Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was appalling the way he could affect her like this . |
| 2 | ‘ But I would always have regretted it if I had turned down the chance to find out whether I could make it at this level . ’ |
| 3 | We could beat her to this one … |
| 4 | For example , if it was important to distinguish between a high level and low level tone for English we could do it in this way : |
| 5 | It was unbelievable that anyone could condemn her like this without good reason . |
| 6 | I never thought we could see it like this . ’ |
| 7 | because the editor picks it up and say ‘ I can use that because I can see an angle , I could use it in this way or that way or , |
| 8 | ‘ Maybe we could suspend them from this bit in the middle with a length of thread , ’ Norris grunted , sticking his head almost right inside the appliance . |
| 9 | So you could try it like this if we had twenty four we could see what happens if you make them into twos ? |
| 10 | It 's like all good things to come , I do n't like to count my chickens , so I 'd rather not , not the little memorandums say , oh you 've got another X million , if only we could take them in this year . |
| 11 | ‘ I could take you to this Hotel Ritz you have spoken of , ’ he suggested . |
| 12 | The local team 's reply to England 's 334 for 4 was a not unimpressive 221 for 3 , with a trio of schoolboy prodigies ( 'We could produce them like this on better pitches , ’ Stewart said ) in their line-up . |
| 13 | Perhaps you could adopt ours on this occasion . |
| 14 | I think we could let her off this time . |
| 15 | It sounded gauche , and she felt a prick of resentment , hating the way he could reduce her to this humiliating state of uncertainty . |
| 16 | Bertha had looked at her in thoughtful silence for several long moments before she 'd said , ‘ Dear Lucy — I believe you could help me in this affair . ’ |
| 17 | Microtympanometry , a sensitive method of diagnosing effusions of the middle ear , could help them in this . |
| 18 | Some months ago a gang of local youngsters asked if I could help them in this direction . |
| 19 | If Iran could help us in this we would be very grateful . ’ |