Example sentences of "[coord] [noun prp] could [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pointed back to the office block , and Cardiff could see the indistinct blurs of the other faces in reception , looking out . |
| 2 | No French composer in the generation after Fevin and Brumel could disguise the secular flavour of his church music and sometimes Sermisy shows the cloven hoof of the chanson writer , but generally his Masses and motets are more ‘ Netherlandish ’ . |
| 3 | But she also knew that if Jake and Janice could offer the happy home that Jake had promised she would give up her own claim in an instant . |
| 4 | Thanks to Charlie boy , they 'd been able to splash a bit on the wedding and Marilyn could have the white satin and the four bridesmaids she 'd set her heart on . |
| 5 | He was smiling , and Sarella could see the unmistakable signs of triumph on his face . |
| 6 | Titch steered close in to the point and Wycliffe could see the broad path of the Wheel and the mound of turves by which it had been shot into the air before its final plunge into the sea . |
| 7 | 3.22 am , Galloway and Upper Nithsdale : Tactical voting in the historic counties of Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtown could cost the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang his seat . |
| 8 | A difficult aspect between Mars and Saturn could jeopardise the enviable position you are in now . |
| 9 | No one spoke , but Grainne could see the listening alertness in them all . |
| 10 | Humankind and the apes shared the vertebrate form because both were created by God , but Owen could stress the anatomical differences in order to make it clear that the one could never have evolved from the other . |
| 11 | His smile did n't waver , but Caroline could see the sudden darkening of the pale eyes . |
| 12 | Manchester City have been tracking the 30-year-old since the summer , but Everton could provide the perfect escape route . |