Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rosenberg could sense the counter-accusations ringing across the Atlantic , the worst of them perhaps unspoken : Americans had idealist and somewhat puritan expectations of how Dr Aveling should have behaved , Americans are a simple people , literal-minded and dependent on secondary sources of information . |
| 2 | ‘ Be assured , sirrah , that the constable was never guilty of that mistake in my hearing , ’ Edward said quietly — before Richard could muster a retort . |
| 3 | Ritually and administratively , then , Richard could see the value of churchmen . |
| 4 | The young man 's brother wrote to Lord Panmure to see if David could make the best of the situation in which he found himself by obtaining a midshipman 's place . |
| 5 | Corbett could smell the heavy , thick fragrance of those mouth-watering dishes he had seen being prepared in the kitchen . |
| 6 | The Prior welcomed him sardonically but Corbett could see the monks were genuinely pleased to see him back . |
| 7 | At the far end , on a dais , was a long table crowded with fierce-looking men dressed in costly ermine and sable-edged cloaks , though , from where he stood , Corbett could see the glint of armour many of them wore beneath their robes . |
| 8 | Corbett could imagine the scene . |
| 9 | It seemed all over in the 63rd minute when Clough , a few yards outside the penalty area , volleyed a headed clearance instantly into the roof of the net before Hardwick could move a muscle . |
| 10 | Through it , Donna could see the first of many wax tableaux showing famous film stars . |
| 11 | And the first of three units at Palo Verde in Arizona could cross the finish line in about 87 months . |
| 12 | Bernice could hear the Doctor 's voice . |
| 13 | Bernice could hear the smugness in the Doctor 's voice . |
| 14 | Watching , Thorfinn could feel the eyes of the trumpeter beside him burning into his skin . |
| 15 | General gloom means that GRE could face a total 1990 loss of £100m . |
| 16 | STRIKER Andy Payton could play a key role in Middlesbrough 's final promotion push . |
| 17 | This was heresy , or at least beyond his comprehension Erica could see the effect her words were having . |
| 18 | By 11 a.m. the bombardment intensified to the point where Campana could count the shells raining down on two neighbouring companies at a rate of five a minute . |
| 19 | TONY ADAMS could make an unexpected return to the England team against Yugoslavia at Wembley on Wednesday . |
| 20 | I was on the grass below the paddock when Ronnie 's car pulled off the road with a completely inexplicable failure : inexplicable in that Ronnie could find no reason why his car , which had been going so well , should suddenly come to a halt . |
| 21 | I 'm being an idiot , ’ she said , glad that Jean could find an excuse for her stupidity . |
| 22 | But the reason that US business was investing so much in Europe and elsewhere was not that the United States could run a balance of payments deficit financed by borrowing from central banks overseas . |
| 23 | The Soviet Union possessed a veto in the Security Council but there was little doubt that the United States could convince the UN General Assembly to accept a proposal of reasonable character . |
| 24 | If it were accepted that the language of the Convention demonstrates an intention to establish a permanent regime for freer global communications upon which all States could rely , the United States could claim the benefits of transit passage without having to prove that that concept had itself become customary international law . |
| 25 | In her head , Marie could see the people she knew in terms of those doors . |
| 26 | In its early days , a contributor like Allen Mawer could use the occasion of a review of Jespersen ( who was concerned with " conservative " definitions and redefinitions of grammar ) to refer to wider social issues . |
| 27 | As Ive said to Arif before ( direct email ) , I think O'Leary could make a BIG difference — especially for Fairclough . |
| 28 | With Alex James as the pivot picking up clearances from defence and passing immediately to the front-runners , Arsenal could have the ball in their opponents ' net only seconds after being packed in their own goal area . |
| 29 | Mid-September could produce an amazing boost to your material assets , but tread carefully in June , July and October . |
| 30 | Only Edward could have a row about evolution . ’ |