Example sentences of "[noun pl] we could [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In the old days we could rely on the same spectators attending match after match , whatever the weather or the results . |
| 2 | ‘ In those days we could run about the area bouncing the ball , but now things are more entertaining . ’ |
| 3 | I discovered that with our video : we tape things we could watch at the time , just to prove , I suppose that video recorders are wonderful things . |
| 4 | The only distinguishing clinical features we could identify in the RP group were male preponderance and an increased frequency of extraintestinal manifestations . |
| 5 | ‘ Just pray we do n't get a North Atlantic fog , because in those latitudes we could roll in the swells for days , with the moisture beading the shrouds and the air as cold as charity , and always being terrified that a super-tanker will barrel out of the muck at full speed to thump you under her bows without even knowing you were ever there . ’ |