Example sentences of "could [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the gruesome factors about this particular stitch in the Arran is that every family had its own pattern and the reason for that was often the menfolk were lost at sea and the only way they could identify them was through the pattern . |
| 2 | Moi , " he knew from his reading , was an Annamese term derived from the Chinese word for " savage , " and looking at the dark-skinned , low-browed men , he could see they were of a different racial stock from the Annamese ; they wore only breechclouts that left their haunches naked and they grinned and chattered animatedly in their own language as they moved quickly about their work . |
| 3 | About the only place you could see them was on the scrap heap . |
| 4 | I suppose they could see I was in a mild state of shock . |
| 5 | His patience was dwindling and for the first time in four years of marriage she could see he was on the point of losing his temper . |
| 6 | The sudden glare was blinding , but when he unscrewed his eyes , he could see he was in a kind of windowless utility room . |
| 7 | He sat frowning at his typewriter but Emmie could see he was in a good mood . |
| 8 | ‘ I could see it was in a bad state . ’ |
| 9 | She could see she was at the point where the police might be going to do some hard questioning . |
| 10 | I could see she was on the point of leaving . |
| 11 | From the precise speed of his movements she could tell he was in a hurry . |
| 12 | At times she could imagine she was in an adjoining room at Jackdaw Cottage , eavesdropping on what they said . |
| 13 | Of course she could say it was for the children , as people always did … |
| 14 | You could say it was on the rebound but I had no reason to regret it . |