Example sentences of "they could [adv] [adv] [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So for things to get better they had to get worse ; the worse they were the better they 'd be in the future ; they could n't even start to get better before they 'd started to go drastically downhill . |
| 2 | When they could no longer claim to act with royal backing they were dangerously vulnerable . |
| 3 | When they could no longer claim to act with royal backing they were dangerously vulnerable . |
| 4 | The Government said dentists were treating more people than expected , causing a £15m a month overspend , but the profession argued if funding was cut they could no longer afford to do NHS work . |
| 5 | They could no longer afford to go to the pubs , clubs or bingo , nor the occasional day out or trip . |