Example sentences of "could [verb] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Corresponding in their insignificance to the islets of the sea , two small clumps of trees , one on each side of the only fault in the impeccable joint , marked the mouth of the river Meinam we had just left on the first preparatory stage of our homeward journey ; and , far back on the inland level , a larger and loftier mass , the grove surrounding the great Paknam pagoda , was the only thing on which the eye could rest from the vain task of exploring the monotonous sweep of the horizon ( 4 ) . |
| 32 | She could tell from the small lumps of matter floating on its vermilion surface . |
| 33 | It was still early , as she could tell from the light filtering through her curtains , and she narrowed her eyes at the sight of a cross Dana , who was obviously prepared to shake her again . |
| 34 | I could tell from the blank embarrassment in Tom 's expression that she had not acknowledged him . |
| 35 | Instead , they could escape from the black hole and continue their histories outside . |
| 36 | Worse still , she had married into a life so public that at times she felt there was no place on earth where she could escape from the prying eyes . |
| 37 | The only way he could escape from the harsh realities of life was to lose himself in books , allowing his imagination to take over , seeing himself as the characters he read about . |
| 38 | The State tried to expropriate the produce even of peasants , gardens , but native cunning — bargaining with , and even bribing , officials of dubious enthusiasm for the Party line — often meant that rural households could escape from the worst deprivations of the towns . |
| 39 | The immediate challenge to present Western labour standards , he said , could come from the former communist states , where unemployment was growing rapidly , creating a pool of accessible labour willing to accept low pay . |
| 40 | Melton Park would have a very easy passage in the Members ' , but may instead go for the Restricted , where his main opposition could come from The Grey Boreen . |
| 41 | I have not met many Scottish people who wish to be left exposed to the nuclear blackmail that could come from the huge nuclear arsenal which will remain for many years on the continent and in Russia . |
| 42 | Eye-witnesses believe it could come from the same family of beasts as Ogopogo , Tazama and Pohengamok , who all dwelt in lakes throughout British Columbia . |
| 43 | She obeyed and he watched with still , dark eyes until she was as far as she could get from the trembling animal . |
| 44 | Nevertheless , the authority of an ecumenical Council , more representative of the whole world than any previous Council , working responsibly and prayerfully across four years with all the support it could get from the ablest theologians , is clearly in human and ecclesial terms as considerable as can be . |
| 45 | She had also read about old people 's homes that ruthlessly exploited their pensioners : unscrupulous proprietors grabbed all they could squeeze from the social services but gave little back to the residents ; they cut corners on staff , food , laundry , and amenities and added to their profits by pocketing the difference between their sparse expenditures and the sums they actually received . |
| 46 | The mariners spent the night in such shelter as they could find from the 30-knot winds , drenching squalls and menacing waves . |
| 47 | Nevertheless , those who respect the ballot box but who can not agree on any form of self-government could learn from the Israeli-Palestinian settlement . |
| 48 | We could learn from the American experience of using the National Guard not only to help with civil disasters but also with drug enforcement , which are both areas in which we can not have too much help , provided that it is properly directed and properly trained . |
| 49 | But together they may be too big a proposition , and instead could turn from the hunted into the hunter . |