Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [adv] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs. Pridmore could n't see the sense of more examinations and all this talking about a career . |
| 2 | Like his father , who had appointed him bishop , Richard could only admire the courage and saintliness of Hugh of Lincoln . |
| 3 | His shoulders were shaking , Bernice could n't imagine the messages that might be passing between the Doctor and his time machine . |
| 4 | Bernice could hardly resist the urge to turn and run , but she supported Defries and retreated step by step . |
| 5 | Hari could almost feel the silence as the three of them worked industriously , cutting , stitching and shaping the leather into something beautiful . |
| 6 | Even the unique wartime relationship with the United States could not conceal the continuing decline of Britain within the " Big Three " . |
| 7 | He added that few of America 's allies would have supported military action in Indo-China , and he believed that since the United States could not run the free world by itself a reappraisal of its policies was necessary to retain allied support . |
| 8 | Marie could n't remember the end of the scene . |
| 9 | Scott could n't see the name painted along one side of it but he 'd already been told it was called The Abbott . |
| 10 | At Battersea , Scott could not alter the basic design of the building and he much disliked the ‘ upturned table ’ appearance created by the four corner chimneys . |
| 11 | The dairy trade complaint was given a boost last autumn when the Monopolies and Mergers Commission said the SMMB could not buy the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society 's milk business and , in passing , criticised the board 's plans to be , in the jargon , a vertically integrated co-op . |
| 12 | Sylvie could barely remember the woman who had drowned herself , but through his words she took on the grand status of a tormented romantic . |
| 13 | Understand why Sylvie could n't stand the sight of the girl . |
| 14 | ‘ We know what the rules are at present but the bureaucrats in Brussels could easily shift the goalposts . |
| 15 | Harry had told her very little about his discussion with Sir Gregory : all she knew was that Tristram had been caught trespassing and that Jennifer had been caught going to meet him ; but although each had sworn that nothing untoward had happened , and their reserve and good behaviour seemed to confirm their innocence , Ann could not forget the scandal they had caused ten years before , nor could she believe that Tristram would have scaled the Roscarrock wall simply to sit with his cousin and talk . |
| 16 | Pat could n't believe the comments she was receiving from people who noticed the marked difference in her shape . |
| 17 | Smith somehow got back to clear Stuart Rimmer 's shot off the line after the Quakers ' new style offside trap was sprung by Paul Comstive , and Mark Prudhoe could only head the ball to the forward 's feet . |
| 18 | It was because he was so alert , so curious about the world , about books and films , that Ghatak could never take the easy way out . |
| 19 | Still , Manville could easily understand the unwillingness . |
| 20 | With a screech , the car began to slow as the brakes were applied , and Richmann could clearly see the startled faces of the occupants as it slewed to a halt only a few feet ahead . |
| 21 | Schmidt and Genscher could not repeat the dramatic advances in foreign policy made by Brandt , and some Germans remained disappointed by the lack of political change in the East , but Genscher 's reputation grew enormously as foreign minister , helping the FDP 's popularity . |
| 22 | Roxburgh could probably name the Maltese team even this far in advance of Wednesday night 's kick-off . |
| 23 | England could now reach the US finals by only drawing against the Dutch in Rotterdam next October . |
| 24 | IMB could simply ignore the worries , on the grounds that there is little or no scientific evidence to support the complaints . |
| 25 | If IBM could not stem the rising tide of networked democracy , will the PRO fare any better ? |
| 26 | Striking partner Harry McCourt could also miss the replay . |
| 27 | However , his insistence that the process of sexual selection described by Darwin could only increase the average reproductive success or survival of males is clearly wrong ( Lande , 1980 ) . |
| 28 | But the movement to the Right took far longer than this implies ; Wordsworth continued to admire Charles James Fox , the Whig leader , although Fox was in favour of making peace with Napoleon , but after visiting France in 1802 Wordsworth could not stomach the Whigs as a party . |
| 29 | But after winning in Galway and on the Circuit of Ireland , McHale could n't keep the momentum going in Killarney last weekend and found himself virtually out of the hunt after just one stage . |
| 30 | Their eyes locked again but because of the closeness of him now Ruth could n't break the contact . |