Example sentences of "could [verb] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both she and Dr Leitch spent as much time as they could spare talking to the young parents who would come to collect these patients on discharge . |
| 2 | Neither philanthropists nor speculators could solve the problem of the very poor ; there were too few philanthropists , and no speculator could make housing for the poorest pay . |
| 3 | After years of living with Lewis she still knew but did not know that ‘ a man ’ could regard reading as the main business of the day and everything else as an interruption . |
| 4 | To maintain continuity , the paper suggests that firms should establish transitional arrangements for the handover : these could include arranging for the new partner to work on the audit team beforehand , and ensuring that other senior staff do not change in the same year . |
| 5 | Unless the circular speed of the Galaxy 's potential declines markedly towards the centre , only clouds dense enough to be strong CS emitters could survive shredding by the tidal field . |
| 6 | Their other purpose was apparently to bring Israel into the war ( probably entraining Israeli violation of Jordanian territory or at least its airspace ) , in the expectation that no Arab government could risk fighting on the Israeli side . |
| 7 | Hitch could hear shouting from the other boat , though most of the words were indistinct . |
| 8 | Dougal could read meaning into the meaningless , like a priest finding omens in the steaming entrails of a sacrificed animal . |
| 9 | ‘ I could go hunting for a black hole , ’ she said , looking at him expectantly . |
| 10 | On the other hand , if the member of parliament was induced to solicit for the removal of an acting officer , any failure to arrange the question satisfactorily would be taken in his constituency as a failure of political interest in London and evidence of a lack of effective power , which again could prove damaging at the next general election . |
| 11 | ‘ Maybe he could start thinking like a rational human being instead of a caveman frightened by lightning , ’ Kenneth said tartly . |