Example sentences of "[pron] could [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I 'm not sure what time he 'll get here and I do n't think Alf and I could manage this lot on our own . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I could manage this horse , ’ Alexander answered seriously , ‘ better than others do . ’ |
| 3 | I could swear this calf has eaten some irritant or corrosive poison . " |
| 4 | ‘ Jealous people asking how I could earn such money on a government salary . ’ |
| 5 | Obviously , I could make better use of the space by replacing them with an 8 x 12ft monster , but that was too expensive £500 , or more … and I certainly did n't have that much going spare . |
| 6 | ‘ Sometimes I think I could make any man fancy me , ’ she told Chat magazine . |
| 7 | I find it difficult to take orders , to be a follower rather than a leader , but I would n't have accepted if I was n't confident that I could make some contribution to the station . |
| 8 | I could make some excuse and come here — " |
| 9 | Erm , got back here about quarter past nine , which was great , cos it meant I could watch One Foot in the Grave . |
| 10 | While I spoke like that I could pretend that Syl and his house were unreal and my projected presence in it merely an extension of that fantasy , but the wedding loomed ever closer like a rock and I , poor ship , was about to founder on it . |
| 11 | Said only the once , but in memory so deep I could analyse each syllable . |
| 12 | Afterwards , George asked me to come down and see if I could talk some sense into you . |
| 13 | In fact , there was n't anything else at all I could do that night except go to bed . |
| 14 | If I could do that sort of thing I would be writing books and making a fortune from them . |
| 15 | I got in touch with the linguists in the University and the College of Education , and was asked if I could do some teaching in March ( March seeming a long way away , I agreed ) . |
| 16 | I would n't mind doing that , if there was , if I could do secondary teaching . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ I showed what I could do last year , given half a chance . |
| 18 | You see , I could do any sum in my head that Rebecca Salmon had to write out in longhand ; it used to drive her potty . |
| 19 | ‘ I would not mind a few more so I could do more work at the Exchange . |
| 20 | ‘ All the same , ’ said Giffen , ‘ I wish I could do more reading . |
| 21 | If I could cite one example of that , the accountancy profession recruits seventy per cent of its intake from non-accountancy graduates , and in fact , a student taking accountancy , and getting a not particularly good degree , even a lower second class honours degree , can sometimes be regarded by employers as having demonstrated not particularly good aptitude for accountancy , and be discounted in favour of a candidate from another major subject , who 's got a better class of degree . |
| 22 | I could offer little comfort . |
| 23 | ‘ I know what I 'm capable of ; I know I could design this garden standing on my head if need be . ’ |
| 24 | I could feel such hatred . |
| 25 | I could feel this conversation going all the wrong way . |
| 26 | You just walked back to your position trying to look unconcerned and got your clap from the crowd : I could feel this smile on my face , feel it spreading out to a grin . |
| 27 | I never imagined that I could feel this way about anyone , but I do . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I never thought I could feel this way about any woman . |
| 29 | Inside the churches I could feel intense devoutness , and recalled the ejaculations shouted after La Macarena in Seville , so truly reverent yet passionate , reminiscent of medieval mystery plays ' earthy realism and at the same time resembling the way men call after girls in the street . |
| 30 | Erm perhaps I could answer that Chairman by saying that the policy I 've suggested from the Humberside structure plan would er would I think cover that er problem in that it starts off by saying , Proposals for industry and commerce that are not in accordance with the relevant policies of this plan will not normally be permitted . |