Example sentences of "could [vb infin] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Oh , if only I could win the first prize ! ’ breathed Angela . |
| 2 | It is unlikely that any of us could remember the first time we saw our own reflection ( mirrors often form part of toys aimed at very small babies , such as activity mats or cot toys , and there are , of course , lakes , kettles and other possibilities for reflection ) ; what is likely is that it was a member of our family ( probably our mother ) who told us : ‘ That 's you , that 's what you look like ’ . |
| 3 | He could remember the first time that he 'd stepped outside into country darkness and closed the door behind him ; it was as if he 'd been struck blind with the click of the latch , and he 'd begun to panic at his inability even to tell which way was up . |
| 4 | In his last years Monet stumbled upon the exquisite notion that colour in itself could become the first subject for his art ; painting has never looked back/ |
| 5 | As a result it could become the first estate in the area to have a 20mph speed limit introduced . |
| 6 | Wiltshire could become the first county in Britain to ban foxhunting on county council land . |
| 7 | Angel could see the first light in the east . |
| 8 | For solar flares , a system of early warning satellites around the Sun could detect the first sign of trouble . |
| 9 | But could ruin the first half , forward inside the p Shrewsbury penalty area , being forced to run wide though that was good play by . |
| 10 | Erm because the report is er quite a long report mainly the er part of the report erm I will pick out the most important comments and if I could take the first part of the report first erm this concerns a new staffing structure between er , newly emerged welfare rights and advice service . |
| 11 | Her mind refused to believe that anything could happen the first time one had intercourse . |
| 12 | A poor man who entered into a partnership could complete the first stage in a year to fifteen months ; he could start a partnership with a poorer man in two or three years . |
| 13 | I could wish the first chance that came her way was n't nursing some poor old woman with a weak chest . |
| 14 | Instead , the Armada sailed up channel and the watchers at Rame , including Carew , could view the first engagement of battle early that Sunday morning off Plymouth , with the first galleon exploding . |
| 15 | No Charlton player could match the first touch control of Newcastle midfielder Lee Clark who set up two of his side 's goals . |
| 16 | Russia could get the first half of its share ( half , in turn , of the total of up to $1 billion ) as early as May . |
| 17 | As he showed in a report , dated 30th March , 1839 , to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests , the existing offices could be retained until the new block was complete , and it could form the first stage in a complete rebuilding of both sides of Downing Street . |