Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | All fords of the Esk , including Kirkandrews , were guarded on the English side by Graham peel-towers ; and though these would not be strong enough to hold up three thousand from crossing for long they could send warning back to the English authorities if so inclined . |
| 2 | This particular study for so he could listen to it . |
| 3 | It was tinged with panic too for finally he could only babble again and again how sorry he was . |
| 4 | If she can get that out of here they could find out what 's wrong with her , but it wo n't come . |
| 5 | For once there could be enough credit for everybody who wants it . |
| 6 | And I 'm angry that I 'm not doing anything , ’ so I thought maybe for once I could use my name — my fame — in a constructive way and maybe make it heard above that dreadful silence . |
| 7 | Any idea what we could change this into so we could add them ? |
| 8 | And somewhere along there you could say , ‘ Right . ’ |
| 9 | He was careful not to make the connection too often in his mind , the idea was bizarre , better not to believe it , certainly it must n't be spoken of , but at moments such as now he could n't push it away — and did n't want to . |
| 10 | I was angry as hell at the time and disappointed , too , for this was a strongly Labour-controlled council , but looking back now I realize that this was the best thing that could have happened to the group , for now we could present ourselves to the people of Rotherham as a genuine minority with a grievance . |
| 11 | From somewhere she could hear a lecturer droning ; maybe it needed speeding up a little . |
| 12 | Now they were in midstream they could see the new bridge more clearly . |
| 13 | From below he could see that its skin was strangely pale and pink between its wide-straddled hind legs and the tight black bag of its scrotum , he thought , seemed incongruously small and toylike for such a massive , murderous animal . |
| 14 | From inside we could hear screams of ‘ please , open the door ! ’ |
| 15 | From inside she could hear raised voices and a shrill cry , as if someone were in pain . |
| 16 | To give all his players better club conditions he persuaded his directors to spend money on improving dressing and recreation rooms , and before long he could boast that the Town 's facilities were the best in the country . |
| 17 | They would be repairing the skylight , I guessed correctly , and were probably a firm Nassim had shares in so he could fiddle the invoices for the insurance company . |
| 18 | Well cos said that this guy said that 's the guy in so I could |
| 19 | Show me where each term from so you could Thanks very much . |
| 20 | From outside he could hear the muted hum of London 's traffic . |
| 21 | In a minute from now you could be saying , I risked death . |
| 22 | Until now I could always say : this is trivial , not important , but tomorrow I m starting the big one . |
| 23 | From behind I could have been a man with my hood up . |
| 24 | From behind he could hear horses whinneying , brakes applied , a crash and splintering wood . |
| 25 | He was well aware of Billy 's prowess in the ring and knew that although he was far from well he could still punch his weight . |
| 26 | From here we could see for quite a distance , but there was no sign of the hunt , nor any sound . |
| 27 | From here we could go on to explore how the people in the castle manage without Melric . |
| 28 | From here they could see a light from an inner window of the gatehouse . |
| 29 | From here they could control both river valleys , and deny Douglas his passage home by either . |
| 30 | From here he could see the two talking men quite clearly , and he picked up various objects on display , looking at them quite interestedly , and keeping only half an eye on the scene outside . |