Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But while the pair had their differences , Bradl could laugh it all off in the end . |
| 2 | Then she picked up her internal telephone and , very civilly , asked Clare if she could spare her half an hour or so — yes , before the meeting ; yes , as soon as possible . |
| 3 | Now er in the in the An engineer if you 've any engineer friend engineering friends I could explain it all to you but it takes time . |
| 4 | Jeannie Kennedy could outdo them all . |
| 5 | That he could affect her this way was deeply shocking . |
| 6 | Birkeland commented that it was not useful to blame poor populations for exploiting the few resources that they had , when fishing or mining reefs could earn them millions of dollars . |
| 7 | I could 'ear 'em both the ovver night when I walked past their winder . |
| 8 | Then the gong sounded for tea , which somehow had to be endured , the shrimps shelled , the bread buttered , the milk and tea poured into the cups , Victoria 's cake to be cut into fingers so that she could eat it all up . |
| 9 | Then they You dropped the old er breasts of lamb in the old stew pot , chop it up , and then if there was any left , me Mam used to take it out , so we could eat it cold . |
| 10 | As they sat in the kitchen , Jonadab glanced across at George and remarked , ‘ While we 're a bit slack afore haytime starts , Aah thought as 'ow thoo and me could deliver them two pairs of shires ti Stephen 's . ’ |
| 11 | Marie thought of the open plan patch of lawn , covered in dog dirt , outside the bungalow : ‘ I could plant you some flowers , if you like . ’ |
| 12 | Perhaps you could answer me another question — name one band that tells people they should be gay . |
| 13 | But before Molly could answer they all looked out as a car breasted the top of the small hill and lit them as brightly as actors on a stage . |
| 14 | On the other hand , the general practitioner 's knowledge of the person 's background and current circumstances could make him invaluable both in furthering the understanding of the attempt and in the provision of appropriate help . |
| 15 | Pressing his hand against her bosom or kissing his fingers softly and reverently , she told him that she knew and had always known that only she could make him happy , that there was already a mystical bond between them and that if she could not soon feel his arms about her and his lips upon her own , she would sink away into despair . |
| 16 | For centuries , no one had come along who could make him afraid . |
| 17 | A spell out of the side could make him restless . |
| 18 | Only one thing could make me angry and that is if you demand to leave here . ’ |
| 19 | So , sometimes we have to do things with horses that could make them anxious , and we have to work at keeping their anxiety level down . |
| 20 | It was broadly the premise of those movements that science and technology were evil , totalitarian and devoid of the attributes which could make them amenable to the " human spirit " . |
| 21 | The column reportedly reveals that Mirror chief executive David Montgomery and other senior staff hold options to buy shares in the newspaper group which could make them hundreds of thousands of pounds ' worth of profits . |
| 22 | And in their spirit lay the dormant power that could make them proud , free men again ! |
| 23 | It was only a one-sided lock , which is completely and totally different to an ordinary lock er working both sides , you see what I mean and er I er I 'd got to er make a key , number thirty-nine just like that , see but I had it and I could find out what thirty-nine was and I could make them one and send it and knowing it would fit see and er when they had different people working there , you know staff , things like that , not a lot of orders but er somebody else come . |
| 24 | If you concentrated you could make them all line up , in 3-D ; and then it would all just collapse and be jiggling spots again . |
| 25 | The militants are split between degrees of intransigence , which could make them vulnerable at the polls . |
| 26 | Blake believed that if he could understand all aspects of his horses , he could make them happy and motivate them to work better and to be more successful in competition . |
| 27 | But the family were often sad , and I wished I could make them happy . |
| 28 | Of course , windmills could be placed offshore , then perhaps there might be something attractive to seeing these structures out at sea at some distance — they could even be beyond the horizon — but they thought that they are whirling round usefully providing our energy I think could make them acceptable , and there is no doubt that the worldwide research and success in windmill research at the moment would suggest that wind power is within sight , but the economic investment and the problems of siting certainly mean that it will be only introduced gradually . |
| 29 | But just to make even surer , I am going to ask you to tell me what the three things are that could make you rich . ’ |
| 30 | However , unsettling influences could make you over-emotional at home . |