Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | A notable exception to this was the adviser responsible for multicultural education who argued that since the school did not seem to have developed an overall policy for multicultural education he could not conduct an appraisal of it . |
| 2 | No time would pass for you but during that trance I could unpack whatever reserves of information this particular visual scene contains . ’ |
| 3 | For that sum they could parade up and down the grounds at any time of day or sit on the grassy banks at will . ’ |
| 4 | It could produce scarring and for that reason we could not use it on babies ' delicate skin . ’ |
| 5 | Through that viewer they could all peer into the warp as if through one-way mirror-glass . |
| 6 | ’ Then I asked the children to write about some experience they could recall that had something physical about it . |
| 7 | The longest period for which her mother was left alone was for three hours and Mrs Cahuac worked close by so that should anything happen to her mother during this period she could get home quickly . |
| 8 | Even as Rachel flitted before us down passageways and galleries , I could feel other presences , as if ghosts hiding in the shadows watched her pass then trailed behind us , looking for some weakness they could exploit . |
| 9 | They waved once and I waved back , and for some time I could see their bright jackets in the dappled shade of the afternoon sun . |
| 10 | For some time I could not speak . |
| 11 | The gendarme stood bewildered for a moment , and then ran into the street , where for some time he could be heard blowing his whistle . |
| 12 | True , there was a mixed Italian and German team climbing not far away , heading for the Traverse of the Gods ; he could see them but for some reason they could n't see him . |
| 13 | Moreover , men were selfish , cold-hearted and dull , and yet it seemed that , for some reason she could n't quite fathom , a woman needed to have a man around . |
| 14 | For some reason she could not instantly understand , Beth was riveted with shock . |
| 15 | But most alarming of all was the feel of the hard-muscled thigh pressing against hers , and , for some reason she could n't explain , she found it hard to drag her eyes away from his . |
| 16 | For some reason she could only move with nightmarish sluggishness , while everyone around her tore past with dizzying speed . |
| 17 | Her hands were splayed across his broad shoulders as if she would push him away , and for some reason she could n't seem to relax them . |
| 18 | She had always confided in Tony , but for some reason she could not confide that . |
| 19 | The musician , for some reason he could n't understand , did n't want to sell . |
| 20 | For some reason I could n't , though I could see it was that which infuriated her more than anything . |
| 21 | The Maxteds , for some reason I could never fathom , were ashamed of earning the money they did from the movies . |
| 22 | Second only to the Royal Saloons of this time were the 57ft saloons de luxe , built for the accommodation of the Royal suite , when the King and Queen were travelling ; when they were not required for this purpose they could be hired . |
| 23 | On the other hand , for this sum you could instead pick up roughly half of Russia 's manufacturing industry . |
| 24 | Well anyway it gets half way through this wood I could n't see couple of yards in front of me |
| 25 | Through this hole I could see into the room next to the hut . |
| 26 | Talk about perfect timing I could n't believe it . ’ |
| 27 | In a few hours of concentrated assault he could destroy months of determined surreptitious growth ; but then he would discover some other , overlooked area where things had been going to the dogs unheeded and some valiantly struggling patch of wood anemone or bluebells had been choked to the last gasp . |
| 28 | In a still moment of total blackness she could feel the sinewed strength , the velvet softness of the dragon 's tripes . |
| 29 | In the closing days of that year she could only hope and pray that whoever was responsible for Liza 's unnatural behaviour would have helped to improve it by the next time she saw her . |
| 30 | But erm if you see some officer floundering for the word for a cabbage or something of that sort I could provide the word and he provided the conversation . |