Example sentences of "to [pron] [noun] [pers pn] could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the thicket I could see the bridge and to my amazement I could see Commandos marching in file across the bridge and coming slowly towards me , a few of them looking and pointing in my direction . |
| 2 | Whether he noticed was unclear ; probably not , since he made the eminently logical suggestion that they should drive to Randall Lodge together , and to her chagrin she could think of no good reason to refuse . |
| 3 | And to her horror she could see that in her haste to come and speak to him she had only buttoned the bottom two buttons , and the way she was sitting , crouching forward slightly , one smooth , firm breast was entirely exposed . |
| 4 | It was so close to her head she could hear Bella Kropotkin 's husky , languid voice . |
| 5 | There were details to her description she could have known no other way . ’ |
| 6 | I think he 's got a good idea here but if he takes that slant to his story you could do rather well . |
| 7 | To his surprise he could feel a warm egg , which he drew out . |
| 8 | With great trepidation and much backsliding the tsar eventually granted the serfs a sort of freedom , but if their interests had been dear to his heart he could have committed himself earlier and pressed harder for a settlement which gave them an economically viable future . |
| 9 | To his list we could add attorneys and even local receivers of taxes , six of whom appear in a list of country bankers drawn up in 1784 . |
| 10 | To his right he could see the panorama of the docks spread out below him . |
| 11 | How susceptible my brother would be to whatever vibes I could send out was a question I did n't like too much to think about , given the state of his head , but I had to do something . |
| 12 | But in another way some stubbornness was at work in me , some determination never to give up , and to cling in secret to whatever reality I could find for myself . |
| 13 | As you went into the pub I wanted to prove to your master I could do it . |
| 14 | Cos that you see if you , if you , if you could link up life assurance to your pension you could get tax relief on your life assurance you see ? |