English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Could" in Example Sentences
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253901	Though I had never met Jim, I could pick him out right away.	CK
3023956	Tom asked if he could spend the night at his friend's house.	CK
1845475	Tom couldn't decide whether to name his dog Cookie or Pochi.	CK
3122141	Tom looked in the fridge to see what he could find to drink.	CK
1093040	Tom said that he thought Mary couldn't read without glasses.	CK
1898037	What could they possibly tell us that we don't already know.	CK
1538904	What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?	darinmex
2954693	You said you knew someone who could get us that information.	CK
847194	A young man asked us if he could succeed as a public speaker.	Source_Benedict_1921
239517	Because the entrance was locked, we couldn't enter the house.	CK
240306	Between the traffic and the dog's barking, he couldn't sleep.	CM
3012447	Despite searching high and low, Tom couldn't find his wallet.	patgfisher
239356	Everything was covered with snow as far as the eye could see.	CM
320900	He could not but cry, when he heard about his mother's death.	CM
287872	His story was so funny that everyone could not help laughing.	CM
278380	I was able to find the street, but I couldn't find her house.	CK
953728	I wish I could figure out how to disable comments on my blog.	CK
1838388	If you could manage to go camping with us, we'd be delighted.	CK
37794	It was such a hot night that I could not sleep till midnight.	CM
63185	Kathy got a part-time job so that she could study at college.	CK
456589	She bought some paper that she could use for writing letters.	lukaszpp
2699092	She looked for her children, but couldn't find them anywhere.	Gxejko
298315	Since he was injured in an accident, he could no longer walk.	CM
24523	Some people tried to dig the treasure out, but they couldn't.	NekoKanjya
44296	The dying man made an effort to say something, but could not.	CK
241158	The lecturer couldn't get his message across to the audience.	CM
3171840	The reason I came to you is because I thought you could help.	CK
2721290	The thunder was so loud that we could barely hear each other.	CK
3308374	These pictures could have been taken at that time, I suppose.	CK
2955727	Tom and Mary both couldn't remember where they had first met.	CK
3166176	Tom could only think of one way to do what needed to be done.	CK
2957978	Tom said he couldn't find the kind of job he was looking for.	CK
31559	We could have our tea in the garden, were it a little warmer.	CM
23027	We were disappointed because we could not carry out our plan.	spockofvulcan
2060852	"Can you come over this afternoon?" "Yes, I suppose I could."	CK
267689	Could you lend me some money? I'm short of cash at the moment.	CK
2921577	Could you please look the other way while I change my clothes?	CK
1323147	He did a lot for his people, but he could have done much more.	CK
245429	He worked all night so that he could get the job done in time.	CK
1137201	I could feel nothing but the knife as it plunged into my back.	nadsat
2208803	I don't think I could stand to spend six hours alone with you.	CK
2376073	I know it's not what you suggested, but it was all I could do.	CK
28665	I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?	CM
321543	I was relieved that I could make my broken English understood.	CM
953732	I wish I could figure out how to get Flash to work on my iPad.	CK
3205217	If someone could tell me why this happened, I'd appreciate it.	CK
33028	If you didn't have your head in the clouds, you could succeed.	CM
308066	It beats me how she could have gotten that secret information.	Eldad
729875	It used to be that a girl could only marry if she had a dowry.	darinmex
1043831	Mr. Smith spoke so quickly that I couldn't catch what he said.	CK