Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Singh could take him to the bus when he was on late shifts and collect him on early shifts . |
| 2 | But while the pair had their differences , Bradl could laugh it all off in the end . |
| 3 | Since the characters that helped the individual to succeed in the battle were the traditional Protestant virtues of enterprise , initiative and thrift , Spencer could project his philosophy as a new foundation for traditional morality , despite its tendency to encourage indifference to the suffering of those who still needed to be taught a lesson by a wise but harsh Nature . |
| 4 | If Mr Mitterrand could do it , why not Mr Rocard ? |
| 5 | I wished Richard could see them together . |
| 6 | You do n't , that 's why I asked whether Richard could join your committee so that he could voice to you the things he tried to explain to me which I think are |
| 7 | Before Corbett could open his mouth , Prince Edward came forward and took him firmly by the hand . |
| 8 | Corbett could see nothing untoward |
| 9 | In the flickering light Corbett could see their muzzles caked in blood . |
| 10 | ‘ Ari could stand it no longer . |
| 11 | With his shorts flapping around his knees and his wispy , thinning hair he was almost a caricature of a footballer , but Wally could mesmerise his opposing full-back or swerve past him at a deceptive pace , before putting across an accurate , teasing centre . |
| 12 | He leapt for the navigation panel before Jinkwa could stop him and began to manipulate the unfamiliar controls with ease and skill . |
| 13 | Finally , he suggested that that if Telefonica de Espana SA could forecast its investment more effectively , Spanish companies would in turn be able to plan their production better . |
| 14 | He looked at Killion as if urging him to argue so that Woolley could knock him down . |
| 15 | At first Britta could see nothing . |
| 16 | But within a few years , before the majority of LEAs could submit their schemes for departmental approval , a combination of factors forced the closure of the half-dozen or so schools which had opened . |
| 17 | In the mortuary chapel Aldhelm 's body lay on its bier , limbs straightened , body composed , eyes closed , enshrined and indifferent , having told all Cadfael could induce it to tell . |
| 18 | Although Bernice could understand her wish for peace and quiet , Ell must be joking saying that she would prefer to be back home . |
| 19 | Bernice could see her lips moving . |
| 20 | Bernice could see him tapping his umbrella on the floor , pretending to study the walls , and glancing back impatiently as if he could n't believe that his companions were still unable to follow him . |
| 21 | Bernice could see him raise a bulky suited arm and gesture grandly at the surroundings . |
| 22 | And then , just as the silence became absolute , and Bernice could hear nothing but the beating of her own pulse , other noises started . |
| 23 | Ceauşescu could trust himself to play the liberal , but he could not be certain of Gorbachev 's real intentions . |
| 24 | That would be much more likely if Mr Gorbachev could reduce his conventional forces and weaponry in the Warsaw Pact . |
| 25 | Maybe Dublin was wary of making an offer to Jim Molyneaux , when Ian Paisley could repudiate it ? |
| 26 | Les Verts could make their debut in elected office . |
| 27 | Whatever Harris , Young , Vince Montana , Gamble and Huff and the rest of the Philadelphia team could produce , remixers such as Tom Moulton and Walter Gibbons could extend it , reshape it , change the dynamics , shift all the elements into new sequences . |
| 28 | ‘ But Adams could run him close and I ca n't see any reason why he ca n't go on to get still more honours with Arsenal . ’ |
| 29 | If the Scottish police files have their reasons to remember Baxter then their counterparts in Vancouver could add their ten dollars worth . |
| 30 | If Annie or Jean could see you now , says one Kate to the other , they would n't know you . |