Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] could " in BNC.
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| 31 | In fact , by making the assumption that the needle-like fibrils were capable of deforming affinely , Arridge & Barham could explain the change of Young 's modulus with draw ratio as a result of the greater reinforcing efficiency of the fibrils as they became longer and thinner . |
| 32 | Zak came up to me with Donna and offered me a lift back to the city in their bus , and at that exact moment I saw not Bill Baudelaire himself but someone who might go among the owners , where Tommy could n't . |
| 33 | They could consider adoption — or Wendy could undergo AID . |
| 34 | A substantial oil spill off the costs of Ireland or Britain could therefore wipe out more than half of the world population of these species , the report said . |
| 35 | Celia Freeman was of far greater help than either Morse or Lewis could have wished . |
| 36 | The Althorps ' divorce went through in April 1969 and a month later on May 2 , Peter Shand Kydd and Lady Althorp married in a quiet register office ceremony and bought a house on the West Sussex coast where Peter could indulge his love of sailing . |
| 37 | A change of destination to Oxford or Northampton could mean emergency cover becoming stretched . |
| 38 | Tacitus tells us that this incursion was into the territory of Rome 's allies , and this could place it in the lower Severn , where Caratacus could have linked up with the other group of dissidents in the south-west still smarting from the operations of Vespasian , who with his sea-borne mobility swept right along the south coast , taking the Britons by surprise . |
| 39 | The family spent over six months trying to find out where Guy could receive specialist treatment . |
| 40 | And before Athelstan or Cranston could do anything , the madman bit into the hen 's neck and tore its throat out . |
| 41 | If your centre is embarking on a European project , or if you have an enquiry where SCOTVEC could help , Moira McKerracher , European Development Officer will be pleased to hear from you . |
| 42 | On the local level , where a much greater chance of agreement could be assumed and where Hughes could not veto their action , political work was easier . |
| 43 | Or Ealhfrith could have left sons . |
| 44 | Market speculation that Saatchi & Saatchi could be the target of a takeover bid has been intensified by South Eastern Asset Management , a Tennessee- based fund manager , which recently amassed a 10.3 per cent stake . |
| 45 | ‘ And you 've no idea where Chris could have hidden the book ? ’ |
| 46 | ‘ Or Hilary could have kept her away . ’ |
| 47 | ‘ Lionan and Mullach , and Jinneth , could be out there somewhere now , waiting for a signal to attack — or Jinneth could have brought the signal herself . |
| 48 | Neither Belfast or Dublin could confirm the reports but FIFA are discussing the problem today and a statement is expected tomorrow . |
| 49 | Maybe , yes , we have , we have approved school or er student group officer so we should perhaps let him you know , perhaps we should , perhaps we should come back to him or Michael could . |
| 50 | But analysts say better distribution and marketing by either GM or Ford could exploit these valued brand names far more extensively . |
| 51 | However , he continued by using swank-words that Biff could n't comprend at all . |
| 52 | This was a side of both women he had never seen , although Charley could have enlightened him . |
| 53 | It was not usually until two o'clock that Denis could persuade her to go to bed . |
| 54 | She had no way of knowing it was the same man who had interrogated Madeleine , then made her his mistress , any more than Madeleine could know that her friend was in the building being interrogated by him . |
| 55 | They were very good friends , which neither Daphne nor Cecilia could really understand , though for some time , especially before the advent of Brian , both mothers had hopes of their ‘ making a match of it ’ . |
| 56 | You say that Brighton could in fact contribute to the other parts of the region . |
| 57 | It is specifically a Unix/workstation initiative with goals larger than ANSI could handle . |
| 58 | Flattered by the request , the band agreed that Taylor could put out ‘ Go Out And Get 'Em Boy ’ . |
| 59 | The setting up of the secret camp and the training of the men was a blind and a cover to fool Medoc , and people who said lugubriously that Medoc could not be fooled did not know what they were talking about . |
| 60 | I wished more and more that Holmes could leave London and come to Baskerville Hall . |