Example sentences of "could [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amateur radio buff Mike Bosberry , who sells hand-held scanners for Nevada Communications in Portsmouth , said : ‘ The thickest yob on the pavement could eavesdrop on mobile phones . |
| 2 | not really feeling the need for a conversation , wishing only that I could stay on this bench with him forever . |
| 3 | Mrs Falconer is facing compulsory redundancy and has been told that she could stay on the staff if she accepts demotion to ordinary lecturer — a post already held by her sister , Barbara Diack . |
| 4 | The Collector had posted all the men he could spare on the upper , north-facing verandah . |
| 5 | An example of a chart that you could construct on a card , or in your diary is shown opposite . |
| 6 | He hoped Great Britain would support Austria-Hungary against Russia and that Germany could remain on the fence . |
| 7 | Mrs Falconer , a senior lecturer in textiles , has been told there is funding for only one textile lecturer in the school , but that she could remain on the staff if she accepted demotion to ordinary lecturer — a post already held by her sister , Barbara Diack . |
| 8 | She has , however , been informed that she could remain on the RGU staff if she accepted a demotion to ordinary lecturer — the post held by her sister , Mrs Barbara Diack , who , in turn , would lose her job . |
| 9 | At a pinch , indeed , Labour and Meretz could rule on their own : the automatic support of two small Arab factions in the Knesset gives them 61 votes in the 120-seat chamber . |
| 10 | On Dec. 28 the Russian Constitutional Court demanded the suspension of the decree forming the new Russian Ministry of Security and Internal Affairs until the court could rule on its constitutionality . |
| 11 | ‘ We could build on a garden room . ’ |
| 12 | This was already happening but he felt neighbourhood help scheme could build on this current goodwill . |
| 13 | We could build on what he did , Jean-Paul . |
| 14 | On Sotheby 's activities in Berlin he was candid about the difficulties experienced by this ‘ very interesting experiment ’ so far but felt that the company could build on the pool of new private ( West ) German buyers that had emerged from the sales . |
| 15 | A radical pluralism could build on the common ground emerging between these two traditions . |
| 16 | I mean i i if you could get in for a penny a week that was alright because when things got better you could build on a penny a week , you see ? |
| 17 | For it had come , and perhaps , but only perhaps , she could build on that . |
| 18 | Before the Fijians had scored , Townsend had essayed a daring cut , but the pass to Stark was delayed over-long , while in the second-half , before the Fijians could build on their 14-0 interval advantage , Stark was the recipient of possession in some space which he embellished by brushing off a couple of tackles , only then to run crossfield into trouble . |
| 19 | Neither Paul Lawrie nor Stephen McAllister could build on their opening rounds of 68 at Vila Sol , where eagles and birdies again abounded in the warm sunshine and still air . |
| 20 | On the other hand , we could see areas where we continued to hold the best cards and could build on our strengths . |
| 21 | Any citizen attending could inscribe on a piece of pottery the name of the person he wanted ostracised , without speeches or debate . |
| 22 | At home , women may have all the rights they could want on paper , but they often vanish in a cloud of prejudice when you try to put them into practice ! |
| 23 | However , subject to the normal exemptions and depending upon the individual employee 's particular circumstances , a liability to capital gains tax could arise on a subsequent disposal of the shares . |
| 24 | We could picnic on the grounds of the Villa Borghese . ’ |
| 25 | He found that he could make a speech — that is , he could think on his feet , and not be at a loss for words . |
| 26 | I wonder if you could comment on the possibility of putting a Land Rover 5 bearing diesel engine into my 6 cylinder 109 inch chassis . |
| 27 | I do n't have to look too far back in there when we started this whole process , four or five years of throwing it all up in the air to say that I felt every pupil could comment in some way , something that they had enjoyed , something they felt they 'd been successful at , something they felt they found difficult , something that had pleased them , surely every child could comment on wo , if it 's just one of those things |
| 28 | The House of Lords , while accepting that some elements of natural justice could apply to investigations and preliminary determinations , held that an opportunity to see the counter-statement was not required : no final decision was being made and if the taxpayer could comment on the counter-statement the Commissioners would wish to comment on those comments , thereby producing an endless succession of exchanges , bringing the administration to a standstill . |
| 29 | One of the potentially most significant developments in the period of glasnost and perestroika was the setting up of a constitutional review committee which could comment on the constitutional legality of legislation passed by the Congress of People 's Deputies or the Supreme Soviet and decrees issued by the President . |
| 30 | I should be grateful if the Under-Secretary could comment on the way in which housing benefit is calculated . |