Example sentences of "that [pron] could [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just a short while ago she had thought that nothing could increase the feeling of dread that Andrew had left behind him in the drawing-room . |
| 2 | Sixty volunteers gave up their Saturday to act as guides so that everyone could tour the factory and be given explanations of the many processes involved . |
| 3 | This is not to say that everyone could name the book ( one chief adviser described it as ‘ the shiny red book which the drama adviser insisted I read ’ ) , nor in some instances was its actual existence known although its influence could be recognized . |
| 4 | I made visits at the most relevant times during the appraisal , in particular whilst the inspection was under way , so that I could observe the effect it was having on staff . |
| 5 | I wanted to prove to myself that I could finish the race , and I did n't want to disappoint those who had sponsored me . |
| 6 | Now he stood behind me , so that I could feel the warmth of his body , but I was facing the box hedge , so close to it that I could n't turn . |
| 7 | I let her stroke me so that I could analyze the scent . |
| 8 | I decided to get a bit of height and do a gentle dive with power off and I made a rather ham-fisted upward climb in the hope that I could jolt the wheel down . |
| 9 | People would know that I could do the job . |
| 10 | I doubt that I could do the job without it . ’ |
| 11 | I 'd look better blonde and I assumed that I could wash the colour out before my parents saw : I must have been naive to think that bleach would affect my hair differently from anything else . |
| 12 | For a second I thought he was going to hit me , but then he reached into his jacket pocket and brought out a wallet that he unfolded and thrust towards me , giving me just enough time to see that he held the rank of chief inspector , one of the highest ranks in the Bahamian police force , then the wallet was snapped shut and Deacon Billingsley moved to stand very close to me , so close that I could smell the cigar smoke on his breath . |
| 13 | I was one and felt that I could conquer the world . |
| 14 | Since John 's abduction I had kept a diary , hoping somehow that I could capture the time John was missing , to keep things from fading so that I could share them with him when he came back . |
| 15 | Three years ago , when the establishment of a museum of modern art in Moscow was being considered , I did all that I could to welcome the idea . |
| 16 | ‘ We made the front page ! ’ he exulted , holding the rag up so that I could see the headline : ‘ WOMAN DIES AT THEATRE ROYAL . |
| 17 | Is there any hope that I could have the operation reversed ? |
| 18 | I was doing it so that I could have the pleasure of apologizing to such a lovely woman . ’ |
| 19 | When the telegram arrived , Joan and I went for a walk so that I could work the adrenalin out of my system . |
| 20 | Terry and I were worst hit and for a couple of days I was left off the chain so that I could use the toilet whenever I needed . |
| 21 | My whole thinking , every waking moment should have been concentrating on the 100 metres in which I was still convinced , despite losing to Carl in Madrid earlier in the season , that I could take the gold medal . |
| 22 | Are n't there more important things in my life that I could spend the time on that is currently taken up with exercise ? ’ |
| 23 | Oddly enough , I found that I could keep the port wing up for a considerable time and , as I lost flying speed and I came nearer and nearer to the Engineering Wing area , the port wing happily stayed in the air until my speed was very low indeed and then gradually — and I did not think of this — one ( and only one ) of the prop blades gently ploughed into the rather soft earth , My port wing was still in the air , and ever so gently we made a beautiful semi-turn to port . |
| 24 | I felt great when Mrs Smith said I looked pretty and that I could keep the dress . |
| 25 | Repeatedly the feeling was expressed that nobody could change the quality of their working lives except possibly higher management . |
| 26 | However he assured her that she could control the pain and all she had to do to achieve this was to look at a certain corner of the ward ceiling and the pain would go . |
| 27 | She stood up suddenly , so that she could stamp the floor , annoyed because tennis shoes could n't make a big enough noise to suit her fury . |
| 28 | ‘ From the baptism of fire she had got from the press she knew that she could handle the role too . |
| 29 | She stood up quickly and began rummaging in her bag , desperately looking for some francs so that she could pay the woman and leave . |
| 30 | After about thirty seconds , I told her that she could switch the light on once more and make her way out of the cupboard and back to the hall . |