Example sentences of "and could [adv] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | On the way home , she found that she wanted to cry again and could not think of a possible reason why she should . |
| 3 | The unfree did not exist legally and could not plead in a court . |
| 4 | Its consumer health division , which markets the Sanatogen range , is now up for sale and could well go to a foreign buyer . |
| 5 | I got it all back to front , and could n't think of a punchline . |
| 6 | ‘ We suddenly realized that we were as free as air , and could n't think of a thing to do with this unexpected liberty . |
| 7 | And could n't think of a reason why she should . |
| 8 | He reckoned that he would by then have far outflanked any cordon thrown up by his enemies , and could safely make for a phone . |