Example sentences of "could [adv] [vb infin] [adv] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because he only had to be in the same room for her nervous system to run haywire , and she could only take so much punishment . |
| 2 | At first I could not devote so much time to the orchestra but by the early 1960s I was coming to a position where I was able to be with the orchestra a very great deal , working for eight or ten days at a time on concerts , records , and films . |
| 3 | There was also controversy at the time when the East Belfast MP claimed the new station , with its one fire engine , could not provide as much cover as Castlereagh , which had two appliances . |
| 4 | At the same time they wanted to be able to increase their staffing as and when orders came along , and did not want to be in a position to have to refuse orders because they did not have the staff , or lose them because they could not promise fast enough delivery . |
| 5 | He could not afford too many jaunts like this — especially as his father had been less than joyful at his return . |
| 6 | But there are so many different styles in Texas and I think that 's what I liked about growing up there ; you could just hear so much stuff . ’ |
| 7 | At fourteen he found he could also copy perfectly any handwriting placed in front of him . |
| 8 | Then it began to rain hard and I sheltered for a long time in a barn , but I could n't stay there all night so I just walked and got thoroughly soaked . |
| 9 | She could n't stand here all day waiting for someone to appear . |
| 10 | ‘ I could n't sit there all day holding the rod and feeling for only one or two bites , which is all you get on the water I fish , ’ and , ‘ I 'd like to see anyone catch fish from my local cut when touch legering . ’ |
| 11 | She was breathing fast , her breasts rising and falling against the soft cotton , and suddenly he could n't breathe , could n't sit there another moment and watch her … |
| 12 | In fact the other day I just could n't face yet another day of taunts , kicks and bag-snatching so I skived off school . |
| 13 | I could n't see much this afternoon , but there must have been at least one whole corps on that road . |
| 14 | And have a tiny back yard because otherwise they could n't cram so many boxes onto the site . |