Example sentences of "[indef pn] could [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean you could be laying in bed , which are downstairs , and someone could throw summat through a window . |
| 2 | If only someone could release her from the shackles of loving Adam as easily , she thought ruefully . |
| 3 | Do n't misunderstand me , he was a brilliant chemist ; nobody could touch him with the theory . |
| 4 | With his head turned his face was close to hers and he would stare right at her , maybe thinking nobody could see him in the dimness , or maybe not caring if they did . |
| 5 | She had the Monument built on top of the hill so everyone could see it as a landmark . |
| 6 | To hell with reason , she was scared today : what if she 'd lost her way , and nothing could put her on the right track . |
| 7 | The kitchen was transformed with pine units cleverly designed to be fixed to the walls so that one could have them at the height best suited to whomever was to use them , and then the dishwasher was installed . |
| 8 | Told by high authority that no one could understand him in a pulpit , he worried about sermons more than anything . |
| 9 | If the road network of an area is taken as an example one could envisage it as a set of nodes ( representing junctions ) and links ( the section of road between two junctions ) . |
| 10 | One could imagine her at a shires garden party or a race meeting . |
| 11 | One could imagine him in the witness box , speaking in a dull monotone , taking his time to answer counsel 's questions and giving clear , unshakable explanations or admitting his ignorance plainly . |
| 12 | I do n't think anybody could see me behind the bouquet and I had trouble finding the keyhole . |
| 13 | They were fairly clumsy devices and only offered security from one side : anyone could unlock them from the other side . |