Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] could [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With one blow I could wipe that expression and the flesh that paints it right from their skulls . |
| 2 | With electrification I could achieve this goal . |
| 3 | When I got used to the light I could see two men sitting grinning at me . |
| 4 | In particular his concern with social benefit and social cost ( the costs of ill-health fall on the community , not just the individual ) , the view that welfare spending should be regarded as a social investment which could increase national productivity and efficiency and his technocratic approach to solving social problems are all typically Fabian . |
| 5 | Clearly , this is a programme which could command considerable support , but its development has been impeded by several problems . |
| 6 | AN ATTEMPT to create the world 's biggest chicken curry — a one-tonne monster which could feed 10,000 diners — will be made on Saturday . |
| 7 | He said he would not remove an alleged anomaly which could allow self-employed people to avoid the effect of Labour 's proposed abolition of the upper earnings limit on National Insurance contributions . |
| 8 | Here , it seems , we have a current example of Britain needing to conceive of savagery belonging to outsiders , not a part of British civilisation but an external force which could undermine British institutions unless repressed . |
| 9 | The steward was not left to mourn that his bottles found no custom : there was treating and return treating , and one humble Highlander who could sing Gaelic songs was made the sink into which was poured the spirits bought by sundry odd pence ; and , to the satisfaction of those who deem it a noble accomplishment the filling a man drunk , this Celt was brought into that pitiable condition , and manifested the power of the spirits over his brain in rather a curious way , — he was for kissing all round . |
| 10 | Middlesbrough are the only side who could pip in-form Leicester for second spot . |
| 11 | The staff might have been helped by an outsider who could question those things that teachers generally take for granted ( for instance , by asking what they meant by their habitual use of the term ‘ bright children ’ ) , or who could suggest an appropriate range of evaluative techniques . |
| 12 | Were we not concerned with a historical religion we could settle such matters as to who might be the ministers in the religion ( if indeed there were to be any ) on a priori ethical grounds . |
| 13 | From our research we could do six shows . |
| 14 | This delineation of labourism is ideal-typical ; in practice it could exhibit contradictory tendencies . |
| 15 | In the event of serious damage to the building which could take 6 months or more to repair , consideration should be given to renting a property on a short term basis . |
| 16 | We mean to work out ways of using new course structures , perhaps with part-time study , new ways of teaching and an innovative approach to university admission which could enable more people from Birmingham and the West Midlands to benefit from their local university . |
| 17 | They 've also applied for a licence to hold all-nighters in premises adjacent to Quadrant Park which could hold 4,000 people . |
| 18 | The new law will carry a sentence which could average two years in jail , ‘ designed not just to be a deterrent but to instil new respect for the rule of law ’ . |
| 19 | The clippings are being hailed as the unlikely source for a new drug which could save many women 's lives . |
| 20 | When I drew near the village I could see two girls sitting on the parapet of the little bridge . |
| 21 | As I gazed out of the window I could see several groups of red deer in the distance , and in the foreground the brown ferns with clumps of heather here and there ; it was a wonderful sight . |
| 22 | But it 's still at your , if it was going to another sector I could understand that attitude , but when it is being , it 's still within Intercity , I just can not understand that that is the attitude we take . |
| 23 | Councillors are hoping for a settlement without the need for court action but are prepared for a legal battle which could take several years during which time both sides could run up massive costs running into many tens of thousands . |
| 24 | B.F.G. Paver , later to become chairman of the Rhodesia Broadcasting Corporation , had the idea of bringing several African newspapers under one management which could ensure unified policy and guidance . |
| 25 | Among them is Peter Beaumont , who is busy hatching a plot which could pay spectacular rewards . |
| 26 | If the child gives a written statement to the social worker , the statement itself is first-hand hearsay as it is one stage removed from the child who could give direct evidence of the abuse . |
| 27 | " You should just see her , you ca n't imagine , you would have to see her to know why she chose it , " and all the time , as she spoke , some more assured , sophisticated account underran her words , silently , in her own mind , an account by some other girl , some girl who could wear such garments , and laugh at them , and explain them , and not suffer — some girl so far above such things that nothing could pull her down . |
| 28 | She looked the sort of girl who is so often a trademark of California — a girl who could dance all night , yet play tennis or golf , ride or swim the next day without the slightest effort . |
| 29 | When he passed Stella in the corridor she could smell scented soap . |
| 30 | Without ACET 's practical support at home they could spend long periods of time in hospital unnecessarily . |