Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [pron] could [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Neil had seen her few poor items of food decently arranged upon a napkin in the bottom of the basket , and there seemed little doubt that she was actually living in the district — although why he could not imagine . |
| 2 | Obviously aware of the moment when he 'd won the battle , Dane released her hands , and her arms slid of their own accord round his back , pulling him closer still , as if suddenly she could n't get enough of him . |
| 3 | If only she could just go home , hide away and never have to see anyone again — but she had promised to stick with Paula and there would be all kinds of awkward questions and recriminations if she arrived home alone . |
| 4 | Richard Allen went for a bike tide round his home village of Lyonshall in Herefordshire today ; a form of exercise up until now he could only dream about . |
| 5 | She wanted the record to last forever , because somehow she could n't believe that this incredible moment would ever be repeated again — surely she would never feel such anticipation , such sharp , glorious pleasure . |
| 6 | If , on the other hand , they are just different regions of a single universe , the laws of science would have to be the same in each region , because otherwise one could not move continuously from one region to another . |
| 7 | And have a tiny back yard because otherwise they could n't cram so many boxes onto the site . |
| 8 | Because otherwise you could n't have pulled |
| 9 | cos this was Croydon I 'm pretty sure it yeah because otherwise she could n't have the basic from last year would she ? |
| 10 | So too did many others , on both sides of the Pennines , not all of them obeying the mischievous hints of Captain Goldsborough , of course — since even he could not have been in so many places all at once — but intent on stirring up trouble nevertheless . |
| 11 | He ate and drank with relish , pointing out a fishing boat leaving Sligo harbour , remarking how Rosses point across the bay had safe bathing while here you could n't stand in the water without feeling the currents pushing the sand out from under your feet . |
| 12 | She realised that at some level she had always known this , since otherwise she could not have recovered so quickly . |
| 13 | No English-speaking child learning to spell … would write ket for [ kaet ] ; the distinction between [ ae ] and [ e ] is an absolute one for him ( since otherwise he could not distinguish , for example , man from men ) … |
| 14 | She 'd paid up before so I could n't see why she was refusing to do it again . |
| 15 | And I 'd been wondering whether like I could perhaps persuade him or his boss , the professor to come along and talk to us , and let , some of their time is very full , and to them time is money . |
| 16 | She had been thinking of the three men downstairs , though perhaps one could hardly count John as being in the running . |
| 17 | She examined the body as best she could without touching it , its contorted features being a suitable disincentive to touch it . |
| 18 | Repeatedly we had cursed ourselves and our schools for allowing us to think we 'd grasped maths , physics and so on when now we could n't remember any of the important or useful things . |
| 19 | Mm , oh that as well we could always put other back in winter , in summer you know |
| 20 | The other looked dreadful as well I could n't sleep |
| 21 | It was perhaps as well I could n't find the author — During stage four there was vibration from the front wheels and the drive-shafts were due for replacement . |
| 22 | Though how she could possibly have killed her husband , I ca n't think . ’ |
| 23 | Still , sacrifices had to be made , though sometimes one could n't help wondering whether it was all worth while . |
| 24 | Coming to ask for shelter , I thought , though why he could n't sleep in his boat … |
| 25 | He will remember that we also had difficulty over the Tombs report when again we could not get the necessary information . |
| 26 | As yet she could n't see the pattern clearly . |