Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you feel very strongly that the background to the Unit 's formation needs to be set out , I could perhaps draft it in the form of an ( again brief ) annexe . |
| 2 | So marvelous was the migrating instinct of birds that he could only ascribe it to the superior intelligence of their Creator . |
| 3 | Churchill , the First Sea Lord and England 's hero , could only describe it in the House on October 17 as ‘ a remarkable exploit of skill and daring ’ . |
| 4 | But Alexander could not hold it against the Edoni , local tribesmen , which may have given the Athenians the idea that they could move in and plant a colony ( 465 ) . |
| 5 | England had a target of 240 in 140 minutes , but could not meet it in the end , and as a result the Test was drawn . |
| 6 | My source tells me : ‘ The firemen were very helpful and attempted to remove the offending smoke sensor but could not isolate it from the system so the demonstration continued with shorter cooking times and lower temperatures to reduce the flames . |
| 7 | However , she could not avoid it at The Tamarisks , for although Fru Møller offered a generous choice of hors d'œuvres and puddings she did not provide a choice of main course and Elisabeth would not have dreamt of placing herself at a disadvantage by drawing attention to her disability and pleading for something easier than steak to swallow . |
| 8 | The hair on his face was untrimmed , and his nose had spread with drinking , but the weather-hard skin was not the skin of a drunkard , and if the hair on his temples was thinning , you could not see it for the leather fillet he wore . |
| 9 | Though the hardpressed French could not see it at the time , something had in fact gone dramatically wrong with the meticulous German plans ; that is , with the Crown Prince 's plans . |
| 10 | That is true , but it does not issue in the conclusion that we do not ordinarily have and use the given conception of a causal circumstance , or that we could not use it in the confirmation of causal hypotheses . |
| 11 | He could not reconcile it with the images he had preserved . |
| 12 | And while nobody wanted precisely to abandon the Fidchell which everybody enjoyed so much , there was really no reason why they could not play it with the Gnomes tonight and save Fenella for tomorrow , or even the day after . |
| 13 | A proliferation of pentecostal and evangelical sects , and the success of the Salvation Army ( founded in 1878 ) seemed to show that though the masses could still be moved by religious fervour , they could not find it in the established churches . |
| 14 | So she had stayed in and got the dinner prepared early , she could just shove it in the oven and it would look after itself . |
| 15 | Peggy could just glimpse it through the leaves . |
| 16 | See I could , I could just take it round the edge of your carpet , you know , just , if er , if you want me to , if you want me to I 'll , I can lift the edge of your carpet and put it down onto the floor |
| 17 | ‘ Your measurements are exactly the same as Dana 's and the dress suits you even better — you could easily wear it on the day . ’ |
| 18 | The woman lowered her voice so that Ianthe could hardly hear it above the noise of the train . |
| 19 | council to , if you could like lump it with the next year 's . |
| 20 | Their manager , Graham Turner , had said before the game that Wolves could still make it into the play-offs , but this result has put paid to those hopes . |
| 21 | He had fought off his anger , but Jenna could still see it at the back of his eyes . |
| 22 | Well I do n't see how , all you 've got to do is turn it upside down , you could still run it through the same way |
| 23 | You could still have it in the morning , ’ McQuaid said . |
| 24 | If anyone needed a small amount he could still raise it on the security of a treasured possession left with a pawnbroker . |
| 25 | Or you could always take it off the hook , which has a similar effect . |
| 26 | It was beautiful how they 'd laid it down that the baby should be brought up in Dynmouth so that they could always see it about the place . |
| 27 | Ah mind you he could probably sell it to the TV companies for about that I should think . |
| 28 | He could now lose it on the last ball ! |
| 29 | and could n't clear it at the end of the quarter ? |
| 30 | ‘ Rose felt we could n't leave it until the morning . |