Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] that [adj] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the wild surmise occurred to me that Leslie might have lost his memory ; but commonsense reasserted itself , and I realised that this could not have been the fate of all his men . |
| 2 | I thought that that could not be used , so I seek your guidance , Mr. Speaker . |
| 3 | Some months ago I suggested that this could be done in a new version of Question Time . |
| 4 | We decided that this could happen with quite a few units and that we should point out in the documentation the need to be on guard against it . |
| 5 | All of them knew that this could mean only one thing : Aenarion was going to draw the Sword of Khaine , take up the Widowmaker , to wield the ultimate and deadly weapon . |
| 6 | They thought that this could reduce duplication and ensure better utilization of resources as well as guaranteeing greater consistency across different branches of the same service . |
| 7 | It seemed that this could only have happened by God 's grace and with his approval . |
| 8 | He assumed that this could only be because he was one of the possibles . |
| 9 | He was working at a distinct operational disadvantage , but he reckoned that this could be changed . |
| 10 | A spokesman pointed out that the alliance had agreed to the idea of an interim government in Afghanistan pending elections , and he observed that this could include ‘ neutral ’ personalities . |
| 11 | Lord John had behaved badly this night , but he knew that all could be repaired , all won , and all made good , and all for a girl of winsome , heart-breaking beauty . |
| 12 | However , he insisted that this could be distinguished from the cognitive validity of knowledge . |
| 13 | As a supporter of balanced budgets , however , he insisted that this could be funded from defence cuts made possible by the " peace dividend " , rather than through deficits or higher taxes . |
| 14 | He felt that this could best be done by resorting to myths . |
| 15 | He said that this could lead to ‘ a non-statutory monopoly ’ and trigger a free-for-all among farmers with the housewife eventually footing the bill . |