Example sentences of "[adv] and [pron] could [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd pulled the zip of his black ski-suit right down and she could see the fleecy red thermals he had on underneath . |
| 2 | The rough-cast stairway was dark , but there were lights further on down and he could hear the faint strains of the show tape playing over the speakers in the club proper . |
| 3 | Such a change may also have social implications , the rise of individuals having the wherewithal to employ a craftsman , who then benefited from the arrangement personally and who could distribute the products to the surrounding region . |
| 4 | When she went downstairs to make herself some toast it was still very dark , although it was eight o'clock and she could hear the children talking in their room . |
| 5 | Finally the ordeal was over and they could escape the tent . |
| 6 | Really she need only make the tongue loll a little and it could grace the pillars of any medieval church . |
| 7 | Then it would be pulled off and everybody could see the padding . |
| 8 | He just turned it up and he could make the thing do anything he liked : make toast or take the dog for a walk , answer the door … he could do anything with it . ’ |
| 9 | Another used sweet saffron leaves , baked to dry and fed in the same way : ‘ Only you had to be some careful not to give the horse too much of the powder or else the sweat would bring it out and you could smell the herb on his coat . ’ |
| 10 | The sun was high in the sky now and he could feel the heat of it on his head and shoulders . |
| 11 | The Trees had thinned out now and he could see the road ahead of him . |
| 12 | His hair was slicked back and she could see the powerful shoulder muscles ripple as he took her weight . |
| 13 | Then and there the sun rose abruptly and she could see the city bright and sunlit , floating on the mists , a magic city of mediaeval romance . |
| 14 | ‘ … until Dr Greene told her he 'd decided to deliver , then she perked up immediately and insisted on an epidural so that Bill could be there and she could see the baby straight away . ’ |
| 15 | Once down out of the wind , the weather was bearable again and we could enjoy the intriguing glen pitted with the ruins of ancient shielings either side of the Allt a' Chobhair . |
| 16 | Then , suddenly , everything was quiet again and you could hear the dust settling . |