Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [pron] could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This had dropped him at a garage in Cromcruach and had then mysteriously vanished before he could offer his thanks . |
| 2 | Managed to land and collapsed before he could destroy it . |
| 3 | His jaw clenched before he could stop it . |
| 4 | The second group , of those — even including some Party members — who had previously been apathetic or negatively disposed towards the Party , thought that the time had now come when they could air their feelings . |
| 5 | I was irritated that he could imagine I would want to go back to him . |
| 6 | Ecgfrith 's brother and successor , Aldfrith ( see Appendix , Fig. 6.2 ) , appears to have accepted that he could restore his kingdom only within narrower bounds ( HE IV , 26 ) . |
| 7 | Of his voice , it was said that he could make himself heard from the harbour mouth to his Aunt Bridget 's kitchen in a full-blown gale ; but for all his thunder and lightning , his thigh-slapping guffaws and crude sense of humour , there was in Harry a man who needed the love of a woman , a man who , having been brought up by an uncle with strictly puritan views , longed for the approval and admiration of his elders . |
| 8 | She looked a trifle dazed and who could blame her , but after a minute or so she was on her feet again and tottering back towards the playground . |
| 9 | We would be obliged if you could witness our customers ' signatures where appropriate and ensure that they are fully aware of the documentation signed . |
| 10 | ‘ She was dead to me , ’ he had said and she could see he meant it . |
| 11 | She was surprised still further when more prayers had to be said before they could start their breakfast : ‘ Bless us , O Lord , and these Thy gifts which we are about to receive from Thy bounty . |
| 12 | The playing stopped and I could hear their voices , Leon 's and Curtis 's , just the two of them in there . |
| 13 | Nick took her in his arms and kissed her but , when his lips parted and she could taste his mouth , she drew back . |
| 14 | Her lips were parted and he could feel her heartbeat against his chest . |
| 15 | At one time , even lately , she had thought that she could bear it , turning it all into pure love . |
| 16 | She dreaded the onset of winter , and on waking this morning she had thought that she could smell its breath in the air . |
| 17 | But she had thought that she could make something of him and that small semi-detached house outside Norwich represented nine months of hard work and achievement . |
| 18 | An acquaintance of mine arrived some weeks later to be told that he could have them if he had turned up sooner . |
| 19 | They were cleaned until you could see your face in them and fellows were so keen that when they got a new tunic , they would cut all their new buttons off , and put their old buttons on that were beautifully shined . |
| 20 | She had been keen on the idea and had talked of planting more spruce for the specific object of selling them as trees at Christmas but she had died before they could do anything more about it . |
| 21 | ‘ Do you think I would n't have died before they could dishonour you so ? ’ |
| 22 | The questions were pressed but they could get nothing more definite : ‘ It looked like a woman . ’ |
| 23 | And then Wayne climbed out onto the cruiser 's deck , and they let the subject drop , and Wayne was left standing there glancing from one to the other , damned sure that something was going on here , and equally damned if he could tell what it was . |
| 24 | An animal lover , who tried to stop a gang hanging a cat from a tree , was punched and kicked before he could rescue it . |
| 25 | A knowledge of geometry was to be highly prized because it could help one to visualize the geometrical forms alluded to in Scripture . |
| 26 | He insisted that her body be found so he could display it crucified upon his standard . |
| 27 | The Rosenblooms had long known that they could take her with them anywhere in society . |
| 28 | Hitherto , when they asked us to obey those laws , we have known that we could change them , but hereafter a combination of people with different languages , understandings and cultures can set , and are by combination setting , upon us standards , rules and laws which may be suitable for Greece , central or northern Europe , France or Spain but which are not right for us . |
| 29 | She had always resented Luke , and feared the way he made her feel — because she must have sensed from the beginning the power he could and did have over her ; because he had deprived her of himself when he had had her dismissed from that very first job back in South Africa ; because something had led him to misjudge and despise her , and he was unable to see the truth ; because she had always known that he could break her heart … |
| 30 | He had proved that he could maintain his force in the desert over a considerable length of time , which by air supply could easily be extended . |