Example sentences of "could [vb infin] it [v-ing] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jacqui was desperate to hang on to her theory , but she could feel it slipping away . |
| 2 | Only her red mouth glowed , and even from across the room I could see it smiling straight at me , the lips shining in the light as though she had just licked them , as though they were still moist . |
| 3 | The wood down there , below the water line , was spongy and rotten : she could see it crumbling away in his hands . |
| 4 | Oh I know , you could see it coming though could n't you ? |
| 5 | Yes , well perhaps we could get it going quickly then |