Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] [adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to him , language could only evolve once the auditory and visual association areas , that in monkeys as well as man convey impulses from the auditory and visual areas to the limbic system , themselves acquired suitable connections via yet another association area , thereby making possible so-called non-limbic , cross-modal associations . |
| 2 | They are erm it was er steak and kidney pie , brussels sprouts , carrots and bo plain boiled potatoes I could only eat about half the kidney and meat , I cou I could only eat about a third of the pastry , could n't cope with the carrots at all or the brussel sprouts , they were beautiful brussel sprouts like little cabbages , you know I could only eat a couple of them ! |
| 3 | At first the simple machines available could only detect down a few inches , and — amongst other operating difficulties — encounters with tufts of grass caused them to constantly give off false signals . |
| 4 | However , she could only get up a little way before she tumbled backwards , as the jar had a heavy glass base which proved impossible to overbalance . |
| 5 | Ironically , the actions of a few Western governments , led by the United states and including Britain , could finally kill off the nodule-mining industry before it even begins to operate , and all in the name of protecting the industry . |
| 6 | If we could physically see how the diminishing fish stocks are still being attacked this outrage would end . |
| 7 | If you could just jot down a few ideas that . |
| 8 | Ronni wished an entire treeload of acacia blossom would fall on her if she could just experience again the thrilling touch of that hand . |
| 9 | The cubicle was thick with fragranced fog but he could just make out a dark hunched shape on the floor near the door . |
| 10 | Almost — but I could just make out a narrow stretch half-way over where the water flowed smooth and fast with each swell . |
| 11 | Blanche could just make out a flabby shape in the back seat . |
| 12 | Robert could just make out a thin line of boys struggling through the trees at the edge of the horizon . |
| 13 | The drop down to half-moon Rhossili Bay below me was almost sheer , and the sea was striped with shimmering blue and white as endlessly long parallel lines of surf moved in slow motion towards the expanse of sand , on which I could just make out a few figures as tiny specks . |
| 14 | Along it , Theodora could just make out a lone rider heading back to the stable . |
| 15 | He could just make out the great empty arch of the east window and beyond it the shimmer of the North Sea while above , seeming to move through and over it like a censer , swung the smudged yellow disc of the moon . |
| 16 | By peering hard in the same direction , I could just make out the faint flicker of a distant plane . |
| 17 | Between the ranks of bared heads ( one or another of which would occasionally turn to take a quick glance of inspection at his own face ) he could just make out the graceful figure of Mrs Wright herself , kneeling on a hassock in front of the table . |
| 18 | It even had a name , he could just make out the tiny print . |
| 19 | As he gazed out , down the enormous length of the ship , he could just make out the dark outline against the lighter sea , and the rectangular shapes of the deck-covered containers . |
| 20 | To her right , as her eyes adjusted to the faint lifting of the darkness , she could just make out the first steps of the spiral tower staircase . |
| 21 | He could just make out the two rows of cottages and the fields beyond them . |
| 22 | Straining his eyes , he could just make out the two boxes which were stacked in the far corner of the room and a picture frame which was propped up against them . |
| 23 | Through the open door Zen could just make out the huge ornate crucifix above the high altar . |
| 24 | Through the middle kitchen window he could just make out the open gate , the wooden ramp covering the steps and the first huge saddle-back sow ambling down into the yard . |
| 25 | The smoke enveloped the beast completely , and yet through the smoke , as they got very close , Little Billy could just make out the enormous black shadow of some hairy monster . |
| 26 | I took a few cautious steps forward to where , by craning , I could just make out the ghostly crescent of the beach opposite the pier . |
| 27 | He lifted his head and , in the semi-darkness , she could just make out the wry smile that touched the corners of his mouth . |
| 28 | Yes , through the gloom she could just make out the dried-up fountain in the middle of it , and , straight ahead , the huge studded doors of a church . |
| 29 | G Chairman , if I could just pick up a deliberate accuracy rather than |
| 30 | If you were trying to train one from scratch and made an error like that it could easily mess up an entire day 's work . |