Example sentences of "[prep] they [pers pn] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every time he removed his glasses to wipe the rain off them he could see that everyone was taking advantage of his short-sightedness to stare at him and grin and point . |
| 2 | Between them they could think of no way to get the food Mrs MacDonagh had cooked that afternoon , and the plates she had left in the stove , from the kitchen to the table at dinner time without something getting cold . |
| 3 | About six feet below them they could hear thumps and scrapes as the luckless Stim dug his way down into the darkness . |
| 4 | If she married one of them she could look forward to a life of uncertainty , warfare , shortages , assassinations , massacres and tragedy . |
| 5 | To the right there were farm buildings which had been refurbished and through the open door of one of them he could glimpse open shelving displaying rows of pots . |
| 6 | Conveniently one of them you could call long-term , one medium-term , and one short-term . |
| 7 | His fingers met the soft , masking texture of cloth , but beneath them he could feel her warmth , the firm softness of her sex . |
| 8 | From the hall behind them they could hear the commotion as their comrades and the invaders fought hand to hand . |
| 9 | Behind them she could work with a charm and singleness of attention that became so smooth as to be chilling , except for the friendliness of her large grey eyes . |
| 10 | Behind them she could work with a charm and a singleness of attention that became so smooth as to be chilling , except for the friendliness of her large grey eyes ’ . |
| 11 | He was speaking to someone and beyond them I could see a brightly lit room with vast chandeliers and women in white dresses . |
| 12 | The approaching flames were nearer now , and beyond them he could see the villagers trying to peer through the smoke to make out what was happening . |
| 13 | I could , I could go and I could go and take if there 's , you know , if they have n't , no nothing awful 's to them I could go and take some pics of those . |