Example sentences of "[adj] and [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their apparatus was primitive and they could not control the reaction , so it was another two years before a different team took up the work again . |
| 2 | However , it should be pointed out that not every coffin-maker or funeral furnisher knew this and one could end up with the horrendous mismatch of an elderly widower being given a plate intended for a young girl . |
| 3 | And and or or remained stationary but they mostly went up a copper or so every and this was er a real thorn in the side of the employers you know , they wanted to get rid of this and they could n't . |
| 4 | Now somewhere on there we should say what the total is because we could look at this and we could say , well she saves erm half of it but does she , how much does she get ? |
| 5 | And the foreman er we used to play about , lark about , throw orange peel at each other you know , cos it were a boring job you just stand like this and you could more or less close your eyes , you know . |
| 6 | I do n't know this and I could be learning . |
| 7 | Only the girl came back , and she was soaked and muddy and she could hardly speak . |
| 8 | My middle daughter was like that , tall and slim and you could hardly tell . |
| 9 | It does have some impact I 'm sure that you 've been the training session and you thought it 's really good , really got a lot out of it and you 're quite surprised to see someone sitting next to you did n't like that much at all , you thought hmm wonder why that is because I found the content really interesting and it could have been the content matter did n't really sort of do anything for the people , it could have been the way it was put together , put over and the way it was actually structured . |
| 10 | You know , went to the Esso and I went all wrong and I could n't le , I went down a no en |
| 11 | The Bristol University graduate , the third-choice keeper until last night , did not put a hand , or foot , wrong and he could do nothing about the Spartak goals . |
| 12 | This was because with the older gliders like the T21 or T31 , the wings were very high and they could not be held securely except by keeping one wing low . |
| 13 | Fenella was standing on tiptoe alongside him , but the window was too high and she could not see . |
| 14 | He was old and she could see the empty teacup was trembling in his hand . |
| 15 | Well when she 's level Clare means she 's well ahead of herself and now she 's got , you could give her books that were appropriate for a ten year old and she could read them |
| 16 | Their arms were tied with rope , but their legs were free and they could walk . |
| 17 | But I am constantly in trouble with the law , because I always kiss my boyfriend in public and we could be prosecuted for that . |
| 18 | We could meet up with them in public and I could n't guarantee not to strangle him on sight . |
| 19 | If two monads coincided in all their attributes , then they would be indistinguishable and one could not properly speak of " two " monads . |
| 20 | His face went rigid and she could n't bear to see his misery any longer . |
| 21 | Later I learned that he had injured his ankle running up and down stairs in the building in order to keep fit ; the leg was very painful and he could not walk . |
| 22 | The way we work is similar and it could have been nasty when we wanted the same part . |
| 23 | The general condition was extremely dangerous and one could expect difficulty in trying to gain any access as the stairway was so derelict . |
| 24 | ‘ On that occasion his food was very restricted and he could only drink 7-Up , ’ Kathleen says . |
| 25 | Whereas the , the heaters that were installed went on thermostatically controlled and er when you went in the morning , the place was nice and warm and you could apply yourself to work right away . |
| 26 | ‘ The landing was ablaze and I could hear the soldiers shouting downstairs . |
| 27 | The barking was getting closer by the second and we could hear the hunters whistling and shouting orders to the dogs , and the sound of the boar scrunching dried leaves and snapping dead branches as it hurtled down through the trees . |
| 28 | He tried to strip off the tape , but it was too tough and his fingers were numb and he could n't find where it began . |
| 29 | Mr Turnbull 's match reports have always been jaundiced and he could n't resist his usual helping of cynicism in his coverage of last weekend 's saga at St James 's Park . |
| 30 | And sh excuse me but what I do not want happening on records of achievement as regards cos we are totally honest and I could name a school not too far from us |