Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] could [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | After so much walking , a great deal of it on cobblestones , her feet could do with a rest ! |
| 2 | Ronni smiled and hoped the flush in her cheeks could pass for a simple flush of pleasure . |
| 3 | Gabon 's authoritarian political system , coupled with a lack of environmental groups or effective media , have led to fears that exploitation of its resources could lead to a far worse situation than that in Ecuador . |
| 4 | What the participants in this group discussion saw themselves as doing was working to make sure that their children could hope for a better life . |
| 5 | At the same time , the Detention of Terrorists ( Northern Ireland ) Order introduced commissioners with legal training to preside over a Detention Appeal Tribunal to which detainees could apply after a period for a review of the justification for their imprisonment . |
| 6 | Elizabeth Titford must have thought that a London in which mobs could go on a looting spree in the City was no place to raise her young daughter . |
| 7 | Yes your neighbours could do with a lesson in parking |
| 8 | And the longer they dealt with it , the more aggravated our members could become on a shop floor , or that they could have additional disputes you know , on their hands , because of the fact that the dispute or the , the problem had lasted so long . |