Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Ari could feel flesh around her , the bedsheets beneath her body . |
| 2 | Ari could see Elice confused the boy ; she had the subtlety of a hammer . |
| 3 | Over her shoulder , Britta could see coils of smoke . |
| 4 | And she had no doubt that Miss Adeane could take care of herself . |
| 5 | Counter arguments were put forward that schools and LEAs could influence attendance , intake ability , streaming , teaching styles , levels of classroom management and involvement of parents , all of which directly and indirectly influenced pupils ' behaviour . |
| 6 | LEAs could provide nursery schools and classes ; they could provide or finance holiday classes , camps , play schemes , swimming baths , community centres and recreation facilities ; and were given the responsibility ( never implemented ) to ensure that all young people up to age 18 , and not otherwise in education , received part-time further education by attending a ‘ county college ’ for the equivalent of one day a week . |
| 7 | Donna could feel perspiration soaking into her blouse and droplets beading on her forehead . |
| 8 | Bernice could see Legion 's body splitting into a firework display of multi-coloured fronds , and slowly drawing together into a hairy black ovoid supported by three pipe-cleaner legs . |
| 9 | Bernice could see Thomas trying to prise his hands apart , but his broken arm proved to be a burden . |
| 10 | An internal government analysis produced by four US agencies suggests that the United States could achieve reductions in carbon dioxide emissions of between 7 and 11 per cent with little economic dislocation . |
| 11 | In 1949 , the Soviet Union organized the Council for Mutual Economic Aid ( Comecon ) , paralleling the Organization for European Economic Cooperation , which had been formed in 1948 as a framework within which the United States could distribute aid to rebuild the warshattered West European economies . |
| 12 | The Permanent Court of Justice in the Free Zones case gave cautious approval to the view that States could create rights in favour of other States as an exercise of their sovereignty . |
| 13 | The door was locked but the Lady Eleanor could trust Dame Agatha , who was ever solicitous for her happiness . |
| 14 | Marie could hear Ben 's barking growing fainter and fainter as he raced after Simon along the beach . |
| 15 | ‘ There is no possible way Therese could play Saffi . ’ |
| 16 | This week she spent looking after Paddock Sportsline and their other emergent horses so that Linda could earn money working as a stable girl in Ted Edgar 's stables . |
| 17 | But before Lucy could answer Doreen leaned forward and lied in a sweet voice , ‘ I told Miss Telford that you 'd said for her to get into the bus . |
| 18 | Way in the background , Lucy could see Josie with her back to the door as she cleaned up around the makeup chair . |
| 19 | The next day Bernard went to talk to Father William , and came home to say yes , it was okay , Ellen could take instruction and , if all went well , could become a convert to Catholicism . |
| 20 | As she opened the front door of 97 , Becky could hear Daphne splashing around in the bath . |
| 21 | Moore warned just how physical the first meeting between the teams since 1984 could become , adding to fears that Botha could bury England with an avalanche of carelessly conceded penalties . |
| 22 | There was an intake of angry breath from Lucenzo , and the boatman seemed filled with remorse , but he was bundled off the boat before Meredith could make sense of the man 's mistake . |
| 23 | At that time , Grand Met entered into an option whereby Brent Walker could sell Whyte & Mackay to it for £150m at any time before October 31 . ’ |
| 24 | This happened to be the very moment when I dropped the punt-pole into the water , the idea being that Dennis could grab hold of it and I would then pull him in . |
| 25 | Mark Kelly seems to have impressed everyone who saw him play this preseason , I hope he get 's his chance to prove himself , Ireland could do backup for Dennis Irwin at right back ( cue the flames for mentioning a Scum player ) |
| 26 | If so , then War On Want Northern Ireland could find work for your idle hands . |
| 27 | Across the gloomy interior , Tallis could see Scathach crouched by the straw mattress , his arm around the back of the old man 's head . |
| 28 | But now the Highlands and Islands are heading towards reclassification as an Objective 1 area , local authorities and the Scottish Office believe more areas of Scotland could gain Objective 5b status . |
| 29 | But unlike Eric Verrico , Jeffrey could exchange chat with Minton about theatre and books , sharing , too , an admiration for Nye Bevan . |
| 30 | However , Mr Christopher could take comfort from a statement by the Syrian foreign minister , Farouq al-Shara , at a joint news conference , in which he refused to link the return of all the deportees to a resumption of peace talks . |