Example sentences of "could [adv] really [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could only really recapture the timbre if he had laryngitis when the time came for shooting . |
| 2 | Wolverton was an area of narrow Nonconformist faith , and our comings and goings at strange times were viewed by some with disapproval and suspicion , especially since we could not really explain the necessity for the shift work . |
| 3 | You could not really beat a Human 's skin . |
| 4 | John could not really grasp the distinction . |
| 5 | A : They are complementary in the sense that you could n't really do an inspection without some documentation . |
| 6 | I remember sitting in a hotel in Lymm thinking that I could n't really spare the time for the Managing Quality course but I 'd run out of excuses ! |
| 7 | I , I , I could n't really give a figure I mean Mr he , he would 've soon told you , the manager down below . |
| 8 | ‘ They could n't really think a man in Rodney 's position would have a motive for killing a little secretary , could they ? ’ |
| 9 | But he could n't really remember the reason . |
| 10 | It was n't Brian 's fault , he could n't really help the fact that he did n't fit in , that he looked , well … strange , or that he was at the back of the queue when the brains were handed out . |
| 11 | You could n't really see the shape of the spots . |
| 12 | I could n't really fault the Stylus 800 . |
| 13 | She had endowed the marriage ( and he could never really like the fellow ) most extravagantly out of her invested money , rather than taking a dip among the jewels that she never wore . |
| 14 | Although banned from any political correspondence he was allowed to explain his position on non-cooperation : ‘ While it could be a source of strength for our movement [ it ] could never really furnish an ideal . |