Example sentences of "could [adv] [vb infin] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We could only travel at the rate of the slowest ship , and once out in the Irish Sea were ‘ blacked out ’ . |
| 2 | She could only guess at the operation . |
| 3 | Although he could only guess at the enemy 's destination Hawke did not hesitate , as his despatch to the Admiralty next day confirms : ‘ I have carried a press of sail all night , with a hard gale at south-south-east , in pursuit of the enemy , and make no doubt of coming up with them at sea or in Quiberon Bay . ’ |
| 4 | There was still that bleak emptiness about his eyes , and Lissa could only guess at the torment he was going through . |
| 5 | The history of my birth is unclear because NHS records have now been lost , so doctors in later years could only guess at the cause of my disability which became evident a few week after I was born . |
| 6 | I walked down it from the top to bottom and could only marvel at the way it had been constructed . |
| 7 | She could only wonder at the woman . |
| 8 | There were dark schemes afoot , he said — some with their roots going back for years — and if Hitler could achieve it , the replacement of King George by his brother could only occur at the cost of Winston 's life . |
| 9 | The CNAA , he explained , would take pressure off the University of London , and if other universities were not prepared to enter the field of external degrees ‘ they could not complain at the creation of the new body ’ . |
| 10 | I could not understand at the time why they thought we were Germans , but I later discovered that they knew we were people from a border and the only border they could think of was the one with Austria , which for them was the same as Germany . |
| 11 | Then send a message to the guest , Mrs Jones , making sure it does not alarm her , asking her if she could possibly call at the manager 's office . |
| 12 | Do you think that there 's a chance that what happened in Carshalton could possibly happen at the John Radcliffe ? |
| 13 | He had taken a sample of blood from the plump flaccid arm , feeling for the vein as carefully as if she could still flinch at the needle 's prick . |
| 14 | ‘ I have calculated that selling the girdles at normal price — and in Leningrad this day I could get double the normal price at least — but at normal price I could still retire at the end of one day 's work . |
| 15 | It hatchback versatility is n't so important , you could also look at the £22,244 Toyota Camry 3.0 GX , while the Alfa Romeo 164 V6 Lusso ( £24,846 ) will be , for some , the choice of the heart . |
| 16 | ‘ Gran could practically live at the Ritz for what the Lord Whatsit is costing , ’ Miranda pointed out . |
| 17 | ‘ I could n't stay at the house … ’ |
| 18 | However , she knew that she could n't stand at the window indefinitely , so she left it to complete the task she had on hand . |
| 19 | oh if it , if it was if it w if it was that one I think , I think there was some dis if , if it 's the thing I 'm thinking of there was some discrepancy , I think it was alright in the s on one occasion there was some stuff which I could n't find at the end |
| 20 | She had a feeling it was in that carpet-bag , but could n't get at the bag . |
| 21 | Lowe could n't know at the time how much both his private life and his work were about to go right . |
| 22 | Jimmy Smith polled ten per cent … surprisingly he was beaten by Steve Coppell … but the top two were way ahead … second big Billy Hamilton the ex United striker … and top by a long way the man who could n't live at the Manor with the Maxwells … |
| 23 | The court could actually look at the documents in order to make a decision . |