Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [conj] [noun prp] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the Servant of Yahweh , Jesus treads the path of suffering and obedience right the way to Calvary : so much so that Peter could describe his suffering and death in terms culled from the famous prophecy of the Suffering Servant in Isaiah : |
| 2 | He ate so swiftly that Libby could n't take her eyes off him ; she remembered all they were told about behaving properly and eating slowly . |
| 3 | Molly Pearce , the helpful spinster with her eye on Maurice ; she fitted so exactly that Wycliffe could scarcely believe his luck . |
| 4 | ‘ Hallo ? ’ he repeated , rather louder than necessary and so carefully that Hugh could hear the vowels tinkling into place . |
| 5 | She was next in line to Lily , five years older than the girl who had come to Riverstown and had the whole world in her pocket , so far as Bernadette could see . |
| 6 | It looked like some sort of play he was writing , so far as Bob could see . |
| 7 | But the baby , so far as Wendy could see , was in good order , firm of limb , bright of eye , smooth of skin and , once released from its wrapping , extremely lively . |
| 8 | Well laid out , so far as Newman could see while she made the tea . |
| 9 | ‘ The Mamur Zapt ? ’ said Suleiman , surprised but , so far as Owen could tell , not disconcerted . |
| 10 | So far as Bragg could see , the man had clearly been killed by a crushing blow to the head . |
| 11 | Zelah was a cross to be borne more or less cheerfully and Helen could handle her , when necessary , by being devastatingly blunt . |
| 12 | Waiters ran around from table to table , shouting to each other and to the customers , so fast that Shelley could n't catch what was going on . |
| 13 | She groaned and turned over , hoping she would fall asleep again , but her brain insisted on relaying pictures of her twin , so vividly that Dana could have been in the same room . |
| 14 | He had changed the subjet so adroitly that Juliet could only stare at him . |
| 15 | ‘ A pity , ’ Bruce murmured so quietly that Corbett could hardly hear him . |
| 16 | Maybe the Emp was further away than Biff could imagine . |
| 17 | For as long as Ruth could remember , huge red roses had sprawled across the kitchen walls , fading gradually to a sandy brown against the yellowed background . |
| 18 | It had hung in Maggie 's bedroom for as long as Phoebe could remember : she had not looked at it properly for years . |
| 19 | Each month , for as long as Peter could remember , she had gone through the bank statement and done the accounts . |
| 20 | His hair had been white for as long as Burun could remember , but this was the first time his age had seemed to affect his behaviour . |
| 21 | Lizzie Stroud had been Great-Aunt Alicia 's maid for as long as Sara could remember . |
| 22 | Because , as far as Juliet could see , there were two ways in which Donna could have received her AB blood group . |
| 23 | The old man said they were love songs he had written when young , but they seemed to be by Robert Burns as far as Nigel could remember . |
| 24 | As far as Trent could see , there was no reason at all . |
| 25 | The girl had returned earlier , and prematurely , from the hunt , but was not around as far as Tallis could see . |
| 26 | As far as Jenna could see there was nothing there . |
| 27 | Still , as far as Pete could tell , asleep . |
| 28 | As far as Lorton could tell , Dougal had n't done a bunk . |
| 29 | The psychiatrist was called Mr Rose and was , as far as Marcus could remember from time to time , medium in height , medium brown in colouring and with a medium tenor voice when he spoke , which was infrequently . |
| 30 | There were a few guards scattered to the side of the road , all armed , no more than six or seven as far as Adam could make out . |