Example sentences of "they could [adv] [verb] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately , Jed was going to be sleeping at Mrs Neary 's that night ; they could n't have made more noise exploring the Hall if they 'd found it to be haunted . |
| 2 | Their mouths were mere swollen wounds which they could not bear to stretch enough to admit the spout of the teapot . |
| 3 | One great comber filled the canoe before she shook free from the cascading crests ; now they could not expect to make much headway and had to fight even harder to avoid broaching-to . |
| 4 | Even with the optimism of the participants they could not expect to solve such a problem in four days . |
| 5 | Most of them were used to paying regular visits to the friendly neighbourhood pawnbroker , but on the objects they brought to him they could not expect to raise any great sums . |
| 6 | I again would find it difficult to understand how ( a ) they could not have understood these documents ; and ( b ) that , if they did not understand them , they took no steps to consult their advisers . |
| 7 | The players are down but they could not have given any more . ’ |
| 8 | It 's hard to see how they could ever get to know each other long enough for it to come to this . |
| 9 | Okay , now putting both bits aside , if we 're making sure , right okay , if we 're making sure that the product is being sold for the right reasons , i.e. the client is separately saving for deposit , for house moving fees , legal fees , all the other fees , and they could still afford to do this , then I believe it 's a good thing that you can suggest to your clients . |
| 10 | While these careful measures succeeded in preserving Tokugawa rule for some two and a half centuries , they could never hope to prevent all social , economic and political change . |