Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [verb] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have recently been in New Zealand and I think Scotland could benefit from the kind of facilities they have . |
| 2 | Maggie could tell from the expression on Mr Sanderson 's face that much thought had gone into this . |
| 3 | ‘ Pugna pro patria ’ , ‘ Fight for your country ’ , was a call which Bishop Brinton could make from the pulpit in the 1370s . |
| 4 | His face seemed to show nothing except benevolent interest , but Julia could tell from the way that he was carrying his head and a certain tension in his body that they were approaching a crisis point . |
| 5 | Martha could see from the humourless stretch of her grandmother 's mouth that she judged Mrs Joyce and her offspring an unwelcome addition to the neighbourhood . |
| 6 | It has been argued that lower productivity countries such as the Southern European states , Ireland and the UK could suffer from the creation of the SEM . |
| 7 | Zenaida the sorceress jumped on her from behind , one hand at her throat , the other yanking at her hair ; she screeched , and the bird flapping over her head screeched with her , but Carmellina could tell from the look in its pale green eye that it was her true love under a spell from the wicked enchantress , and she fell to her knees and clutched the skirts of Zenaida ( what was she underneath ? |