Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pron] could [vb infin] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Hollidaye had pointed out how one could see creatures even more clearly when they were silhouetted as in a shadow cut-out . |
| 2 | At this point in this kind of argument it is customary to wonder what the West — more precisely , the United States — has done wrong in the Middle East , and how it could bring improvements faster . |
| 3 | oh yes , but not in the ordinary er there was a huge place , where you could put tables all round the tables , you see , and , and er it was a and er I liked it , I , when they were busy , you see , I used to , especially if they had an order for these hundreds of cups of tea , er , you see , I used to go down and give a hand then , I used to like it , you see , somebody would give a shout and I would come down from the office and and left them anyway and then er I heard of this job . |
| 4 | But she had been told where she could find Georgie early that evening . |
| 5 | there were very few places in the town where we could use telephones especially at night . |
| 6 | Joe did n't see a great deal of his dad during the year , with his trips abroad and everything , so they used to reserve at least one day when they could do things together . ’ |