Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] could make [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What did you want me to do , Naomi , tell you to look deep into my eyes so I could make a formal introduction ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ The decided to fight her case for her so she could make a good job of it , ’ Mr Robinson claimed . |
| 3 | Although we could make no definite plans for this year , we all agreed that the meetings marked a step forward in getting to know each other in a Christian Spirit . |
| 4 | I mean if I could make a general point . |
| 5 | If I could make a suitable deal … |
| 6 | I wanted to wait until the pictures were developed and until I could make a written report . ’ |
| 7 | The treasurer asked if we could make an early start to the meetings eight P M prompt . |
| 8 | It would be helpful to companies , as they try to improve their corporate governance , if they could make a real distinction between executive and non-executive directors . |
| 9 | Just to satisfy herself that he understood how it was he was able to build out of the vertical , the teacher asked if he could make a bent tower with wooden building blocks . |
| 10 | Because you could make a nasty enemy . ’ |
| 11 | No longer paid , they had to live somehow and since they could make a good , professional job of plundering and devastating this was always their preferred solution to the problem of unemployment . |
| 12 | question , issue three C two and three er we say that in relation to two as a matter of have categorize this as a question of law we say it probably categories a question of fact because if they 're right in there analysis of law and article eighty directive , all it means is , is that there is no market outside and that the restriction is insignificant if that being so one would answer the question , is not capable as a matter of pure law of infringing article eighty five , but in the light of the discussion yesterday afternoon of course when my learned friend comes to apply for this strike out , we may have difficulty in contesting that provision it 's not , not er , a , a major part of our case that we , we would have to re-consider it and , and I did ask your Lordship erm if your Lordship would minded to find otherwise not to block out at least the possibility of application for leave to amend and of course we 'd have to make , have to consider whether we could make a proper case out of it on what we do |
| 13 | Hoomey scooted to his feet , but several interested parties moved in to deal with Jazz before he could make a tactful retreat . |
| 14 | It tried to define more clearly those occasions when it could make a positive and explicit contribution to solving the problems facing local activists rather than just becoming involved in learning-through-doing activities with the latter . |