Example sentences of "[vb infin] that [pron] could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How did she know that she could find sanctuary in the familiar and the ordinary ? |
| 2 | Benny spoke with an authority she did n't know that anyone could have , let alone herself . |
| 3 | People would know that I could do the job . |
| 4 | You did n't know that I could see you , did you ? |
| 5 | She who could call a lame youth to her and support him with her invisible grace while he laid down his crutches on the steps of her altar , why doubt that she could turn the leaves of a Gospel , and guide a faithful finger to the words her will required ? |
| 6 | In other countries , despite the rhetoric of the Alliance for Progress that stressed social justice , the officials , bureaucrats , agronomists and administrators frequently implemented and supported programmes that could demonstrate that they could bring about higher levels of production . |
| 7 | So that kind of thing made analysts think that they could go on more than just free associations , they could look at a person 's character , as it were . |
| 8 | Erm , I find myself agreeing with what Mr Courcier said , er , about Hambledon , I do n't think it realistic to expect existing settleme , villages within the area of search to form a nucleus for a new settlement , they 're simply too small and would be swamped by any development , and also the er I stand by the statements made yesterday about the environmental quality of the settlements , about there form , settings , and characters , and I really do n't think that they could form the nucleus of a new settlement . |
| 9 | Force the other party to try hard to get your attention and let them know or think that they could lose out to someone else . |
| 10 | He occasionally drops a phrase to provoke a smile from the soft cheeks of ladies and gentlemen , and to make them think that they could say the thing better … |
| 11 | However , I do not think that one could increase pensions in line with earnings each year if one did not address oneself , not to the rate at which contributions are made , but to the income on which contributions are assessed . |
| 12 | So do you think that we could put our differences aside for just one evening ? |
| 13 | With regard to the need for direct and close contact , I do not think that we could have had a clearer example of that than the visit of President Yeltsin and the very straight talking between my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and the president . |
| 14 | Do you think that you could send it on ? |
| 15 | Well do you think that you could make a ‘ bit of a window ’ for the Church ? ’ |
| 16 | Do you think that you could stop me ? ’ |
| 17 | And I know it 's difficult to get people motivated when they 've been hit down and hit down so often , er but and I do n't think that you could do er any great erm as as we said when we went into the flats , we did n't go in with any big , world shattering ideas of of causing a revolution or you know , of doing er putting on a big project or anything , it was actually to be with the people in their situation and gradually to help improve somehow , if we could . |
| 18 | and we do n't , we do n't think that you could do the job . |
| 19 | Going back to the scene of the Crucifixion , do you think that you could add something to a scene which has been treated for almost 2000 years ? |
| 20 | Half-formed suspicion had become fact , and Cassie did not think that she could come to terms with it … |
| 21 | I do n't think that he could look after other countries , although the same sort of precedent could no doubt apply for example , the former French prime minister , there 's probably quite a few of them around , could be found to go |
| 22 | I do n't think that anyone could contemplate a retrospective of Matisse without the involvement at least of the four central institutions which are collaborating on our exhibition : the two Russian museums ; Paris and ourselves . |
| 23 | But apart from this small point , I do n't think that anyone could fault it as it is so cleverly constructed and presented . |
| 24 | When a couple get engaged and married , you would hardly think that anything could come between them . |
| 25 | I do not think that anything could have a higher commendation . |
| 26 | Do n't you think that I could find other , just as exceptional bodies somewhere else ? ’ |
| 27 | Anybody who visited America at the time when the exchange rate was two dollars to the pound will confirm that they could purchase a pound 's worth of goods for a dollar ; that is , at half the price they would pay at home . |
| 28 | Orrell , though , may feel that they could have coped with Cusworth after causing one of last season 's League upsets by winning 27-15 at Welford Road . |
| 29 | The mitre template has since come back onto the market , but at prices like £18-£20 and considering the relatively small amount of work in which it is employed , some readers will no doubt feel that they could spend that money more profitably , so will want to make their own . |
| 30 | On the other hand , she did not feel that she could refuse him , because if she refused him , by what right and for what purpose had she gone there in the first place ? |