Example sentences of "[pron] could [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I just assumed I could rent a plane and fly over . |
| 2 | ‘ I could rent a place like this next year . |
| 3 | Well I could undo the feet and put socks on her . |
| 4 | I could substantiate the information that Mr. Docherty gave me through contact with the West Yorkshire metropolitan police . |
| 5 | I 've gained a great deal of experience these psst two and a half years and I think I could manage a stud farm quite easily now . |
| 6 | ‘ I think I could manage a quick one . ’ |
| 7 | ’ I could manage an hour . ’ |
| 8 | I could set the man trap at dusk and let the police interview him in the morning . ’ |
| 9 | I could set the wine glasses also , Emil said . |
| 10 | It meant I would n't be perceived as another girl singer — and I could set the look and feel and energy of what I was about . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ No , I doubt if I could pass the exams . ’ |
| 12 | He said , ‘ I could pass the money to them . |
| 13 | I could walk no further . |
| 14 | Out of the drone of insect life around us I could distinguish the sound of an aeroplane engine . |
| 15 | He tried how he could bear it by putting his fingers into the lighted candle , so I the other day tried if I could scour a pewter plate . |
| 16 | in my view thrown off without any reasonable excuse , because I felt that I could bring a lot of expertise to the health authority . |
| 17 | She added sadly , ‘ Perhaps I should tell a lie and then I could lead a comfortable life . |
| 18 | ‘ I realised I could influence the situation by saving resources and helping to keep the environment as clean as possible . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ You know , Sapt , ’ I said sadly , ‘ I could marry the Princess and let my people kill Duke Michael — and the King . ’ |
| 20 | With tracing paper overlays I could measure the paddle shaft angle during the stroke in each photograph ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 21 | Then I could measure the speed of the wind inside me and know where on the scale I was in general located . |
| 22 | I did everything I could to save the boy 's life , but to no avail . |
| 23 | Oh I could fancy a nice horse . |
| 24 | Well that 's well I cou I could earn a lo er a golden half sovereign . |
| 25 | Since John 's abduction I had kept a diary , hoping somehow that I could capture the time John was missing , to keep things from fading so that I could share them with him when he came back . |
| 26 | But I could make no sort of impression upon him … when I visited him a second time , the fear of death was gone , and with it all solicitude about religion . ’ |
| 27 | I could make no comment . |
| 28 | I explained to her that , although I could make no promises , since she now felt much more confident about the technique it was quite possible that this session would reveal the cause of her phobia . |
| 29 | I could make no sense of it . |
| 30 | I could make no further headway with the landlord so I made enquiries amongst the other customers : a beggar who whined for alms inside the doorway and a greasy-haired knave , but they only repeated what the landlord had said . |