Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] could [verb] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | As I entered the building I could see that it was damaged , probably by mortars , or shellfire . |
| 2 | In the early morning light he could see that she wore a black cape over a dark red dress . |
| 3 | Even through the streaky visor she could see that he had the most mesmerising eyes — laughing eyes — laughing at her . |
| 4 | Of course you could say that we do not need all the animals anyway , but at the moment we have got them , so there is a conflict here . |
| 5 | At the end of the war I could say that I , too , was prepared to forgo a nebulous eternity in exchange for the short span we had had together . |
| 6 | They reckon that if erm Australia lose another match it could mean that they wo n't even make the semi finals and erm they reckon like that , that channel nine that 's supposed to be backing all this |
| 7 | In this case one could argue that I and Thou automatically imply We , since the two of us are sharing between ourselves the field of discourse . |
| 8 | ‘ With this one there was very little injury and as well as that she was quite a big girl and it may very well be that at the end of the day we could say that she did n't resist to the last and if she did n't then of course it 's not rape it 's a different crime , indecent assault . ’ |
| 9 | Even from the shore I could tell that it had half strangled itself in a length of fishing line ; it was also hooked up in several places and carrying some heavy land weights . |
| 10 | In one sense you could say that we begin our lives in the wheelchair of the womb ; we begin our lives literally by being carried around . |
| 11 | He was a man who could be honest with himself , and in honesty he could say that he was both pleased and relieved to be back at his desk on a grey Monday morning in London . |
| 12 | The handle is squared and flattened at the end which could mean that it was used as a pestle for grinding . |
| 13 | Clara was frightened , but on the other hand she could see that they were only small cows . |
| 14 | And even in her present state of turmoil she could appreciate that he was a very handsome man , in a sombre , brooding sort of way . |
| 15 | Lazarus 's business ambitions soon elevated him from storeman to lumber merchant , thence to a partnership in the coal industry which became his sole business — L. Cohen and Son — after a few years , and hence to a high-profile dredging company which could boast that it had kept every one of the lifelines of the young nation — the St. Lawrence tributaries between Lake Ontario and Quebec — open . |
| 16 | In the sunlight she could see that it was indeed a rather splendid machine . |
| 17 | In fact you could say that I was a real wallflower . |
| 18 | It said : ‘ We were partying with your son on May 26 and this is the last time we could establish that he was alive . |