Example sentences of "[conj] could [adv] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Feeling a bit like a mechanical doll that could n't function without a key , Hilary meekly stood to one side . |
| 2 | Clarify , however , is positioning itself against the others as the most ‘ haute couture ’ of the breed , the kind of house that could easily mushroom into a $100m enterprise in just a few years . |
| 3 | Shakespeare evidently shared Donne 's dissatisfaction with the extant convention , agreed with him that unfulfilled love was a trope that could only lead to a limited number of stereotyped situations . |
| 4 | Its concern with adolescent love , and the way in which its idealism and purity can not evade the sullying effects of adult realities , paralleled Minton 's own fear of lost youth , his obsession with adolescence and desire for a love that could only exist in a state untrammelled by adult responsibilities . |
| 5 | Carol had written it specially for Nicholson ; he could read some of the special nuances that would mean something to him and no one else , nuances that could only come from a friendship and working relationship spanning fifteen years . |
| 6 | The existence of money gives the consumer greater freedom of choice than could ever exist under a barter system . |
| 7 | IRAQ and the United Nations wind up eight days of intensive arms talks today which envoys expect will produce substantial progress on long-term monitoring of Baghdad 's weapons potential , and could eventually lead to a lifting of the Security Council 's embargo on Iraqi oil sales . |
| 8 | On the way home , she found that she wanted to cry again and could not think of a possible reason why she should . |
| 9 | The unfree did not exist legally and could not plead in a court . |
| 10 | Its consumer health division , which markets the Sanatogen range , is now up for sale and could well go to a foreign buyer . |
| 11 | I got it all back to front , and could n't think of a punchline . |
| 12 | ‘ We suddenly realized that we were as free as air , and could n't think of a thing to do with this unexpected liberty . |
| 13 | And could n't think of a reason why she should . |
| 14 | He reckoned that he would by then have far outflanked any cordon thrown up by his enemies , and could safely make for a phone . |
| 15 | Alcide de Gasperi was particularly interested in the EPC proposal which was initially vague but could eventually lead to a common parliament , a joint foreign policy and a full ‘ common market ’ . |
| 16 | This may explain the kind of contradictory evidence about Minor schools highlighted by another DCSL 's comment that " some Minors were chosen because they needed support but could n't cope with a Major " . |
| 17 | There are many things that I can do now , but could n't do as a young man , which contradicts the notion that in order to be a good instrumentalist you have to acquire a comprehensive technique i your teens . |
| 18 | Tried to ring you but could n't get to a phone . ’ |
| 19 | Sunday Punch , 25–1 with William Hill , is out of the handicap but could well run into a place . |
| 20 | Maybe its a bit difficult for people with either a non UK sense of humour ( I include you Irish folks in UK … sorry guys , but could nt think of a better description … |