English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Could" in Example Sentences
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46886	The play was a lot of fun. I wish you could have been there.	CK	1
1027310	The police looked everywhere and could find no trace of Tom.	CK	1
1029871	Tom and Mary couldn't go on a picnic because it was raining.	CK	1
1095520	Tom certainly couldn't have thought up this plan by himself.	CK	1
1095178	Tom could think of no reason why he needed to go home early.	CK	1
1095037	Tom couldn't understand what the purpose of the mission was.	CK	1
1094363	Tom doesn't quite get it. Could you explain it to him again?	CK	1
1092780	Tom thought Mary could probably beat him in a swimming race.	CK	1
1092540	Tom wanted Mary to understand why he couldn't live with her.	CK	1
2050704	I could hear the sound of children playing outside my window.	CK	1
2308159	I could never have imagined that something like this existed.	CK	1
1327662	I tried to open the door, but I couldn't since it was locked.	CK	1
1894604	It's a shame Tom had to work and couldn't go camping with us.	CK	1
2451086	Someone spoke to me in French, but I couldn't understand him.	CK	1
1095189	Tom could probably never convince Mary to try bungee jumping.	CK	1
1095066	Tom couldn't say for sure where the kidnappers had taken him.	CK	1
1074759	Tom couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching him.	CK	1
1095032	Tom couldn't understand why Mary wasn't very good at cooking.	CK	1
1028490	Tom is the only person who could have stolen Mary's necklace.	CK	1
1040575	Tom parked as close to Mary's apartment building as he could.	CK	1
2774122	Tom wishes he could speak French as well as a native speaker.	CK	1
941335	Would I only work on weekends if I could? Of course, I would.	CK	1
953167	Could you please tell me again what school you graduated from?	CK	1
1096229	I could kick myself for not inviting Tom and Mary to my party.	CK	1
1027482	I was just wondering if Tom could possibly still be at school.	CK	1
30676	If he had known her phone number, he could have called her up.	CK	1
1026879	Tom can already play the drums better than I could at his age.	CK	1
1026652	Tom complained that he couldn't get that song out of his head.	CK	1
1029397	Tom couldn't remember the name of the place where he met Mary.	CK	1
1074763	Tom couldn't shake the feeling that there was something wrong.	CK	1
1024093	Tom told me that he couldn't blame me for breaking my promise.	CK	1
2774120	Tom wishes he could speak French as well as he speaks English.	CK	1
1426435	Could you please show me a camera that's cheaper than this one?	CK	1
953166	Could you please tell me again how many times you've been here?	CK	1
1327661	I tried to open the door, but I couldn't because it was locked.	CK	1
1096184	I would never have guessed that Tom could speak French so well.	CK	1
2458358	I'd like to get this translated into French. Could you help me?	CK	1
1421937	I'm sorry, but could you move over a bit so I have room to sit?	CK	1
1096175	It didn't surprise me at all that Tom couldn't afford a lawyer.	CK	1
278306	The pain was more than he could bear, so he took some medicine.	CK	1
1029732	Tom asked Mary for some money so he could buy something to eat.	CK	1
1095875	Tom asked Mary if she knew where he could buy an assault rifle.	CK	1
1095215	Tom could do nothing but watch Mary being swept down the river.	CK	1
1095177	Tom could think of no reason why he should give Mary any money.	CK	1
1095159	Tom couldn't believe that he'd ever be able to play the guitar.	CK	1
1095059	Tom couldn't sleep because the neighbor's dog barked all night.	CK	1
1095043	Tom couldn't think of any reasons why Mary wouldn't want to go.	CK	1
1095031	Tom couldn't understand why Mary refused to even listen to him.	CK	1
1028789	Tom had to lend Mary some money so she could take the bus home.	CK	1
2958485	Tom was a little surprised by how well Mary could speak French.	CK	1