Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [vb pp] them [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing in the three villagers ' long but sheltered past could have prepared them for the horrendous sight that met their eyes . |
| 2 | Even if he had thought that his parents were still there — which I found hard to believe — he could have visited them in the morning . |
| 3 | ‘ If I 'd had three boys I could have fitted them into the same bedrooms . ’ |
| 4 | Beth had a love for children , but how she wished she could have borne them for the man she loved , instead of the man she was indebted to . |
| 5 | Okay , so I lied about the cuddly toy and the microwave , but I bet if ART could have got them into the Multiverb 's 1U , 19″ rack format they would have . |