Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] that [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | It soon became clear that I could no longer rely on friends for help with everyday chores like shopping and housework when I needed it . |
| 2 | It soon became clear that I could no longer rely on friends for help with everyday chores like shopping and housework when I needed it . |
| 3 | It soon became clear that I could no longer rely on friends for help with everyday chores , like shopping and housework , when I needed it . |
| 4 | I exhibited at the exhibition for several years but abandoned this when it became clear that I could not compete with the accuracy of the machine-made product . |
| 5 | The Commissioner states in his report : ‘ Because it seemed to me that the Minister 's letter implied that the NHS had an absolute duty to provide care for the complainant 's father once it became clear that he could no longer meet the nursing home fees , I asked the DoH for clarification of the legal position and invited their general views . ’ |
| 6 | She compromised with China in agreeing to the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997 and with the Zimbabwean nationalists over the Rhodesian negotiations , when it became clear that she could not get her way . |
| 7 | The SNP leader , Alex Salmond , has already made clear that he could tolerate a deal with Labour . |
| 8 | It seemed impossible that she could have fallen in love so swiftly and completely , especially when she 'd managed to remain heart-whole quite effortlessly all this time . |
| 9 | It seemed impossible that anyone could survive in the middle of that storm of blades . |
| 10 | It seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain for so long , but at last the doors of the Renault slammed and there was comparative silence . |
| 11 | A couple of decades ago , when Piper and Cessna were busy making light singles that were the first aircraft for the average pilot wherever he or she flew , it seemed impossible that anything could stop the domination of the American makers . |
| 12 | And it says much that you could make a racer out of the RS road car with a few hours notice . |
| 13 | They found him in robust mood , " his morale seemed higher than at Eighth Army HQ " and he seemed confident that he could " maintain " the " uneasy position " in Venezia Giulia " for several weeks if necessary , while negotiations proceed and decisions are taken on a government level " . |
| 14 | The Tribune Company had already won a similar battle in Chicago in 1985 and seemed confident that it could repeat this profitable victory in New York . |
| 15 | Civilians were fleeing and the Commissioner for the Dockyard sought leave of the Admiralty to destroy all that he could of the yard to prevent it falling into enemy hands . |
| 16 | Great praise has been given to Mr. Baker , the United States Secretary of State , for arranging that conference and so fulfilling the commitment that he gave at the time of the Gulf war , when he said that he and President Bush would do all that they could to bring the parties to the negotiating table . |
| 17 | My right hon. and learned Friend said that he would do all that he could to resist those directives . |
| 18 | It seemed evident that you could lose your bearing here in other ways as well . |
| 19 | During those days , we often prayed for our friends in Africa ; but it seemed unlikely that I could ever be trusted to return . |
| 20 | It seemed unlikely that he could be as devastated by the death of a single patient as Julia had made out in her letters , but then she had never really understood him . |
| 21 | Mr Lewis seemed angry that he could n't enjoy his freedom in the country due to the army — but he would n't be able to enjoy his freedom at all , if it were n't for the army . |
| 22 | It seemed ridiculous that anyone could not clean a carburettor . |
| 23 | ‘ But it seemed inconceivable that it could have been an accident . ’ |
| 24 | It seemed crazy that she could n't ask outright — claim the relationship which was almost certainly hers . |
| 25 | She found it unnerving to be made aware that she could want a man so much physically when her mind was totally against it . |
| 26 | He waited for him to answer and when it became obvious that he could n't the older man voiced what he hoped was true . |
| 27 | She was so relieved to hear this that she could not make any further self-sacrifice . |
| 28 | He had not got very much information but he had got all that she could offer , he was sure of that . |
| 29 | The Labour party will make sure that it could not . |
| 30 | But in his euphoria , Haig had become convinced that he could defeat Germany with the BEF alone before the Americans arrived to steal his glory . |