Paul will be forever known as the man who could always catch Severiano Ballesteros out . |
| 23 | She could always ring David Bowie . |
| 24 | Tom had demurred but Harriet could always recall Liza , with that innocent beguiling look of hers , saying , ‘ Oh Daddy , please . |