Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] could [adv] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From these accounts I could n't recognise the Tom Watt I thought I had known . |
| 2 | There were a thousand possible combinations … one-four-six , one-four-seven … in twenty minutes I could perhaps try a hundred and fifty numbers . |
| 3 | In the sea of pebbles I could n't see the bolts — so much for environmental concerns — but fortunately it was easy climbing . |
| 4 | His enthusiasm was infectious , and as Merrill looked up at the lively amber glint in his eyes she could n't suppress a smile . |
| 5 | ‘ In other words you could n't bear the thought that there might just be one female in a hundred-mile radius who did n't fall apart at the seams every time you deigned to smile in her direction , ’ she spat back . |
| 6 | The Immigration people were being very nice about it , but with the stringent new visa regulations for Indians and Tamils they could not let a couple of whites in without ceremony . |
| 7 | See the first week I went to these schools they could n't speak a word of Punjabi . |
| 8 | No matter how she might have to count the pennies she could always spare a few for the bright yellow flowers which reminded her of home . |
| 9 | For years I could n't catch the bloom on a child or young girl 's cheeks , but more recently I managed to capture this with one stroke of the knife . |
| 10 | Sterling … in those days you could n't float the pound . |
| 11 | ‘ I had to tell buyers we could not guarantee the painting could leave France . |
| 12 | As individuals we could only raise a fraction of the figure from our personal resources , but Barclays were able to provide a Basis Loan , which together with conventional bank facilities , was enough to fund the purchase . |
| 13 | There was undoubtedly a big market , as many car firms found that without small robots they could not complete the automation of their paint spraying lines . |
| 14 | In my first flat I had a very large cupboard that was always filled with things I could never find a use for , or I had forgotten about . |
| 15 | Without her glasses she could n't see the effect . |
| 16 | Some studies stated quite explicitly that they had chosen to study young men only because they felt that as male ethnographers they could only portray the male point of view . |
| 17 | Through the trees she could sometimes see the roofs of houses . |
| 18 | Beyond the wild-tangle of flowers I could just see the upper storey of the house , grey stone with tall sashed windows and a roof of grey slate with its unsmoking chimney stacks . |
| 19 | Without either or these two requirements they could not provide an ‘ authoritative ’ base for local decision-making . |
| 20 | So if the teacher wanted to find out about the courses they could either contact the University or their own organisations , erm the D E S or the , the Local Education Authority . |
| 21 | Except that the mattress had smelt musty , and that as they lay in bed through those long cold mornings they could just see the spire of the Congregational church through the window . |
| 22 | Well no I did it last week and one of the references I could n't remember the name of the woman , so I just put Mrs blank and I just left it so I thought I 'd do it again cos there were a couple of bits I did wrong and a bit dodgy , so I though save me writing it I 'll just do it all over again but it looks like I 'm not gon na be able to now because we 've brought out here for a piddling stupid fire drill ! |
| 23 | Beneath their shirts I could just catch a glimpse of the tassels of their tsitses or religious bibs . |