Example sentences of "and [adj] that [pron] could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joseph was alarmed by Monteith 's message , and bewildered that he could have been so misunderstood at the previous council . |
| 2 | Her flesh was so creamy-white and fine that he could trace the blue veins under it . |
| 3 | Oh well we had no feelings about it because I really was n't an Old Harlow person , nor was my husband and all that we could think about it was that it would be very good for the area , it would erm , bring work and employment and everything like that , but of course Old Harlow people were very , you know , a lot of them were very against it and yet , in the end , the Harlow High Street shops was , made a fortune in those first few years , you know , when there was nothing else and the , the Old Harlow High Street was n't of course paved over in those days , anything like that and it , it was a narrow , narrow high street , it was almost like taking your life in your hands walking down there because there were crowds of people obviously with all this influx of community and they er the main Chelmsford road used to come up through there , so it was a , a hell , sort of a traffic hazard really . |
| 4 | He tried to speak , and all that he could say was , ‘ Where did you come from ? ’ |
| 5 | to see what he could see , and all that he could see and all that he could see was the other side of the mountain , the other side of the mountain |
| 6 | to see what he could see , and all that he could see and all that he could see was the other side of the mountain , the other side of the mountain |
| 7 | and all that he could see was the other side of the mountain the other side of the mountain |
| 8 | The bear went over the mountain the bear went over the mountain , the bear went over the mountain , to see what he could see , and all that he could see , and all that he could see was the other side of the mountain , the other side of the mountain the other side of the mountain was all that he could see |
| 9 | The bear went over the mountain the bear went over the mountain , the bear went over the mountain , to see what he could see , and all that he could see , and all that he could see was the other side of the mountain , the other side of the mountain the other side of the mountain was all that he could see |
| 10 | The bear went over the mountain , the bear went over the mountain , the bear went over the mountain , to see what he could see and all that he could see , and all that he could see was the other side of the mountain , the other side of the mountain the other side of the mountain , was all that he could see |
| 11 | The bear went over the mountain , the bear went over the mountain , the bear went over the mountain , to see what he could see and all that he could see , and all that he could see was the other side of the mountain , the other side of the mountain the other side of the mountain , was all that he could see |
| 12 | The bear went over the mountain , the bear went over the mountain , oh grizzly , the bear went over the mountain , stop , to see what he could see and all that he could see , and all that he could see was the other side of the mountain , the other side of the mountain the other side of the mountain , was all that he could see |
| 13 | The bear went over the mountain , the bear went over the mountain , oh grizzly , the bear went over the mountain , stop , to see what he could see and all that he could see , and all that he could see was the other side of the mountain , the other side of the mountain the other side of the mountain , was all that he could see |
| 14 | The bear went over the mountain , the bear went over the mountain , the bear went over the mountain , to see what he could see , and stop , and all that he could see , and all that he could see was the other side of the mountain , the other side of the mountain the other side of the mountain , was all that he could see |
| 15 | The bear went over the mountain , the bear went over the mountain , the bear went over the mountain , to see what he could see , and stop , and all that he could see , and all that he could see was the other side of the mountain , the other side of the mountain the other side of the mountain , was all that he could see |
| 16 | As already implied , the content of the foregoing speculations on the source and scale of man 's capability for life enjoyment and all that it could mean is , of course , hypothetical , and in any case the development was spread over millions of years , but it does however provide a basis for thought which does not require the invocation of the supernatural . |
| 17 | And all that she could think about was , why did Josie want her out of the way ? |
| 18 | And all that she could say was , ‘ I 'm Christine Ashdown 's sister . ’ |
| 19 | She was amazed to realise now just how detailed her dream of him had been and annoyed that he could make her feel so uncomfortable by his veiled allusion to last night . |
| 20 | The Calthorpe Arms at that time on a Monday evening was so busy and bustling that you could hear a beermat drop . |
| 21 | I behaved with the arrogance of a lady , and when one of them got a little — fresh ? — I pretended to be insulted and amazed that he could compromise his uniform and position that way . |
| 22 | And in common with Guinness ' reputation for innovative ads , the poster marked a revolution — it was the first from any company that featured characters so famous and recognisable that it could dispense with a proper caption , or a reference to the product . |
| 23 | There was silence for a moment , a silence so deep and intense that she could hear her own heart beating , almost hear the flow of blood rushing through her veins . |