Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood very close to me , leaning on the verandah railings , so that I could feel , or imagined I could feel , the warmth of her skin . |
| 2 | ‘ I would never have been a dancer or believed I could do anything if it had not been for him , ’ said Crawford . |
| 3 | Looking at the terms of the agreement as contained in the letter from Hunter 's attorney , and the receipt , it is manifest that the payment was not made in discharge of the plaintiff 's rights against all other parties ; and the result of the whole is , that it does not operate as a release , or matter which could have been pleaded as an accord and satisfaction , but amounts merely to an engagement not to sue Hunter , which can only be pleaded by himself ; if the action , therefore , had been brought against two parties , it would not have been a discharge to both . |
| 4 | What was more they could not , or claimed they could not , pay taxes , direct or indirect , so that the king of France soon came to feel the impact on his fiscal policy of English raids into certain parts of his kingdom . |
| 5 | Or feel they could do it ? |
| 6 | or saying we could n't really take to their child , |
| 7 | ‘ Well , what Simon could or thought he could dispose of were the pictures . |
| 8 | If calligraphy is not a skill you possess or think you could learn , do not despair for there are some alternatives . |
| 9 | ‘ Is there a shower or bath I could use ? ’ |
| 10 | He does n't criticize the vice-president marketing 's expert judgement nor pretend he could do better himself . |
| 11 | From the king 's standpoint , the vital consequence was that in each county he had a loyal cadre of men whose services and renders he could call on directly when he chose . |
| 12 | They debated unhappily , reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion , until John Prophet suggested sadly that in the circumstances it might be well to consult the archbishop of Canterbury , and in some relief they agreed on this course , and carried their problem that same afternoon to Lambeth ; where Thomas Arundel , on the force of whose word and influence they could rely , advised them , in consideration of the desperate need , to issue the required letters patent , and he would be responsible for defending their action to the king , should it need any defence . |
| 13 | When the train started Jasper put his mouth over the tip and realized he could n't light the cigarette because the end was outside . |
| 14 | She knew what they were saying and realized she could come to church no more . |
| 15 | Her skin , like leathery bark , was stretched tightly over the skeleton , and in places where it had cracked and parted you could see the bones inside like old wood . |
| 16 | ‘ When he first told me , I tried to understand him and agreed he could dress up once a week at home . |
| 17 | This showed how very different everything was from the situation that had developed in England over the course of centuries , and colonial developments always gave Englishmen the idea that they were moving into empty land and seeing what could be made out of it . |
| 18 | After throwing stones in the water for nearly half an hour , listening to the different sounds and seeing who could throw the farthest , Endill began to feel a little fed up . |
| 19 | Old-fashioned tablespoons are much larger in size , and using them could imbalance the final result . |
| 20 | Leith snapped angrily — and realised she could go on in the same vein until she was blue in the face and it still would n't dent him . |
| 21 | But , as the wheel hurtled down and round he could see Tony , safe in his little illuminated booth . |
| 22 | It 's important that we identify what desires and needs we could have in common with one another when using this approach ; if we do n't know the people concerned very well , or have not considered them in this way , we need to use the participative approach described above . |
| 23 | He had never been a happy sightseer and until his work was done , until Harry Lawrence 's killer was identified and caught he could n't see himself playing the tourist at the Changing of the Guard , or the Tower of London , even Poets ' Corner which he had longed to see , as a passionate student of English poetry … that would have to wait . |
| 24 | And pretended she could hear gulls mewing and the squeak of sand under the balls of her feet and the rhythm of wings . |
| 25 | If we do n't get you dry and warm you could be really ill . |
| 26 | The Chicheley-Smythes have bought an absolutely super villa in Sardinia and say we could rent it if we 'd like to . |
| 27 | ( Presenter ) Some do n't perceive it that way and say it could be political suicide for the Conservatives ( Legge ) |
| 28 | ‘ Hope that even after all the anger and the pain you 've been through in your life , you 'll still be able to search your heart and realise I could never betray you . |
| 29 | They are largely women who have got to the top in other careers and found they could not go any further . |
| 30 | The discovery was made at 11.30am after staff arrived at the pub and found they could not get in . |