Sentence examples for could have drained from inspiring English sources

It does not appear that an ancient Colorado River could have drained into Hopi Lake, he said.

The trip could have drained the Expos or made them feel the way the ragged Mets feel these days, but players said the long, winding trek made them closer and stronger as a squad.

Since then, his aides have argued that there are other reasons that his government has only now begun to provide free antiretroviral treatments: the new democracy was focused on nation-building; the drugs' initially astronomical cost could have drained the national treasury; hospitals and clinics were unprepared to treat patients.

Channels in the hypogeum also could have drained rainwater funneling down from the seats, which, given the surface area of the amphitheater, could be as much as 0.75 m3/sec during a heavy rainfall.

Lunt's rugby career could also have drained away in the Co-operative Championship, were it not for his own persistence.

Whatever the real number, all those millions, at least subconsciously, could easily have drained Woods of some of the fist-pumping intensity that was his trademark during his early years as a pro after having been a three-time United States Amateur champion.

They have drained millions from Chicago racing.

Controversy could have been drained from the evening, since Arjen Robben soon put Holland 3-1 ahead with an efficient header from Dirk Kuyt's cross.

Without more loans of river water, Diamond Valley Lake could have been drained down to its emergency reserve by the end of the year.

It has been suggested that the moat could have been drained in a day because the embankment surrounding it was not substantial, and that as such it did not pose a serious obstacle to an attacker.

Maybe it was a trick of the light, but by the end of the interview, I could have sworn that the blood had drained from his face, leaving the great Scot, one could say, 50 shades paler.