Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I suppose we could just ask them to stay in their rooms and watch the telly , ’ mused Morse ; but immediately withdrew the suggestion . |
| 32 | and erm I do n't think I can , you know want to invite them back to our place here , so I told them I ca n't but erm I suppose we could always go out with them , if they were going out you know , if they have n't made any other plans |
| 33 | But I mean if you had a gap you I suppose you could probably compare the the difference between and A B Cs . |
| 34 | Still , I suppose you could just tell the police and — ’ |
| 35 | I suppose you could just imagine that ring had slipped off your finger , that would bring a few tears . |
| 36 | All the same , Bernard , I suppose you could sometimes talk about other things . ’ |
| 37 | You either go along with me until this is over or you could soon find yourself out of a job , although I suppose you could always see if Lewis had an opening for you on his paper . ’ |
| 38 | ‘ I suppose you could always take a very long way round . ’ |
| 39 | I suppose he could even let units on behalf of owners , on an agency basis of course … |
| 40 | Using traditional methods ( ie. pencil and paper ) , I suppose I could easily have got the scissors out and done the same job . |
| 41 | She said , ‘ I suppose I could always go and live with Bertha , if Nell really does n't need me . ’ |
| 42 | ‘ I suppose I could always suckle it myself — give the twins one breast and the calf the other . ’ |
| 43 | I suppose I could only use the word tons . |
| 44 | At first I saw nothing , then as I watched I could just discern a faint nodding of the head . |
| 45 | but there are all these kind of variations to build into this problem , I mean I do n't know we could , I feel we could almost talk , talk around this for , for hours |
| 46 | Whenever I think about it there are many things which I feel I could usefully discuss with you : |
| 47 | Therefore I felt I could just mention them but not go into depth . |
| 48 | On the other hand I felt I could scarcely ask you to wait while I dealt with the strawboard — you were by this time I think just on the verge of a few conventional politenesses about my work , an awkward stage in conversations of this sort which is difficult to endure gracefully but which is even more difficult to interrupt . |
| 49 | I was always so tired I never wanted to go out — I felt I could never look nice , anyway . |
| 50 | I felt I could hardly lift my arm to comb my hair it was such an effort ; but most of all I got so depressed knowing everything was piling up and I was n't doing anything about it , and soon I would n't be able to . |
| 51 | Even in 1982 , I felt I could hardly substantiate a fifth-century occupation without a scrap of evidence . |
| 52 | I knew I could never inflict her as a mother on Kirsty , but I was totally trapped by the promise I 'd made . |
| 53 | I told myself I 'd have an abortion , although I knew I could never go through with it , and I was so relieved when my period came . |
| 54 | I knew I could never live with them again , but I thought … |
| 55 | I pretended to despise such modern aids , but that was really a defensive reaction because I knew I could never afford such frills for Masquerade . |
| 56 | It was none of my business , and I knew he could still feel the cold stone of that floor at the hotel while death hammered insistently just above his head . |
| 57 | She 's not frightened of anyone , I bet she could even stop Hitler . |
| 58 | Okay I think we 'll as I thought we could actually start the discussion |
| 59 | Sometimes I thought they could actually see these people , as they talked . |
| 60 | I thought you could probably take both . |