Example sentences of "and could [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as if the Cornell students were capable of ignoring surface structure , and could refer to the passage 's deep structure as if it were complete . |
| 2 | He was watching her intently , standing with one hand on the back of a chair , looking perfectly relaxed , but it was the deceptive ease of a panther and could change in a flash . |
| 3 | A spokesman at the Brazilian Embassy in London said the ambassador himself was a father of five and had two grand-children and could identify with the family 's grief . |
| 4 | On being granted freedom of the guild in 1922 Llewellyn Davies singled out three campaigns , all of which came in the second half of her term of office when the guild was emerging as an influential body and could build upon the experience of the earlier struggles — the attempt to bring cooperation within the reach of the poorest , minimum wages for women employees in cooperative societies , and reforms in married women 's lives , in particular the inclusion of maternity benefit in the 1911 National Insurance Act ( Gaffin and Thoms 1983 ) . |
| 5 | I should have allowed for it that he was no ordinary man , and could move like a thunderstorm when he willed . |
| 6 | It was a move from a concern with the intrinsic character of the student 's experience to an interest in what the student knew and could do at the end of the course . |
| 7 | 9.4 Disputes with adjoining occupiers If any dispute arises between the Tenant and the tenants or occupiers of other parts of the Centre or the Adjoining Property as to any easement right or privilege in connection with the use of the Premises and any other part of the Centre or the Adjoining Property or as to the boundary structures separating the Premises from any other property it shall be decided [ by the Landlord or in such manner as the Landlord shall direct or by the Surveyor acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator ] The problem with this provision is that it restricts the tenant in any action it may wish to take against other tenants , and could result in a dispute being settled against its best interests . |
| 8 | However according to one Sinn Fein member recent RUC successes have sent shock waves through the IRA and could result in the murder of informers in this part of the city . |
| 9 | It is also under the wing of the United Nations and could contribute to the reforestation of felled rainforest , so that the land is sustained . |
| 10 | Previous results ( including a late penalty to give france a consolation goal in Spains last match ) meant England had the better goal diff , and could progress with a draw . |
| 11 | If the IVA proposal is accepted , the arrangement binds all creditors who had notice of and could vote at the meeting , whether or not they were present or represented . |
| 12 | West Midlands bureaux managers may feel proud at the number of workers who reported that they were very satisfied and could think of no way in which they would do things better . |
| 13 | To force the pace now was irresponsible , and could lead to a power vacuum . |
| 14 | However , firms must consider that moving to a new area can break ties with existing customers and suppliers and could lead to a loss of business if new links are not forged straight away . |
| 15 | The excessive reliance on a few varieties is making the countryside biologically uniform , and could lead to the proliferation of pests and diseases , according to the report . |
| 16 | Although any breach would be contempt of court , and could lead to the lifting of the Mareva injunction , the information will have been obtained and can still be put to use in another State ; and the sanctions available are much reduced where , as may often be the case , the plaintiff is not resident in the jurisdiction of the English court . |
| 17 | Eddie used to shoot a lot of duck and could stand like a stone . |
| 18 | But the £1.7 million winger has made an express recovery from a hernia operation and could return at the City Ground . |
| 19 | Pool midfielder David McCreery is fit after precautionary X-rays for a chest infection and could return to the side . |
| 20 | I thought yer ain bottle wis gettin' a wee thing on the low side and could dae wi' a refill . ’ |
| 21 | Most scientists believe the infill to be lava , and though there are no features yet seen on the Moon that are definitely volcanic , floods of lava from fissures that are buried beneath their own lava are known on the Earth and could account for the mare infill on the Moon . |
| 22 | There I was safe , and could escape from the cold , and hide from people who wished to hurt me . |
| 23 | Reagan 's staff had the advantage of a candidate responsive to direction , a man who knew about the importance of good camera angles and could read from a teleprompter with the effortless ease of a trained , accomplished communicator . |
| 24 | My sister Philippa was taught to read by more conventional methods and could read by the age of four . |
| 25 | Third , when facilities management first took off in the US , suppliers were dealing solely with mainframes , and could earn higher margins from significant economies of scale — several mainframes were centralised on one site , and could deal with the information technology requirements of many customers — and so the old bureau service was recreated under another name . |
| 26 | Bill Hand was a little fellow with a little name — he only stood 5ft 6ins in his stockinged feet — but he was tough and sturdy and could play on the wing or at inside-forward and did so to considerable effect for the Palace in the early 1920s . |
| 27 | These areas would qualify under Article 3(3) of the existing Directive and could use as a starting point grades H3 and H4 in the Hills and Uplands Classification . |
| 28 | ‘ Mike Phelan is fit again and could come into the reckoning , but I have plenty of options , ’ said the United manager . |
| 29 | The Brazilian Society of Community and General Doctors is seeking to address this situation and could act as a catalyst , advocate , and pressure group , as well as promoting good quality training , just as the Royal College of General Practitioners has done in this country . |
| 30 | The Labour Party was well aware of the limited challenge of British fascism and could discriminate between the threat it posed compared with the more serious threat of European fascism . |