Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [pron] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , too many slow payers and bad debts will shrink capital and profits to levels that could make it hard to stay open for more business . |
| 2 | You could trust him not to take the mickey , or to turn round and bite your head off . |
| 3 | It was crossing their minds that it might be safer to leave him in the car , but they had to consider whether they could trust him not to steal it . |
| 4 | She raged silently all the way back to the cottage , but it was only when the front door closed behind them that she could trust herself enough to speak . |
| 5 | Julia could trust herself only to nod . |
| 6 | The door was flung open before Rincewind could collect himself sufficiently to make a dash for the window . |
| 7 | well you could show them how to go on |
| 8 | However , it was certainly the case that girls ( like their mothers ) were seen as ‘ helpers ’ and ‘ guides ’ to men and to families , and the significance of the club was that it could show them how to overcome their ‘ understandable selfishness ’ and reveal ‘ the beauty of unselfish devotion to others ’ . |
| 9 | " I 'm sure I could show you how to fold up a map , " said Richard , " it 's not at all difficult once you get the hang of it . " |
| 10 | No one but the Queen herself , she had decided , could do anything now to help her save her crumbling marriage . |
| 11 | Scream out James , come here a minute and , and you cou you could use it just to carry on the conversation . |
| 12 | It was circular in shape and we could fit it up to take any number of wheels — three or four pairs if need be . |
| 13 | Oh yes , yes it did yes er I do n't know whether it made us get more idle or what but erm the hours we used to work and erm I , I never had a sitting-down job I was standing all the while , and I only went if we could sort the keys out you know , we were lucky if we could sort them out to put the keys ready for packing you see , everybody wanted that job . |
| 14 | Who could hate her enough to do such a thing ? |
| 15 | Cos we could have somebody in to help that 's all I 'm thinking if she says yeah I 'm sure you could get something from |
| 16 | Then she could take me backstage to meet her beautiful , talented , desirable sister , and who knows … ’ |
| 17 | So if I wanted to I could tell them where to go with that and all . |
| 18 | ‘ I could tell them where to look for the escaped prisoner , but I am not going to help them . |
| 19 | If these are available , I 'd be grateful if you could tell me where to get hold of them , and how much they 'd cost ? |
| 20 | I work in Chipping Norton at the Presbytery and erm it just amazed me that she could tell someone not to smoke . |
| 21 | She kissed him affectionately on the cheek and dashed off before she could persuade herself not to listen to him . |
| 22 | But if we were gods , and immortal , and could sit ourselves comfortably to watch the years slide by , with a magnetic compass conveniently to hand next to the ambrosia and nectar , we 'd see something extraordinarily interesting . |
| 23 | So if I could ask you just to complete that . |
| 24 | The others have not had an opportunity of , of actually seeing this , so I wonder if I could ask you just to read it out and we can all share |
| 25 | It was dim in the living room , and Alice could find nothing else to say . |
| 26 | ‘ Perhaps you could find someone else to pay you for your story , ’ suggested Oliver as he ushered Tim out on to the stairs . |
| 27 | ‘ I met thousands of people who pretended they could teach me how to do it . |