Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [pers pn] was the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His handwriting was so bad that Mr Sunderland had pinned his composition to the notice-board in the hall so everyone could see he was the worst writer in the whole school . |
| 2 | I did n't know who the guy riding it was , but through my police issue 200 × 6000 macroscopic laser-prism binoculars I could see he was the same guy who had just bopped the doorman in the head . |
| 3 | My family and friends were very supportive throughout the divorce because they could see it was the right thing as we were n't making each other happy . |
| 4 | She could see it was the wrong thing to say and his black brows rose coldly . |
| 5 | Our Tory MP did jump off his LandRover to shake my hand and take one of my leaflets the other day , but as far as I could tell I was the only voter he met that morning . |
| 6 | Maud and Enid could tell it was the same one because its feet had not yet reappeared . |
| 7 | I do n't know how you could say it was the best . |