Example sentences of "could [be] [verb] [verb] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vessel was built like a fish and its mouth could be made to protrude from the water . |
| 2 | Groups of Muslim demonstrators retaliated by attacking the nearby Holiday Inn with small arms and grenades in an effort to dislodge several snipers who could be seen firing from the hotel 's upper floors . |
| 3 | Suddenly , at about 3 o'clock , a pall of thick black smoke could be seen rising from the town and shortly afterwards came flames and then loud crackling was heard . |
| 4 | Large additional costs could be seen arising from the Nassau Agreement on British participation in the American-sponsored NATO Multilateral Force as part of the quid pro quo for Polaris . |
| 5 | In the hush , a muffled order could be heard issuing from the depths of the leading gasmask . |
| 6 | After the dry ice had cleared for good , however , grumbles of disappointment could be heard rumbling from the Faust faithful . |
| 7 | Suddenly the sound of running feet could be heard approaching from the depths . |
| 8 | As in a great Jesse window , the ancestry of the pope could be portrayed descending from the apostle to whom Christ had said " Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church " . |