Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [verb] i [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will try to contact you by telephone , but if I do not manage it , I would be grateful if you could try to ring me on the above number , extension 4425 . |
| 2 | Back in London after that trip she said : ‘ Nothing could have prepared me for the agony of seeing countless dying children . |
| 3 | The houses looked completely different from those in Trieste , most of which were grey and severe , and although I had seen picture postcards of Venice nothing could have prepared me for what I now saw for the first time from the steps of the railway station . |
| 4 | You could have prepared me for this — ’ |
| 5 | He could have broken me in two with one hand , but he could not break my spirit . |
| 6 | If any BW officer had reservations about the project they could have phoned me on 10th or 11th June , particularly as everyone knew the work was scheduled to start on the 12th . |
| 7 | The other girls went together in a group but I was on my own , and I suppose someone could have followed me from the dance … |
| 8 | You know they could have shot me for that . |
| 9 | They could have sent me to prison for two years but that would have been political suicide . ’ |
| 10 | I only wish Daddy could have seen me in the black lace dress . |
| 11 | For all she knows , the social services could have given me to another family . |
| 12 | He could have dropped me off the first time ! |
| 13 | I know , he could have knocked me in the eye instead of just at the side and it hurts now . |
| 14 | It started with a piece of foolishness that could have got me into a deal of trouble had I not have had a wise check in time from the inspector . |
| 15 | Once you became head of the department , you could have pulled me off this job at any time . |
| 16 | At another time and place she could have helped me in no uncertain manner . |