Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] could [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chairman placed a large digital clock on the conference table where everyone could see it . |
| 2 | There was probably a night service bus , but she had no idea where she could catch it , or where it stopped in Yonder . |
| 3 | The whole thing seemed faithfully in the past , where we could regard it with intense interest , and surround it with historical debate , but where it could do us , and our generation , no harm . |
| 4 | And the Scottish Highlands may be the only remaining region in the UK where we could find it . |
| 5 | The conclusions are obvious enough : that there was a tendency among some Victorians to have fewer children where they could arrange it that way , and that improved medical care , hygiene , sanitation and living conditions generally were improving life-expectancy and helping to eradicate infant deaths . |
| 6 | Full marks on their specialist round on palms — lots of long unpronounceable latin names , and then on to the quick fire round where they could blow it all by answering incorrectly . |
| 7 | Almost immediately they began working out the details of their new counselling service — or , as they preferred to call it , their chat-line — and how and where they could fit it into their already busy schedule . |
| 8 | As ever , Oscar took beauty where he could find it , and before setting off , halted to admire the spectacle . |
| 9 | He 'd then take off his wrist watch and put it where he could see it as he talked . |
| 10 | She had the Monument built on top of the hill so everyone could see it as a landmark . |
| 11 | The envelope was too big for the bag , so everyone could see it . |
| 12 | When we landed at Bombay ( for the story has a happy ending ) I asked to be shown the piece of tarmac pasteurised for the Pope to kiss on his recent visit , so I could bless it too ( poojahs is the Hindi word ) and give thanks for deliverance . |
| 13 | When I asked him to itemize the price , so I could add it up for myself , the total came to over £100 less than he 'd quoted for the bundle . |
| 14 | I started playing when I was seven , so by the time The Stones happened it was not difficult for me to play , so I could appreciate it for the music alone . |
| 15 | She caught on pretty quickly , so I would go home each nigh to teach myself something new so I could share it with her the next day . |
| 16 | They threw the acid this time — only at the wall , to burn the paper — so I could see it , you know ? |
| 17 | Aye cos if it was like family you could lay it on to family easier than you could lay it on to somebody |
| 18 | And our had loads and loads of stuff and because it 's it was red hot so she could fold it up and say |
| 19 | Into Lucy 's keeping , so she could give it to him and with it , he could challenge the system that had tormented him and millions of the innocent . |
| 20 | To gather signatures for the petition was a formidable task indeed , because it had to be back in Helen Martini 's hands by the following Thursday , so she could present it to No. 10 Downing Street on Friday 15 March . |
| 21 | She turned round so she could twist it and run . |
| 22 | the Lenten 's appeal at the schools that Mrs was supposed to let Miss know so she could get it off to the parents to get the money back so that they bought the scanner . |
| 23 | So what I did is I writ thirty plus thirty four , adding up to sixty four and she jumped up and she 's grabbing thing off table and she had hold of the screwdriver and I says to Linda thought she was gon na stab me with screwdriver and she were n't , she were looking for a pencil so she could rub it out , well she could n't and she found this pencil and she scribbled thirty four out . |
| 24 | and so you could pull it in just until it stops flapping and then you 'd be able to sail away and we 'd never see you again . |
| 25 | Well , in some countries this might be the only opportunity learners get to hear extensive chunks of the language , so you could treat it as a " language bath " session and concentrate on helping your learners come away with a general idea of the content . |
| 26 | It had certainly been built to last , and although we could see it had lost a lot of windows and the stonework was damaged , it was obviously going to be standing there a few more years yet . |
| 27 | As far as I could tell , the roof seemed to be consuming money faster than we could give it . |
| 28 | The demons of early agony of being abandoned when left alone for longer than we could bear it , the terror of being annihilated by a raging adult , the suffocating experience of being trapped in the tunnel of our mother 's body with a cord tightening round our neck … it is hard to face those feelings again . |
| 29 | Then they You dropped the old er breasts of lamb in the old stew pot , chop it up , and then if there was any left , me Mam used to take it out , so we could eat it cold . |
| 30 | He finished scribbling and held the Filofax sheet up so we could see it . |