Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] they could [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they obviously felt they could n't make too much of an example of him because a lot of people , mainly on Sky TV , had already judged the issue . |
| 2 | Connelly hoped they could n't hear the desperation in his voice . |
| 3 | He just hoped they could n't see it from the stalls . |
| 4 | Eventually , those waging their campaign against her found they were losing , and furthermore , they quickly realized they could n't afford not to be seen as a Katherine Lundy party . |
| 5 | But though they were excellent makers of models to other people 's plans and designs I quickly found they could only work well if they were given very detailed constructional drawings and plans . |
| 6 | Presumably felt they could n't afford |