Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd have given his place to Fat Frank , but if he 's off to , then maybe Whelan or Forrester could get the starting nod . |
| 2 | They could lose their jobs , or DPR could go bust , without warning . |
| 3 | But that was n't the end of it ; they had made up their minds to sample every diversion that Wickhams had to offer , and went on to explore the entire store , from Haberdashery , where Mabel bought some knicker-elastic , to Hardware , where Florrie could not resist a patent vegetable slicer which was being demonstrated by a lady in a snowy white apron , who showed them how the little gadget peeled apples , chipped potatoes , sliced onions and generally made itself invaluable to the busy housewife . |
| 4 | Curiously enough , in the one movement , the concluding ‘ In te Domine ’ , for which Charpentier employs , his accustomed time-signature for very fast movements , and where Christie could have justified doubling the speed , he adopts a more leisurely minim=g3 . |
| 5 | I 've a feeling one of the lads from Portsmouth or Sunderland could end up a national hero . |
| 6 | The Empire was a warm haven where Frankie could watch his favourite films or close his eyes and sleep without fear . |
| 7 | Not that , I 'm sure , India or Pakistan could n't put a mugging team in the next Olympics if they wanted to , but it was unusual . |
| 8 | By the time that she had balanced the tray on a small table , the silver teapot carefully placed where Matey could preside over it , Mrs Darrell had embarked on an attack on Dr Neil and the profession which he had taken up . |
| 9 | If Annie or Jean could see you now , says one Kate to the other , they would n't know you . |
| 10 | ‘ Am I okay , here ? ’ she said , and Coco/Jeanette said , ‘ Sure , ’ and pointed to a place alongside her where Lucy could stand and see a part of the performance without any risk of being seen or getting in the way . |
| 11 | Either Alice or Bert could bring such a claim if they suffered damage . |
| 12 | Or Kay could take me up bingo I ai n't worried . |
| 13 | If J. Sainsburys or Waitrose could see us using the necks of 40/60 mm jam jars they would be surprised ! |
| 14 | Many people ( especially bankers ! ) claim that default by a major debtor government like Mexico or Brazil could set off financial shock-waves that would make the Black Monday stock market crash of October 1987 look like a hiccup . |
| 15 | As with the designers of the Douglas pistonliner family , those that designed the test-rigs to go in support of the Pratt & Whitneys could never have envisaged their creations having to last as long as they have . |
| 16 | Sea-bathing , walks on the steep coastal hills above the cottage — where Coleridge could watch the sunbeams ‘ dance , like diamonds , on the main ’ — and the continuing assurance of Sara 's love , were enough to quell any restless dissatisfaction while the last of a mild autumn remained . |
| 17 | And the two of them would discuss , with some enthusiasm , where Donald could have acquired this information . |
| 18 | Tactically , he may not be Brearley or Fletcher , for he sticks with what he knows ; but Brearley or Fletcher could not bat like Gooch . |
| 19 | Tactically , he may not be Brearley or Fletcher , for he sticks with what he knows ; but Brearley or Fletcher could not bat like Gooch . |
| 20 | Visitors for the school or Matthew could press either of the little buttons marked Inquiries above their names and step right in and wait for attention . |
| 21 | Mauve proposed his name for membership of the Pulchri Art Club , where Vincent could draw the models available without extra expense . |
| 22 | She refused to let him come with her , but reluctantly agreed that either he or Shelley could call and see her every day before she went out or undertook any exercise other than gentle walking . |
| 23 | Really there was no other word for it , though only he or Mervyn could have said it . |
| 24 | Er I know Mike now goes off at slightly different subjects , so I would suggest if there are any questions , not only on what I 've just said , but really what you 've done this morning , the exercise , either myself , Dennis , or Mike , or Trevor could answer any questions ? |
| 25 | Working for Virgin was fun , in a way in which working for a large , anonymous corporation such as EMI or CBS could never be . |
| 26 | On the surface , Red Or Dead could be lumped in with all those old-school London names who used to show wacky creations and sell zilch . |
| 27 | The point came where Garrett could no longer produce enough detectors to meet the demand without setting up his own production line . |
| 28 | But where Reginald could be dubbed handsome , Charles was merely good looking . |
| 29 | It appears that Murdock was the only one of the Soho workmen in Cornwall that Boulton & Watt could rely on . |
| 30 | Rather , where God could have softened Pharaoh 's heart ( as he did Paul 's ) he simply let him be . |