Example sentences of "[noun] and [adj] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told him about the frogs and all he could think of was socks ! ’ |
| 2 | In the absence of official sanction , however , the ground already covered in the development of school-based consultative in-service programmes may itself offer the wanted training opportunities for special needs post-holders and those who could give them support in their turn . |
| 3 | I wanted to run out and scream , but Mum had the key and all I could do was stand stock still , listening to the thumping of my heart . |
| 4 | There were only a few spots of blood and all I could think about was how Mum must n't see them . |
| 5 | For a child without reading books can not learn to read adequately , and I have met many children without reading books and many who could not read . |
| 6 | Jenna had never heard her own name said with so much accusation and all she could do was nod her head , words sticking in her throat at the blast of displeasure in the dark voice . |
| 7 | One of their colleagues had vanished in mysterious circumstances and all they could do was make up imaginary England cricket teams . |
| 8 | because for eighteen months I mean there was this sledgehammer and all you could hear was boom , boom |
| 9 | Looking back over some lectures I gave in the early 1980s , I note that the division between the schools which could raise money and those which could not was even then causing me concern . |
| 10 | The old mistake made in a bathroom in Oxford twenty years before had fixed her course and all she could do was to walk it . |
| 11 | But all good things must come to an end ; back on the old routine mixing it with the Luftwaffe and all they could muster — and their reaction was tremendous . |
| 12 | Therefore only those who could afford this , either on the basis of capital or loans and those who could master the changes and new technology were able to benefit . |
| 13 | His arm tightened like iron and all she could do was cling on and try to help . |
| 14 | The air was cold on stage , the little orchestra seemed to be down a mine and all she could see was a very small bald head and a very long baton . |
| 15 | By the time they arrived the party was in full swing and all they could do was watch . |
| 16 | I , well that was where it came from I mean cos we were all sitting there and I said well why do n't we call it it was , it was that or Bailey 's Irish Cream and absolute we could get away with . |
| 17 | as I say because of my health and one thing and another you could n't just and he , and he was really good he was and explained everything to me I say that |
| 18 | I gazed at the picture of the crocodile pool and all I could think of to say was , did the gallery owner give you a discount because you 're a friend of Robert 's ? |
| 19 | She 'll go up up the path and all I could see was this cat , and it was hanging on for dear life up this big tree and there |
| 20 | The ‘ magic ’ medium in this endearing space-hopper device is Siporax , claimed to work wonders in nitrate-removal , though my levels stuck resolutely at 30ppm and all I could seen in terms of visual improvement was a better class of blanketweed : sort of lusher , nar mean ? |
| 21 | We will also see cases where we do not categorize whole organizations in this way but we separate out those functions within the organization which could be classed as Type A and those which could be classed as Type B. This can also lead to parts of public sector organizations being classified as ‘ profit-oriented ’ , a trend that has been particularly marked during the 1980s with the increasing use of Direct Service Organizations in local authorities , Hospital Trusts in the health service and Executive Agencies in the civil service . |
| 22 | She got hold of the railings and all I could hear was screams . |
| 23 | He ate dinner and all she could remember was living with him in London ; when they rented a flat , he would n't let her cook . |
| 24 | The trust said the prices would generally amount to about two-thirds of their market value and those who could not afford to buy them could rent through a housing association . |
| 25 | The trust said prices would be about two-thirds of market value and those who could not afford to buy could rent them through a housing association . |
| 26 | There was an immediate loss of power and all I could do was to crash-land the aircraft . |