Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [pron] [subord] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | I spent most of it attempting to get close enough to him so he could spike my other shin and give me a matching pair . |
| 2 | He was friendly enough , thankfully a Norman born , so Benjamin could converse easily with him whilst I could follow the general gist of their conversation . |
| 3 | The players sat as far away from her as they could , but the smell and the squealing promised to keep them awake all night . |
| 4 | Roxie drew herself into the corner as if she wanted to get as far away from them as she could . |
| 5 | Holding her away from him so he could look into her face , he spoke to her . |
| 6 | I wanted to get far away from him as I could . |
| 7 | ‘ No , ’ she breathed , looking away from him because she could n't bear to see the expression in his face . |
| 8 | I was chuckling away to myself because I could n't believe the nerve of the fish grabbing my bait . |
| 9 | Unable to ‘ hit the bottle ’ , Gary had to take the official doctor home with him before he could provide the required sample . |
| 10 | She only knew she wanted to get as close to him as she could . |
| 11 | She said , ‘ Mr Evans , I 've something to tell you , something important , ’ and then rushed straight into it before he could stop her and say , ‘ Clear out while I 'm eating . ’ |
| 12 | She backed away quickly and stood as far from him as she could , cringing like a dog , her tail clamped down hard , her nostrils dilated with fear . |
| 13 | Though she was huddled in the corner as far from him as she could get , the car was n't very big , and every time they went round a corner his thigh and shoulder pressed against hers . |
| 14 | It looked dangerous and alien , and suddenly she wanted to get as far from it as she could . |
| 15 | Charles wanted the farmers to talk frankly to him so he could learn about their lives and problems , and put what he learnt to good effect . |
| 16 | And even the anger was mainly at myself because I could n't stop wanting you , even after Matilda warned me of your … usefulness . ’ |
| 17 | She went to sit on the sofa , and there she dreamed of Johnny , tenderly and with affection ; she thought of the words that he had said , and they made a warm spot , infinitely sweet , deep inside her where it could not be touched ; for just an hour or two , she began to believe that she truly loved him . |
| 18 | One of the Germans stationed in the house got suspicious of Antoinette hanging about near the cellar door and made her give him the key and go down there with him so he could see what she was hiding . |
| 19 | And with a short night 's sleep behind him and a miserable hour ahead of him before he could get away to the hospital , the day would be spoiled before it started . |
| 20 | You 've got a great acting career ahead of you if you could only learn a few more tricks . ’ |
| 21 | He leaned closer to her till she could feel the warmth of his minty breath on her skin . |
| 22 | Could it be that what he was feeling was a kind of envy , in the sense that he 'd brought her here , to a place that he felt he 'd made his own , and in a matter of weeks she 'd already grown closer to it than he could ever hope to be ? |