Example sentences of "[coord] could [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of the combinations of possible future events meant anything at all , nor could mean anything until somebody caught up with Vecchi . |
| 2 | A session lasts about an hour and could cost anything from £15 to £30 depending on where you are in the country . |
| 3 | As with most good tumbles , you could see this one coming a mile off — and could do nothing to prevent the inevitable . |
| 4 | To have to lie there in his coffin on Ingham 's counter and hear somebody like Tommy Drennan murder a good song like ‘ Slievenamon ’ and himself lying there and could do nothing about it ! |
| 5 | She knew she was hysterical yet could do nothing to calm herself , could hear her own voice rising higher and higher , going on and on , and could do nothing to make it stop . |
| 6 | For answer , she put her right hand on her heart and could feel nothing . |
| 7 | The plaintiff was therefore guilty of contributory negligence and could recover nothing . |
| 8 | What one knows is that , when a film works , it 's because writer , director and producer were working in harmony and could inspire everybody else on the project with their joint vision . |
| 9 | Then he arose in fear , and called for light , and it was brought him ; and he looked for the leper and could see nothing ; so he returned into the bed , leaving the light burning . |
| 10 | He called Stefan on the radio , who had a look round on the underside of the ‘ Fury and could see nothing wrong . |
| 11 | She was n't surprised when she raised her hand and could see nothing before her eyes . |
| 12 | And Melanie 's laughter trickled to nothing when she saw his pale , bony face half-hidden by hair and could see nothing there , no hint of a smile or inflection of tenderness which might mean she would be spared . |
| 13 | I was sitting away from the parapet , and could see nothing below . |
| 14 | And , or else he 'd be severely injured that he 's got the , the family rest of their life having to look after him and and could kill somebody . |
| 15 | He gripped her hand with white knuckles , and could say nothing , to her or to anyone else . |
| 16 | In fact I discovered later that he was sitting just under the window , and could hear everything that was said in the kitchen . |
| 17 | We were roach fishing , larking about perhaps more than anything else , and could catch nothing ; you see it was a scorching day and the water bright and clear as crystal . |
| 18 | He concentrated hard but could detect nothing ‘ Doctor ! ’ cried Bernice . |
| 19 | you know , they were willing to share what I had but could give nothing financially in return . |
| 20 | Trying to compose myself , I got back home in time to make tea , but could do nothing except collapse sobbing in my mother 's arms . |
| 21 | The baby saw it happening but could do nothing to stop it , its pudgy fingers would not close tightly enough to grasp the string … . |
| 22 | Stephen Pears did well to block Soloman 's shot but could do nothing to prevent Steve Butler tapping the ball into the open goal . |
| 23 | And what if he knew something they did n't and was desperate to tell them , but could do nothing but move a finger ? |
| 24 | He told Hayling that he was keen to help , but could do nothing until he retired in April , more than six months away . |
| 25 | His touch was warm and soft , as were his incredible eyes , hooded now with something she recognised but could do nothing to deny . |
| 26 | As I lay back on my bed I tried to work out the connection between him and the British Empire and Fresnes gaol , but could make nothing of it . |
| 27 | The two rabbits sniffed and stared , but could make nothing of it . |
| 28 | In the second half when we went at them we forced plenty of corners but could make nothing of them . |
| 29 | When I got to the spot , I groped beneath the water to try and find him and drag him up , but could feel nothing . |
| 30 | I felt for his pulse , but could feel none . |