Example sentences of "could [vb infin] what " in BNC.
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| 1 | This evolution of human society could explain what mechanisms had produced the ideas , principles , and processes which governed capitalism , why these had come about , why they had strength , and , ultimately , where their weakness was . |
| 2 | Perhaps Labour 's leadership could explain what has happened to the SDLP since 1981 to make it capable of bringing Catholic and Protestant workers together . |
| 3 | Before she could explain what she meant , Mr Hollins was laughing at her . |
| 4 | The only creature who could explain what had happened was Devon Loch , and he was not in a position to give interviews . |
| 5 | Your mother could explain what happened but I have not seen her since she dialled 999 and packed her suitcase . |
| 6 | However , if more recent species could descend from earlier ones , ancestry could explain what adaptation could not . |
| 7 | It was arranged that the husband would telephone Lawyer D , after discussing the matter with his wife , so that Lawyer D could explain what was involved . |
| 8 | I did n't even think I could explain what I was afraid of . |
| 9 | If they proved that they could deliver what they promised , well and good . |
| 10 | You could make what you liked of it . |
| 11 | For a moment , neither Mungo nor Emily could think what he was talking about . |
| 12 | When it was all over and the table was bare and no one could think what to say , then they noticed that Delia Sutherland was gone . |
| 13 | They could think what I done was totally out of order.I mean it was only forgery , but they could think it was , you know … |
| 14 | People could think what they liked about her mental state , as long as they did n't stand in her way . |
| 15 | There had to be a perfectly simple explanation to all this — if only she could think what it was . |
| 16 | Nicolo Sabatini could think what he liked ; after today , she 'd never see him again . |
| 17 | erm , so I would come up the town with you if I could think what for |
| 18 | Actually I could blackmail what people |
| 19 | ‘ Gone are the days when you could buy what you wanted with a pair of Levi jeans and a Jerry Lee Lewis album , ’ commented Myeloski . |
| 20 | The most unusual styles to see around today could include what pass for country , city-sophisticated , improvised junk , garden room , Italian modern , French ( Louis Le-whatever ) uncompromisingly antique or whatever period is chosen ( Georgian , Jacobean ) industrial ( high-tech or creative salvage ) , art deco and art nouveau . |
| 21 | If you could catch what he said , it was often extremely funny , but hearing him was a problem . |
| 22 | It was at last year 's parade that Elham gave him the idea when she said : ‘ I wish I could enjoy what I am experiencing here , but back in my mind there are too many innocent children left with no hopes and no future . |
| 23 | One could not know what an experience was like without knowing whether it was pleasurable or not , but one could know what it was like without recognizing its value , even though this follows necessarily from its being like just what it was . |
| 24 | It would have helped to have had something to read in the quiet of my own home , so I could know what to expect in the future . |
| 25 | If there were only a few , each could know what the others were doing and all would be aware of being watched . |
| 26 | Then she was closing her eyes in an agony of resistance , as if making that hand invisible could prevent what she knew was going to happen . |
| 27 | Over lunch we decided that we could repeat what we had done at Muirfield Village and take all Four fourballs and five hours later it was done . |
| 28 | I could sense what you felt inside . |
| 29 | For the first time she could sense what it must be like to possess the surgeon 's power almost of life and death , the satisfaction of knowing your actions had helped to save a life or bring a new one into the world , and she had been a part , albeit a small one , of the drama . |
| 30 | They could study what they chose , in the order they chose , and there would be no distinction between different years , or levels of course . |