Example sentences of "but [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 31 | Mandy had warned her that storms came up fast on the lake , but nothing could have prepared her for blue skies being annihilated by black storm-clouds in just a matter of minutes . |
| 32 | He wore a perfectly tailored black dinner-jacket , but nothing could disguise the strength or power of the broad-shouldered body beneath the elegant clothes . |
| 33 | But nothing could have prepared the troops in the trenches for the carnage that was to follow . |
| 34 | Sometimes the orchestra slightly overpowered her , but nothing could disguise Lester 's obvious affection for this incredibly colourful music . |
| 35 | But nothing could be done until the MoD had considered the Devonport bid , which was submitted last month in spite of the refitting having been earmarked for Fife in the so-called core programme for the Scottish yard . |
| 36 | It looked like there were just fortunes being spent , which there were , but no-one could quite figure out where the money was coming from , or why this money was being spent in this way . |
| 37 | It may be impossible to catch up with history , but no-one could accuse the entertainment mongers of not trying . |
| 38 | Perhaps he does go a little over the top with the rubato in the slow movement of K332 , but no-one could really object to such sincere intentions when they are delivered with such conviction and zest . |
| 39 | Now members of LA 's rock ‘ aristocracy ’ , they may be viewed in some quarters as an anachronism but no-one could deny that they can still draw the big crowds in a way that would make many a ‘ hip ’ band envious . |
| 40 | She had been little more than a child when I first saw her , but no-one could forget her beautiful , lively eyes . |
| 41 | But no-one could better my kingfisher . |
| 42 | Amazingly , he recovered , but no-one could ascertain what had caused the fits . |
| 43 | The weather was good , scores were high on the day , but no-one could live with the excellent golf from Dermot who kept a steady throughout , pausing only once for a ‘ chuckle ’ as colleague Kevin O'Leary pitched a 9-Iron into the nearby water hazard , albeit the Shannon . |
| 44 | But whom could she trust ? |
| 45 | But whom could he compare notes with ? |
| 46 | I knew what I wanted , but I could n't find it . |
| 47 | Hitting me with her little fists , but I could n't get the smile off my face . |
| 48 | I wanted to but I could n't . |
| 49 | The floor was a bit damp but I could put up with that . |
| 50 | Aisha 's insistent words in the grain store , as she shook her gold earrings and the bangles on her wrist , urging me to stay at home , but I could only gaze at her shoes and marvel at how exactly they matched her handbag . |
| 51 | But I could n't see the moon or the stars , only the gloomy sky . |
| 52 | My dad took me to watch Newcastle when I was about 10 but I could n't see because of all the people standing in front of me . |
| 53 | Perhaps it was a tiredness resulting from the previous 14 pitches , but I could see no way of free climbing it at less than E5 , and I was n't good enough for that , not now . |
| 54 | There was a figure on either side of him but I could only see Charlie Vaughan . |
| 55 | ‘ I wanted to kill you , but I could not . ’ |
| 56 | ‘ Well , ’ said Margaret laughing , ‘ I wanted to kill you too , but I could not either . ’ |
| 57 | Clare is out for my blood of course , poor thing , but I could n't really help that . |
| 58 | ‘ I love you dearly and I love the house but I could n't live here if I am not wanted . ’ |
| 59 | But I could never really make enough . |
| 60 | After he told them about this , they sent one letter from Siam covered with stamps : ‘ Those would have kept me in The Autocar for ever , but I could n't bear to part with the envelope . ’ |