Example sentences of "could [verb] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She smiled up at him , wishing she could will the tension out of his body , wishing she could make him relax that guard . |
| 2 | She could make him doubt most things about himself , but not the accuracy of his ears . |
| 3 | ‘ I could make you take that back , ’ he said , his voice a low growl very close to her ear . |
| 4 | No one in the Po valley , with its rich agriculture , could bring themselves to eat such concoctions . |
| 5 | It happened that one of the doctors practised hypnosis , and the sister of the ward concerned approached him and asked him if he could do anything to calm this patient who was disrupting the ward routine and upsetting the nurses . |
| 6 | But Scudamore 's decision could see him start clear favourite in a race that has lacked a dominant performer since the death of Mighty Mogul . |
| 7 | Not that she could see anyone getting this man to answer any questions if he decided against it . |
| 8 | you could see he had two pairs of socks on , the Dayglo green ones with holes in and underneath some grey woolly ones , the kind that earnest ramblers wear . |
| 9 | I could see you needed some time by yourself . |
| 10 | I felt a burning , splitting sensation , and Dick told me to look as the head had crowned , and I could see she had dark hair . |
| 11 | Oh I could keep you going all day . |
| 12 | Once we have finalised our response to the Welsh Office , I think it would be very useful if we could meet you to explore shared interests and clarify how best we can work together on this issue . |
| 13 | This paper is intended to examine how changing the way branches are run could enable us to get more members involved and expand the work done . |
| 14 | So by looking at the mates of the heavier hens , Petrie could discover what confers desirable quality in a cock . |
| 15 | And er you you you could hear them patting this butter outside a shop you know , it was a lovely sound on marble slabs and they were patting away at this butter . |
| 16 | Behind , I could hear someone singing three octaves higher than I was . |
| 17 | FORMER transport minister Peter Bottomley today described as ‘ potentially murderous ’ a claim that wearing helmets gave cyclists a false sense of security and could encourage them to take greater risks . |
| 18 | It could leave you nursing serious injuries . |
| 19 | This photograph , this swipe of grain , so briefly glimpsed : I could tell it contained extraordinary information . |
| 20 | The skills shortage that will hit Britain in the late 1990s means that companies must maximise human resources , and could lead them to make regular testing a routine part of office and shopfloor life . |
| 21 | After a pause for thought she told Dad that he must go and ask the Captain if he could let them have some cups and saucers and whatever else was available , even if they could not have the hall . |
| 22 | I 'd be grateful if you could let me have this cheque as soon as possible . |
| 23 | board members were unclear about the precise function of school boards and therefore about how training could help them fulfil these functions |
| 24 | However , larger companies like Ford have also woken up to the fact that it could help them build small runs of specialist cars — the Ford RS200 for example — cheaply and quickly , which gave the movement momentum . |
| 25 | One of Christian 's oft-repeated dreams was to establish a Methodist mission among the country 's gipsies and Nahum 's status could help him achieve this ambition . |
| 26 | The following extract is exactly as written : ‘ When I tell you that something you use every day could be put to better use — and that using it better could help you to win greater influence , more respect and higher status , promotion and a larger income … it could widen your circle of friends and possibly even secure you fame and power — you might well be curious to know what that ‘ something ’ is … |
| 27 | They are the leaders of the Vauxhall League division two south , so I suppose you could say they dropped two points today ; Harefield two , Abingdon Town two , our reporter , Nick Quayle . |
| 28 | If interest rates change adversely , finance houses could find themselves funding fixed rate loans with more expensive floating rate loans . |
| 29 | I was on the edge of my seat for most of the time but nobody could deny we deserved this result . ’ |