Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well there were them what could get 'em . |
| 2 | We 're sort of outside of that area so I do n't know what we do about our video equipment , but I think it would be beneficial if there were somebody we could call on to sort out problems for us , who actually understood all the stuff . |
| 3 | Damn him for dissembling ; for pretending to Daniel that he was n't wounded to the core at being passed over , pretending that it was only Anna who was suffering , as if it were she who could not bear the lack of advancement , of increased prosperity . |
| 4 | The skills of the midwives were everything I could have wished for and the NCT made me feel as if I was a useful part of the whole process . |
| 5 | Quite correctly , they reckoned that ministers and central committee secretaries might be expendable to their Boss , but coal-mines were something he could not afford to lose . |
| 6 | There was no-one he could tell . |
| 7 | There was nothing we could do for poor Victor at five in the morning ; we should meet for an early breakfast and decide then what to do . |
| 8 | The old order was changing , and there was nothing we could do about it . |
| 9 | We gave him a cup of coffee and made soothing noises , but once again there was nothing we could do . |
| 10 | ‘ But there was nothing we could get our teeth into . |
| 11 | But the covers had been printed , and there was nothing we could do . |
| 12 | They had the right to take away our children , and there was nothing we could do about it . ’ |
| 13 | An ambulance spokesman said : ‘ There was nothing we could do . ’ |
| 14 | There was nothing we could do . ’ |
| 15 | Since we could not get rid of the rule , there was nothing we could do but try to operate it more sensibly . |
| 16 | There was nothing we could do to pay back the debt of our existence . |
| 17 | We were all sorry about Black Dog getting away , but there was nothing we could do . |
| 18 | There was nothing we could do for him here , so we had him transferred . ’ |
| 19 | I felt the usual clench of tension in the bowels , and could see pale anger in Mala 's face , but there was nothing we could do . |
| 20 | There was nothing we could make stick so he got away with it . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ So am I , but there was nothing we could do about it . |
| 22 | ‘ But they bought it for £46 million and sold it six months later for £92 million , and there was nothing we could do about it . ’ |
| 23 | There was me as well , you see , and there was nothing we could do and er she 'd had this erm , it was awful , they took her to the mortuary because some of the girls , you see , erm , you know they went hysterical and er I 'm not gon na pass her door , that sort of thing . |
| 24 | Er , you know , well of course they were young girls and er , you see and there 's , there was nothing we could do , you see , and , and er , anyway the doctor , as soon as the doctor did come , it was because th the young staff er they had to , they took her away to the mortuary , you see and erm then I , I had to carry on with her work and , and do the best I could and mine as well , you see , but of course er the Manager he appointed another Assistant Manager to go and collect the money which I used to do got it in because I took her times of duty as well and er , you see , and then after that er after several weeks I suppose it was , I do n't know how many because I forget how many , that they appointed me as Manageress and I was in that position for twelve years , you see and |
| 25 | Inday became ill and there was nothing we could do . |
| 26 | Here was Aldo Moro , an ex-Prime Minister , the leader of the Christian Democrat Party and one of the most powerful and influential men in Italy , at the mercy of the best-known organization of political extremists , and the people responsible for combating political extremism told us there was nothing we could do except organize random house-to-house searches . |
| 27 | There was nothing we could do . |
| 28 | There was nothing they could do for him . |
| 29 | The worst thing was that it appeared there was nothing they could do to stop it ; the players had hardly a shred of belief left in themselves , and Gower was unable to instil any . |
| 30 | But then there was nothing they could do for him . |