Example sentences of "could just [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the last of the boys arrived I thought that maybe I could just make my way to the back of the queue , or sprint back to the changing room on one pretext or another and conveniently lose my place in the line . |
| 2 | My Lords , I , I do realise and I have to be satisfied with that erm and I shall do my best , but if I could just make my absolutely clear , simple proposition that I was seeking to perform is that if you are seeking to amend the law i i it ought to be possible for those who are seeking to understand the Government 's intentions to find out relatively easily what the law is and I suggest it 's very far from easy and even if you get to it , it 's not at all easy to understand . |
| 3 | With what she was going to leave to each of her relations written down in it so that when she got fed up with one of them she could just strike his name out ! ’ |
| 4 | Maybe he could just crash his way through . |
| 5 | He could just see her face as he walked over to the pavement beneath . |
| 6 | He could just see his Mercedes with Dillon seated in the back . |
| 7 | Towards dawn , Miranda no longer knew whether or not she was dreaming , as she felt Adam 's flesh against hers and inhaled the pungent almond smell of love ; by the dying embers of the drawing-room fire , she could just see his face . |
| 8 | She could just see his face when she told him her mornings began at six . |
| 9 | I could just see my hand when I held it out . |
| 10 | I could just see my face in it . |
| 11 | Dorcas does n't believe in you , and I certainly do n't believe in you , but if you could just see your way clear to existing just long enough for us to find them , we 'd all appreciate it very much . |
| 12 | If I could just take your address . ’ |
| 13 | Well , he could just take his insults and his offers of assistance and — |
| 14 | Could just get his car down it . |
| 15 | yeah but he wondered if just that a short period of time could just get your Lordship a question of |
| 16 | God , if I could just get my hands on the bastards who did that to your house ! |
| 17 | If I could just add my thanks to the officers substantial piece of work , which is , I hope going to be used by many members to come for the next year . |
| 18 | I could just hear his lusty yells over the whisper of the grass in the wind . |
| 19 | The right sort of clothing could just save your life . |
| 20 | I could just imagine my father jumping up and down on this argument , this need for meaning , for faith . |
| 21 | She could just imagine his look of derision , maybe even one of his put-downs . |
| 22 | You could just put your initial in the corner . |
| 23 | Okay that 's a good guess or as you said Kelly you could just use your , your fraction here as and mark it off cos you know that 's a third or you could measure the angle on the fraction and see what it comes to oh yes |
| 24 | By moving her head about and squinting through gaps in the foliage she could just follow his actions . |