Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun prp] could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If with their aircraft expertise Saab could fit it with a radar jamming device , they really would have it cracked , ’ Michael said . |
| 2 | In the flickering light Corbett could see their muzzles caked in blood . |
| 3 | In all his experience Zen could remember nothing like it . |
| 4 | In the quiet room Joe could hear his laboured breathing . |
| 5 | After a while Owen could stand it no longer and went along . |
| 6 | Through the thin partition Charles could hear him carrying out his drill . |
| 7 | And on the floor Charles could see what had caused his fall . |
| 8 | Behind this graceful form Martha could see her grandmother in a state of strange tension , arms folded and brows contracted in the effort of masking her feelings . |
| 9 | England did not seem to believe that Spanish-based Tab Ramos could juggle it back from the bye-line and when he did , no-one had picked up the 6ft 1ins Kaiserlauten defender as he powered his header past Chris Woods . |
| 10 | In the semi-darkness Mark could see her movements . |
| 11 | But , in so far as the subject was addressed , the dominant view was that by integrating modern industry into the communal structure Russia could enjoy its benefits without enduring proletarianization . |
| 12 | The reminiscing had begun and , although she paused briefly to hand round the plates and a bowl of crisp salad to go with the pie , there was no way Harry could stop her . |
| 13 | The only way Eric could telephone me was by using a military line via Bologna and Vienna , which took hours on end , and even when he 'd got through , our voices were often unintelligible . |