Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [adv] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because I used Arches hot-pressed paper I could also lift the pigment off with a brush if the colour was too heavy . |
| 2 | From there I could see the other islands , and I could also see a boat , far out to sea . |
| 3 | I could also see the colour of paint I was using due to the pearly-white bristles . |
| 4 | I could also see the rock that Neil had pointed out to me , still half out of water . |
| 5 | I could also see the potential that Llanbrynmair had to offer ( it took Carole a little longer to see te potential ) and was very eager to start renovation . |
| 6 | I could also see the spire of the Church of Scotland in Porteneil , and some smoke coming up from the town chimneys . |
| 7 | However , as I steered our motor dory into the tricky south landing with the tide pouring through jagged rocks , intermittently obscured by swell and sea tangle , I could well imagine the island 's isolation in winter and bad weather . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's been such a long time , and I want you so much that I could easily make a mess of this , ’ he confessed . |
| 9 | To calculate the net present value one takes into account claims frequency , average claim , growth of premiums and so on , so if I added business that generated far more claims , I could easily reduce the value of the company . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ If I wanted , I could easily provide a sibling for Emily without all the bother of getting married . ’ |
| 11 | Well I could still get in but I could n't lock the door say no bugger off . |
| 12 | I could n't move a muscle , my whole body felt like jelly . |
| 13 | I 'm sure you can imagine how I felt the next morning — I could n't move a muscle ! |
| 14 | I could n't move the handle and yet it looked so easy when the man did it . |
| 15 | One final observation : It is possible , although I could n't reproduce the effect on the three models made , that a switch-mode power system may oscillate or be unstable on open or very light loads . |
| 16 | ‘ I could n't control the thing . ’ |
| 17 | I could n't do a session without one now . ’ |
| 18 | It 's just cos I , I could n't do a lot more about that one . |
| 19 | I saw it happen , and I could n't do a thing to help them . |
| 20 | I mean I keep on saying if I found I could n't do the maths I 'd ditched |
| 21 | That way , I figured , I could n't do the work . |
| 22 | I could n't do the job myself ! |
| 23 | in case I could n't do the job |
| 24 | I found I could n't do the tarot readings anymore . |
| 25 | It was as familiar almost as my own , but I could n't pin a face to it . |
| 26 | One day when I could n't answer a question about the workings of the British Parliament , Terry said , ‘ What 's the matter , you dumb or what ? ’ |
| 27 | The next few gybes were the first I had ever done with speed all the way through the turn , in fact , it happened so quickly that I could n't change the rig fast enough — so then I had to work on the rig change . |
| 28 | I could n't send the girl anywhere else , she was too near to delivery . |
| 29 | I could n't open a book , attend a seminar , lecture or tutorial , even go to the library , without getting an erection . |
| 30 | terrible , I could n't open the door even to ask Geoff how Mary was cos |