Example sentences of "this [was/were] [pron] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could it be that this was what he could not get from Bella ? |
| 2 | This was something she could hardly bear to admit . |
| 3 | I was no longer a part of it , but this was something I could not , in my insecurity and because of my ingrained family loyalty , admit even to myself . |
| 4 | ‘ But I know junkies , and I knew this was something I could just try once . |
| 5 | This was something I could n't bear to watch . |
| 6 | And this was one he could n't shirk . |
| 7 | Looking at her , you got the feeling that this was someone who could bend iron bars and tear telephone directories in half . |