Example sentences of "but could [vb infin] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Word reached Peter Wheeler , the Leicester coach , of a young lad at Wakefield , a full-back , a slick-running full-back at that , who not only could kerplonk the ball like a metronome between the posts but could do it with either foot . |
| 2 | As I lay back on my bed I tried to work out the connection between him and the British Empire and Fresnes gaol , but could make nothing of it . |
| 3 | The two rabbits sniffed and stared , but could make nothing of it . |
| 4 | In the second half when we went at them we forced plenty of corners but could make nothing of them . |
| 5 | Another , senior designer from a German competitor ( not BMW ) stated : ‘ I like the crinkled leather on the doors ’ , but could find nothing about the exterior to praise : ‘ It 's design stagnation ; from some angles it looks like a Lincoln . ’ |
| 6 | She looked out of the window , but could see nothing except the darkness . |
| 7 | He looked over his shoulder towards where the school party had gone , but could see nothing but a flat field of windblown grass . |
| 8 | He climbed the stairs but could see nothing through the hammered glass panels of the front door . |
| 9 | That meant the police had gone up the other way — but could see them by turning . |
| 10 | Riven looked for a path , but could discern none through the snow and the frozen boulders . |
| 11 | Blanche stared into his face but could read nothing from it . |