Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [adv prt] and [pron] could " in BNC.

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1 But first there was the other thing , which we seemed to be glossing over and which could n't be glossed over .
2 He was not right after the race and did not appear again all season but I like the way he has been stretching out and he could win here before making his mark in middle distance Group company .
3 The Church knew what was going on and they could easily have stopped it .
4 Judd saw his own hand , held hovering uncertainly over the heap of treasure , quiver as Stringy 's had done and wondered if that meant he looked as mad as the rest of them did ; and he wanted to say they could have it , that he was opting out and they could divide his share among the three of them and stuff it .
5 as if the night was coming in and he could n't stop it .
6 Er the water was coming in and you could n't put mats on the floor .
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