English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Could" in Example Sentences
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1029724	Tom asked Mary if he could read her mother's letter.	CK	1
1026910	Tom came down with a cold and couldn't go to school.	CK	1
1837960	Tom could sense that Mary was trying to impress him.	CK	1
1095170	Tom could've given me some advice if he'd wanted to.	CK	1
1095160	Tom couldn't believe it was already time to go home.	CK	1
1029422	Tom couldn't figure out what Mary was talking about.	CK	1
1029421	Tom couldn't figure out what Mary was trying to say.	CK	1
1026584	Tom couldn't find what he wanted at the supermarket.	CK	1
1095119	Tom couldn't fit into the pants he wore last summer.	CK	1
1029393	Tom couldn't tell whether Mary dyed her hair or not.	CK	1
1095038	Tom couldn't understand what Mary was trying to say.	CK	1
1094296	Tom doesn't understand how that could have happened.	CK	1
1027920	Tom told Mary that he couldn't allow her to do that.	CK	1
1040531	Tom wanted to get as far away from Mary as he could.	CK	1
1023889	Tom wishes that he could be a better French speaker.	CK	1
2720636	Tom's leg had fallen asleep so he couldn't stand up.	CK	1
953169	Could you please tell me again where you put the key?	CK	1
982622	Could you please tell me where the nearest church is?	CK	1
2050692	Do you think you could teach me to play the bagpipes?	CK	1
3205064	How come you never told me you couldn't speak French?	CK	1
2308180	I could tell right away that Tom wasn't feeling well.	CK	1
2308266	I couldn't possibly go there unless you went with me.	CK	1
1040722	I couldn't think of any reason why Tom would be late.	CK	1
2589079	I don't think I could spend six hours alone with you.	CK	1
2034565	I don't want to think about what could have happened.	CK	1
2208791	I never realized how awful living all alone could be.	CK	1
2406945	I sure wish I could speak French as well as Tom does.	CK	1
953726	I wish I could figure out how to control my appetite.	CK	1
30639	If I had known her address, I could have visited her.	CK	1
30637	If I knew her name and address, I could write to her.	CK	1
30891	If it were not for air and water, nothing could live.	alexmarcelo	1
30736	If it were not for the sun, we could not live at all.	CK	1
270757	If it were not for water and salt, we could not live.	CK	1
30749	If it were not for water, no one could live on earth.	CK	1
68710	If that guitar were not so expensive, I could buy it.	Swift	1
2486688	Maybe this weekend we could go to the beach together.	CK	1
887045	She couldn't convince him to accept a personal check.	CK	1
887503	She walked as fast as she could to catch up with him.	CK	1
1029580	Tom bet Mary that he could beat her at arm wrestling.	CK	1
1095093	Tom couldn't help overhearing what Mary said to John.	CK	1
1029404	Tom couldn't imagine that Mary would really say that.	CK	1
1026557	Tom couldn't see the lake from where he was standing.	CK	1
1029347	Tom did what he could for Mary, but it wasn't enough.	CK	1
1026315	Tom didn't need to take a taxi. He could have walked.	CK	1
1093101	Tom ran out of matches so he couldn't light the fire.	CK	1
2064974	Tom said something, but I couldn't hear what he said.	CK	1
1024132	Tom stood on a chair so he could reach the top shelf.	CK	1
1092714	Tom told Mary she couldn't quit on such short notice.	CK	1
1027822	Tom walked as fast as he could to catch up with Mary.	CK	1
1092574	Tom wanted a place in the country he could call home.	CK	1