Example sentences of "could [adv] use [art] " in BNC.

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1 It 's been doing that work on behalf of OSF , which could presumably use the stuff as some kind of a bargaining chip in the latest round of talks with Unix System Labs ( UX Nos 387 , 388 ) .
2 If that is not possible , you could perhaps use a deep pink card mount with a cream silk backing , and a narrow gold frame .
3 You could perhaps use the tip of a pencil as a guide .
4 one could perhaps use the term ‘ society ’ just as well , but the word culture , with its connotations of the way of life of a people , seems preferable because of the potential influence of the curriculum on ideas , beliefs , values and habits .
5 He could only use the microphone after his two Iraqi assistants had gone home .
6 I suppose I could only use the word tons .
7 Worshippers could only play music on Fridays and Sundays , were banned from having a bass drum , and could only use the church between 8am and 10pm .
8 The Court of Appeal made it clear that an employer could not use a restrictive covenant in an employment contract to protect confidential information unless that information could be classified as a trade secret or equivalent .
9 As late as 1956 a team of investigators described the plight of a woman in a mining village whose husband refused to use a sheath and who , because she had no bathroom could not use a cap .
10 He could control his left arm on the handlebar when riding a push-bike , but he found he could not use an exercise bicycle because the effort involved automatically increased his spasticity beyond his control .
11 Furthermore , it appears that electronic exchanges have wider bid-ask spreads , which might be a reflection of inadequate liquidity due to the lack of locals ( although there seems to be no inherent reason why individuals trading on their own account could not use an electronic system so long as it enables the scalping and other arbitrage trading practices typically carried out by locals ) .
12 Bruce Grobbelaar yesterday warned that Liverpool could not use the absence of manager Graeme Souness as an excuse for sub-standard performances .
13 He still could not use the arm actively by himself , but it was no longer painful .
14 Designers therefore could not use the middle of the label to carry vital information .
15 I could not use the word though ; its power caught in the back of my throat and held me , voiceless .
16 The emergence of an independent Macedonia on Greece 's northern border was indeed an event that justified a Greek response , but the response should not have been to tell the new country it could not use the name ‘ Macedonia ’ ( see box ) .
17 Even assuming that A 's excessive use of a particular highway could amount to a public nuisance , that could not mean that B , C or D could not use the highway , however reasonably , for fear of committing public nuisance .
18 In 1989 the Supreme Court overturned a $97,000 damage award by ruling that a rape victim could not use the law to sue the Florida Star , a Jackson-based weekly , for having published her name .
19 Although the House of Lords did not give a concluded opinion , the inclination of the judgments was that the court could not use the test to limit a plaintiff to a proportion of his losses .
20 A stack of debris was cleared to provide agents an unobstructed view of the compound and drums of diesel and petrol were eliminated so the cult could not use the fuel as an incendiary device , Ricks said .
21 Though he was a little surprised , he smiled and said with alacrity that he could just use a cup of coffee , and he lounged after her as she bustled around the kitchen .
22 However , you could just use a perfectly plain piece of card or , alternatively , one that has some calligraphy incorporated into the design , some pretty scroll work , or anything else that appeals to you , and then seal it .
23 In theory children over the age of 12 months could just use an adult seat belt .
24 If I could just use the phone , I 'll get a taxi . ’
25 A study of the distribution of power in society as a whole could hardly use the survey method , for who would be questioned and what questions could be asked ?
26 Benton and his Assistant Editor managed to keep the New Times of Burma going and we could still use the radio , but it was obvious that things were moving to a climax , and I was desperately afraid that violence would develop throughout the country .
27 On the Scottish cruise I distinguished myself by bending our port propeller on a rock in the Caledonian Canal whilst negotiating a shallow bend , and although we could still use the bent prop I was very conscious of the faux pas with our Chairman on board .
28 I we could still use the stand alone system which I think 'll be the quickest .
29 If that happened , or you started to get bogged down in an episode , you could always use the Doctor as a diversion .
30 He learned to play golf one-handed , although he could also use a two-handed grip sometimes if he controlled the left hand carefully with the right .
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