Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh adv] we could [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fled away into the brightness where we could not follow . ’ |
| 2 | During the winter when we could n't sit outside and Bill had fewer tasks to fulfil in the garden , we would sit by the fire and indulge ourselves in what Bill called ‘ Kopek nostalgia sessions ’ . |
| 3 | I 'm sorry to see that although we 've got a large increase in budget , which is of course always very welcome , that we have n't perhaps addressed improving the quality er as much as we might have done , although we 've got a lot more home help hours that may be classed as an improvement , but er there are many other areas where we could perhaps encourage improvement in community care er with a bit of thought . |
| 4 | When we approached she took to the steep places where we could not follow , and so we left her . ’ |
| 5 | A lot of that was also due to the fact that we just did n't get into it , because of all the stuff got stolen after we 'd started and there was a big break of about five or six weeks when we could n't do anything . |
| 6 | They got us off and the bus disappeared , but there was still a reason why we could not board — they never let on what it was — — and we stood on the tarmac for a long time before being herded to the back entrance . |
| 7 | The wind was only slightly stronger and the reservoir a little choppier , but most of the others were out already and managing fine , so I saw no reason why we could n't do the same . |
| 8 | a reason why we could n't have is there ? |
| 9 | The house was identified and purchased , and I do n't see any reason why we could n't have a stay of two or three days or a week to get time to move things properly . ’ |
| 10 | So the next time we meet , providing your happy and you understand all my recommendations , is there any reason why we could n't proceed ? |
| 11 | We are working towards the implementation of the new Community Care White Paper , work which was totally absent from the Labour Party budget , and that was one of the reasons why we could n't accept the Labour Party budget . |
| 12 | Having done a railway trip together to the West Somerset Railway to celebrate our Silver Wedding anniversary , at a time when we could n't have a party , my wife and I recently held a belated one at the Gwili Railway , ably assisted by family , friends and some members of the BCRS committee . |