Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [adv] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if exactly the same type of accident as occurred in the Russian RBMK could not occur in a British PWR , was that the end of the story ? |
| 2 | George and Marie clearly need to do some manpower planning , starting with themselves : Marie could clearly do with a bit of training in delegation , and George might benefit from a course in marketing . |
| 3 | That in itself did not necessarily matter ; experience had shown that Scotland could successfully cope with a series of minorities . |
| 4 | Maggie could n't think of a suitable reply to that . |
| 5 | Maggie could n't think of a thing . |
| 6 | He looked so serious that Maggie could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 7 | Despite the Copernican transformation , Kepler could still argue for a unique earth . |
| 8 | With mid-summer approaching , it is hardly the time to reflect on winter festivals , but the success of the kids Christmas party in the canteen on 15th December could not pass without a mention . |
| 9 | Nutty could not think of a good answer and nor could Mr Sylvester , so Nails was allowed to come . |
| 10 | Isabel could not think of a single thing to say . |
| 11 | The Rectory children were being confined with difficulty in the pew beneath a brass plate Alexandra could not read without a pang , commemorating a young man who had died in the Charge of the Light Brigade , nearly sixty years ago , when he was only 22 , her own age . |
| 12 | But Allen insisted that the record of the NCF could hardly stand as a model for spreading the pacifist word in years to come . |
| 13 | The Commons could not agree on a scheme and several were inserted in the Bill by a temporary majority of one day and then removed by another majority later . |
| 14 | Obviously the NZRFU could not fit in a tour to South Africa in the second half of that heavy programme . |
| 15 | China could only wait for a more favourable opportunity to recover her rights . |
| 16 | The contingent is almost the smallest possible force Britain could meaningfully provide to a major UN force , but Mr Rifkind said it was nevertheless an important contribution . |
| 17 | Susan could n't think of a film where he had made it alive to the end credits . |
| 18 | Jenny could n't speak for a moment . |
| 19 | She gasped in surprise , her heart suddenly started to race and , while her mind went blank , Fabia could n't think of a thing to say . |
| 20 | Henry could n't think of a woman he disliked apart from Elinor . |
| 21 | Her mother would be — Alice could n't think of a word to describe how Louise might be . |
| 22 | It seemed a rather broad question , and one for which Lord John could not think of a specific answer . |