Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [pers pn] could [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a little bit of luck he could still make an impact in an important event . |
| 2 | Suppose indeed that we were hedged in by limitations of comprehension we could not comprehend ? |
| 3 | Nearby branches of Books Etc were untouched — although of course they could not avoid being affected by the disruption that was caused by the bomb to trading in the area . |
| 4 | So of course they could n't do anything . |
| 5 | The apprentices er did n't start before six o'clock in the morning of course they could n't start apprentice before six o'clock in the morning until he was maybe in his last year then it would be either one o'clock or two o'clock in the morning . |
| 6 | And er there were well they had to get water up from the from the bottom t ladder in pails and three men er with pails trying to and of course they could n't fight it . |
| 7 | And er but of course they could n't afford to buy me a piano to learn on so |
| 8 | But of course they could n't have just left a possible murder weapon on the altar with their fingerprints all over it . |
| 9 | Of course they could always let it , but that seemed a mean and ungrateful way out . |
| 10 | Aye , of course we could n't go near him , we shoot him from a distance , . |
| 11 | But of course we could n't ignore the factors which er were argued in front of the judge and which led the judge to make his ruling . |
| 12 | The anti-realist does not believe in the existence of this further ‘ real ’ world which lies behind the world that we know and which may come apart from our world in ways which of course we could not recognize if they occurred . |
| 13 | ‘ Of course we could always go to Lazonby , ’ he suggests . |
| 14 | to his brain , then they comes the next day , oh no that was it , they , then they , we left it , we left it , we left it , he kept saying we might have to make a decision , erm your dad 's leg deteriorated he 's got no circulation in his legs at all , we 've found a pulse in his left leg but we ca n't find one in his right , he said I think you 're gon na have to make the decision of amputation oh god , anyway comes Monday came off ventilator and of course he could n't talk |
| 15 | No , of course he could n't do that . |
| 16 | Of course he could n't hear her . |
| 17 | No , of course he could n't ask just anyone , Ianthe thought , as she walked towards the bus stop , but she was glad that he had felt able to ask her . |
| 18 | The King afterwards explained his sudden decision in a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury ‘ When I realized how serious the situation both political and financial had become , I felt that it was necessary for me to be in close touch with my Prime Minister and of course he could n't come here . ’ |
| 19 | Ezra would have liked to see more of Max Beerbohm , whom he at least partially admired for his wit , although of course he could not have tolerated his philosophy of life . |
| 20 | Of course he could easily pay the bills if there was need . |
| 21 | Of course you could n't blame Hector entirely . |
| 22 | Of course you could never forget about it . |
| 23 | ‘ Of course you could always marry me and blame the lack of children on my war wound — ’ |
| 24 | Of course she could n't make poor Mrs Fanshawe 's bed while they were poking about and it was nearly twelve before she managed to get the poor deluded creature into a chair and the sheets whipped off . |
| 25 | ‘ When I got home , the doctor came and said of course she could n't cook , so I was doing the cooking . |
| 26 | Of course she could n't leave Henrietta alone in the house , the tall building she had bought with great-aunt Dorothy 's money . |
| 27 | Her desire was never to see or speak to Ellen again but of course she could not allow herself such a luxurious vengeance . |
| 28 | How right you are Mr Deputy Speaker , of course I could n't go into this because it 's out of order but on the other hand I would simply say to the honourable gentleman if he looks at the basic policies , the basic flaw of the E C is it ca n't solve problems and all these new M E Ps we 're thinking of sending over I think we should bear in mind the problem , they 're going over to something where problems ca n't be solved . |
| 29 | Mummy is there and I 'd thought she was in good hands but of course I could n't visit her as often as I 'd like while earning my megamillions . |
| 30 | Of course I could n't see either of them , but I could hear them , and I imagined the rifleman peering into the ditch . |