Example sentences of "of [pron] [subord] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | The double meaning , when it struck me , forced a gasp of half-hysterical laughter out of me before I could control myself ; I clamped a hand over my mouth . |
| 2 | With ninety-nine persons out of a hundred , I would have known it was a bluff ; but he was different , and a nervousness had hold of me before I could resist it . |
| 3 | But it was clear that he wanted to make as much money out of me as he could . |
| 4 | There were deep shadows across the room now and his face was in one of them so she could n't see his eyes clearly . |
| 5 | I came up with a lot of very hard guitar parts for this album and I had to practise the hell out of them so I could pull them off . |
| 6 | Willing hands helped us rescue as many of them as we could , and we got our robes out to take home and wash . |
| 7 | I sat by the phone and rang as many of them as I could , reassuring the ones who were home . |
| 8 | His ‘ ardour … for his books of chivalry ’ ( OMF iii 5 ) is described in Cervantes ' first chapter : ‘ so great was his curiosity and infatuation in this regard that he even sold many acres of tillable land in order to be able to buy and read the books that he loved , and he would carry home with him as many of them as he could obtain . ’ |
| 9 | They wanted Mickey to lose that famous temper of his so they could legitimately nick him . |
| 10 | He had not been able to deal so skilfully with his own wife , however , that relationship needing more of himself than he could spare from the animals , and she had left him many years ago . |
| 11 | Before consulting an expert , it would be helpful to both of you if you could work out — at least in very general terms — what your financial priorities are . |
| 12 | You 've got a great acting career ahead of you if you could only learn a few more tricks . ’ |
| 13 | As with all young people she had to make something of herself before she could offer anything to anyone else . |
| 14 | I heard you wanted a couple of photos of her so you could take them out in your wallet and keep them close to your heart . |
| 15 | Luke was on his feet and in front of her before she could take a step towards the doors . |
| 16 | ‘ She asked me to give it to the lady who had been in court with her child , and to ask if you would take care of her till she could come for her . ’ |
| 17 | Boyle said : ‘ I was trying to keep hold of him so he could n't get at me . |
| 18 | And with a short night 's sleep behind him and a miserable hour ahead of him before he could get away to the hospital , the day would be spoiled before it started . |
| 19 | Many of the materials used were brought by the Israelites from Egypt ( 11:2–3 ) and willingly given , so that God 's tent might be as worthy of him as they could make it . |
| 20 | The teacher used to come in and take him and he got fed up of it 'cause he could n't get on with his other work . |
| 21 | Not people that could that can defend themselves that can what 's the name of it if they could Well they 've broken old people 's doors in and took their money and and hit them and whatsername . |
| 22 | They would be in favour of it if it could be worked out in a practical form : but it did not mean they were going to give up the freedom of the seas . |
| 23 | It was decided by the authorities that the building of the dam across the valley was a ‘ regrettable necessity ’ — but they determined to make as satisfactory a job of it as they could . |
| 24 | On the one hand papal taxation was preserving them from Edward 's attentions , except for customary feudal dues and prerogative levies ; it is safe to assume that the laity were adapting readily to the notion of leaving the tax burden , or as much of it as they could , to the clergy . |
| 25 | Subjects were asked to rate the passage for comprehensibility and to recall as much of it as they could . |
| 26 | At the end of presentation subjects rated the passage for comprehensibility and then wrote down as much of it as they could remember , as close to verbatim as possible . |
| 27 | There was something unique about a hospital over the Christmas period , and most years he 'd made a point of working for as much of it as he could . |
| 28 | She seemed to assess their position and then go quickly back to the carrion as if she was very hungry and sought to take as much of it as she could before the crows reached her . |
| 29 | He wants a girl friend and I want a boy friend , and as I like him ( or at least what I know of him ) and I think he likes me , I think it would be good for both of us if we could be friends . |