Example sentences of "and [verb] [pers pn] could [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Hope that even after all the anger and the pain you 've been through in your life , you 'll still be able to search your heart and realise I could never betray you . |
| 2 | I then bought some designers ' gouache ( colourfast ) and found I could still paint wet into wet without the whole thing going into a swim as in a watercolour painting . |
| 3 | He watched her blush , and imagined he could actually feel a little glow of heat on his own skin , radiating off her warmth . |
| 4 | According to officers stationed at Darlington , the silent majority now support Mr Thompson 's plans and believe they could even speed response times to house fires in the town . |
| 5 | In pre-railway times there is no record of a pub , so it seems some entrepreneur witnessed passengers standing on this blasted corner and decided he could profitably offer them shelter and spirits . |
| 6 | In a cloak and dagger operation , he got in touch and insisted he could only come to her shop when there would be no other customers around . |
| 7 | I saw you through the window and thought you could probably do with something to eat and drink . ’ |
| 8 | Environment minister David Maclean praised the conference of EC enforcement agencies and said it could well have benefits for industry across the region . |