Example sentences of "[pron] could [to-vb] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Great-grandfather , you must know already that I did all I could to stop Kim taking the gibbon , " he said , whispering aloud in the hope that his fervent words might be audible to his father and grandfather standing a few feet away . |
| 2 | I did all I could to encourage Bernstein to chat with John , who seemed even then to be developing into one of Canada 's most versatile and brilliant conductors . |
| 3 | ‘ I tried everything I could to keep Kearney alive , ’ he added . |
| 4 | She returned Travis 's kiss warmly , then bent as well as she could to hug Jonas . |
| 5 | When they reached the shearers ' quarters she became a bundle of activity , doing all she could to assist Matt in setting up the large barbecue , and then searching for dry wood to boil the water for the billy tea . |
| 6 | Renewed tears flowing , dirty hands in dirty pockets , she ran from that terrible , disloyal little hen — ran as fast as she could to find Anderson , with his promise of comfort and sound advice . |
| 7 | Jean Harlow , alias the teenager Harlean Carpenter from Kansas City , was doing all she could to pull Hollywood out of the slump but in general the more respectable critics were more prepared at this time to hand the plaudits to the male actors , who were seen very much as the cutting edge of the new realism . |
| 8 | ‘ We 're very sorry and we 'd do anything we could to get Nigel back and the situation restored . ’ |
| 9 | President Kaunda and Prime Minister Vorster , suddenly arriving there in person , did all they could to push Smith and the ANC together . |
| 10 | They felt it was the duty of America to stop the world toppling to Communism and did everything they could to stop Ho Chi Minh . |
| 11 | It gave the character limited autonomy , and did what it could to prod Tunney into taking care of the Daine problem . |
| 12 | The Federal Reserve 's Alan Greenspan said the Fed would do what it could to ease America 's credit crunch . |
| 13 | Nick Moore did everything he could to persuade Derbyshire police that he , not Boler , was the robber . |
| 14 | Joe held out his hand , they shook hands and walked away from each other , Joe feeling that he had done what he could to save Maureen from wrecking her life and suffering years of pain but troubled by sympathy and liking for Chris . |
| 15 | One might imagine that Jean-Claude would have done all he could to dissuade Montaine from decamping . |
| 16 | He said he did everything he could to calm Farrow down , including on two occasions taking her to the exclusive Carlyle Hotel and sleeping with her after she begged him to do so . |
| 17 | Whatever doubts there may be about Edward 's commitment to crusade , none can be entertained of John XXII's , for he did all that he could to bring England to a state of peace and Edward to the point of departure . |
| 18 | Jackson told him that General MacArthur had spoken to Jackson before he left Tokyo and had urged him to do all he could to assist Hodge and to prevent any dangerous developments . |