Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [vb past] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | We saw how it was with the plants and the seeds , and the birds and their eggs but the animals God made could not make nests and lay eggs , because they were so much larger . |
| 2 | But surely the Richard Jobson listed could not be the Richard Jobson , singer , model , TV presenter poet etc etc ? |
| 3 | Hours later , an employee at the funeral home found faint signs that she was still breathing and had her rushed to the hospital in what the funeral home owner said could be nothing but ‘ a miracle ’ . |
| 4 | A political interest , however , as Colonel Haldane demonstrated could overcome the opposition of powerful politicians , and the chief casualties were often the little people , like the unfortunate John Main , caught in the battle of interests . |
| 5 | Other areas which Mr Chambers believed could drain funds from the UK included the former Soviet republics , Iran and Venezuela . |
| 6 | Tests revealed it contained formic acid , which a doctor from Newcastle University said could be lethal to a child if only teaspoonful was swallowed . |
| 7 | That 's been dropped too , because the GaAs semiconductor house CDC used could only get a yield of 2% good parts . |