One brick-okay, you might could see how one brick might have had a crack in it or something, but for a whole round section of the wall to let go...
source:
COCA
Entry:
1049
Example:
One brick-okay, you might could see how one brick might have had a crack in it or something, but for a whole round section of the wall to let go...
Modal 1:
might
Modal 2:
could
Gender:
Male
Race/Ethnicity:
Unknown
Age:
unknown
Level of Education:
Unknown
Home Community, Town, or State:
Unknown
Location Collected:
Fictional Story
Year:
2006
Relation to Addressee:
man to man
Medium:
Written
Sentence Structure:
1.4
Status:
Naturalistic
Notes:
Source: Rollins, Grey. 2006. 'Wasting Time' in Analog Science Fiction and Fact 126:3
Full Context: ... this is the first I've heard of it. I wasn't in here when it happened and I don't normally walk around that side of the building. " " And no one told you? Huh! Okay, the brick on the wall outside your office broke apart and fell. Not entire bricks, just the outer half-inch or so. Split away from the wall and fell to the ground. An area about fifteen feet in diameter. It is, bar none, the single weirdest thing I've ever seen. One brick-okay, you might could see how one brick might have had a crack in it or something, but for a whole round section of the wall to let go... " He shook his head in wonder. " Anyway, the vibration from that must have been what knocked your plaster down. Broke the window, too, but that's already fixed. Had a glazier come by and put new glass in. " " Wow, I'm glad I wasn't in here when it happened. Probably would have scared