Example sentences of "could [be] [vb pp] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each Market Day , from lunchtime on , his trap , with a very patient pony in the shafts , could been seen waiting outside The Cathedral Hotel in Milford Street . |
| 2 | In rural areas of America , the young men learned that after a religious revival meeting , the young women attending could be led unprotesting into the fields and bushes behind the evangelical tent . |
| 3 | If extra figures are needed , they could be placed sitting on the grass or even on the bus roof . |
| 4 | From Scardroy , where the public motor road ends , there is another old drovers ' route through to Loch Gowan and Achnasheen , so even without a car some interesting trips could be made taking in the Conon Corbetts by using post bus and train services . |
| 5 | So far discussion has been limited to discussing the beneficiary 's ability to recover the trust property where it had passed into the hands of a third party : in principle the beneficiary was able to follow it , but his claim could be barred depending on the nature of the acquisition by the third party . |
| 6 | Thus Walters 's analysis of government data for 1949 and 1951 concluded that different conclusions could be reached depending on the measure of morbidity adopted . |
| 7 | ‘ On that bloody Russian rust bucket over there , ’ He waved his hand towards the ship 's superstructure which could be seen towering over the dock offices . |
| 8 | They buried the bodies of those who had died on the boat , but had to leave the others where they were for grypesh could be seen prowling on the bank . |
| 9 | Groups of Muslim demonstrators retaliated by attacking the nearby Holiday Inn with small arms and grenades in an effort to dislodge several snipers who could be seen firing from the hotel 's upper floors . |
| 10 | They could be seen flinching at the hammering of fists against the sides of the buses . |
| 11 | The guide took his place at centre stern and , after the raft had turned in a circle to adjust itself to the current , the paddling rhythm set in to send it down-river towards the white foam that could be seen rising between the distant boulders . |
| 12 | Suddenly , at about 3 o'clock , a pall of thick black smoke could be seen rising from the town and shortly afterwards came flames and then loud crackling was heard . |
| 13 | For all their efforts to uncover trends that would serve to unify the history of life on earth , the vast majority were unwilling to explain the trends as the result of natural processes that could be seen operating in the world today . |
| 14 | The last of the swallows had gone long ago and now the black outline of rooks could be seen flying around the ploughed fields looking for grubs . |
| 15 | Large additional costs could be seen arising from the Nassau Agreement on British participation in the American-sponsored NATO Multilateral Force as part of the quid pro quo for Polaris . |
| 16 | Every few minutes a shell would swish over the rooftops to explode with a roar in the docks ; and more Syrian troops — nearer to the explosions and silhouetted against the sea — could be seen running beside the harbour wall . |
| 17 | We watched in horror as the enemy opened fire and chunks of metal could be seen falling off the luckless victim 's wings and fuselage . |
| 18 | The boat slipped through shadow and then could be seen heading across the lake , already slightly obscured by the tenuous mist . |
| 19 | Their voices were faint at this distance , but they could be seen gesturing towards the company . |
| 20 | Willis had noticed Woodie 's return , and could be seen gesturing behind the window of the deckhouse , expressing joy , pointing him out to Janet , and waving to him to come on in . |
| 21 | The one at the end , she noticed , was permanently open at the top , for creeper could be seen disappearing through the top light . |
| 22 | Through the whole of the long night that followed , Boldwood 's dark figure could be seen walking over the hills of Weatherbury like a ghost . |
| 23 | Police helmets could be seen bobbing above the crowd as a small corps of police officers attempted to force their way through to rescue Clasper from the hands of the mob . |
| 24 | In the hush , a muffled order could be heard issuing from the depths of the leading gasmask . |
| 25 | The should of slow labouring footsteps could be heard moving along the first-floor landing as the boy threw himself into the kitchen and slammed the door behind him . |
| 26 | After the dry ice had cleared for good , however , grumbles of disappointment could be heard rumbling from the Faust faithful . |
| 27 | Suddenly the sound of running feet could be heard approaching from the depths . |
| 28 | Rosette could be heard talking in the kitchen . |
| 29 | A sequence of processes could be identified starting with the initial excitation of photons and consequent production of free electrons and changes in the semi-conductor 's electronic band structure . |
| 30 | As in a great Jesse window , the ancestry of the pope could be portrayed descending from the apostle to whom Christ had said " Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church " . |