Example sentences of "realised that [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had sensed her sister 's disappointment but realised that nothing could be done about it . |
| 2 | The buildings continued to be used for this purpose until the mid-1980s when an enterprising manager of a local farm realised that something could be done to salvage the structures for a more profitable use . |
| 3 | It stated the soldier 's undying love for his wife but also made it plain that he realised that they could not live in harmony , so they had better not see each other . |
| 4 | He realised that they could n't put the fire out and that something was going to happen . |
| 5 | This came about because entrepreneurs realised that they could maintain higher profits by not indulging in fierce competition which forced them to pass on benefits to consumers . |
| 6 | Police realised that they could not afford to repeat mistakes made during the Yorkshire Ripper case when they interviewed Peter Sutcliffe a number of times before belatedly arresting him . |
| 7 | We finally realised that we could avoid even that embarrassment by giving ourselves breathing space . |
| 8 | Starting out to research the topic of women , power and politics , Margaret Stacey and I soon realised that we could rely on little in the way of help from traditional approaches to the study of politics . |
| 9 | We realised that there could be some difficulties , and some apparent injustices might show up , but due to great consultative work put in by Councillors , and Mrs , often against great vilification and personal attack , many per problems were sorted out as they arose but we saw that i in April motions in amendments we see that it takes three full paragraphs of the amended motion to see that they deign to welcome initiatives which extend participation in decision making to schools , governors and parents . |
| 10 | When Miss P said this to him Boy realised that he could n't actually imagine a man proposing something that he would n't want to do , or would n't at least want to try just once , but he understood what he was being told and he learnt that lesson well , thank God . |
| 11 | Mr Cubbage , however , was very circumspect in his choice of lady friends and he realised that he could be the target for any gold-digging female . |
| 12 | Thinking back Rostov realised that he could remember nothing after the moment when he had operated the lock control and the door had hissed aside . |
| 13 | The work redoubled in intensity after the later 1960s , when he realised that he could afford to go part-time as an architectural assistant and create more time for the research . |
| 14 | He averted his eyes quickly , and realised that he could now no longer see the ground through the dragon . |
| 15 | Whether Lear was disappointed is unknown , but certainly Gould realised that he could profit more from starting a completely new project under his own name than by finishing someone else 's . |
| 16 | As soon as Lydia saw him she realised that she could have her picnic without putting her wicked plan into operation . |
| 17 | With agonising clarity she realised that she could n't fool herself that she would be content with that and , however tempting it was to take what he had to offer , no questions asked , it was n't good enough for her . |
| 18 | Pouring out a cup of tea , she realised that she could n't very well leave anyway . |
| 19 | And once I realised that I could swap this grievous toil for a life of tropical beaches , sweet-thighed maidens and minimal taxation , well , you can see how the choice became all-too simple . |
| 20 | ‘ After another family tragedy , I realised that I could n't shut myself off for ever , so I started attending the Circle meetings again . |
| 21 | Suddenly I realised that I could n't go on anymore . |
| 22 | I realised that I could have her full attention as long as I caught her interest , and I could only do this by telling the truth , for she could no more be bothered with the niceties of drawing-room small-talk than could a fox . |
| 23 | Consequently I was very interested to read the article ‘ Tower of Babel ’ by Tania V. Guha ( May/June 1992 ) since I realised that I could now without too much struggle understand most of it , or perhaps I should more truthfully say about 80 per cent of it on first reading . |
| 24 | That 's when I realised that I could n't go on with this free agent nonsense . |
| 25 | In this telephone conversation the receptionist tactfully ascertained the nature of the call , realised that it could be dealt with without bothering a busy manager , dealt with the matter according to established policy and reassured the caller . |
| 26 | And from the sudden change in her inquisitor 's manner , she realised that it could n't possibly be . |