Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could perhaps find a replacement make-up artist , though that would prove difficult at such short notice , but someone coming in at the last moment would find it hard to cope with the unusual styles , and the actors would be having problems enough dealing with first-night nerves without having to face any added strain . |
| 2 | She caught worldwide attention last year when she claimed in a defence of prostitution charges that she could only satisfy a sex addiction by selling herself to the long line of men . |
| 3 | In this way , the company was guaranteed a yearly income and it could thus pursue a programme policy that was developed with little regard for the wishes of the audience . |
| 4 | If the chain proves popular you could soon have a Food Giant near you . |
| 5 | ‘ It self-seeds ’ could soon become a warning note , striking as much fear into gardeners hearts as ‘ It propagates easily from root cuttings ’ does to anyone who has tried in vain to remove some acanthus or bindweed from a flower bed . |
| 6 | Mr Emig said there were gaps in the evidence and that , in the commission 's view , the South African track and field federation could not conduct a doping control as their membership of the International Amateur Athletic Federation was still under suspension . |
| 7 | The company discussed the situation with PW which , while stressing it could not give an audit report , was prepared to say what it had done in the form of a review to GRE 's directors . |
| 8 | I have read of a good bishop that was to be burnt for his religion ; and he tried how he could bear it , by putting his fingers into the lighted candle : so I t' other day tried , when Rachel 's back was turned , if I could not scour a pewter plate she had begun . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ I could not sell a Eubank-Barkley fight in the States after that performance . |
| 11 | People were refused regular blood pressure testing because they were 65 , they could not obtain a mobility allowance following an accident which occurred when they were 65 , they were not welcomed by voluntary agencies who — one would imagine — are crying out for workers . |
| 12 | There was also a large new bookshop and several shops selling stationery and filing cabinets and offering the opportunity of faxing or photocopying documents of such significance that they must be duplicated , but Camille 's mother could not buy a mop bucket or a length of elastic or a wheel of cheese without going to the centre of town . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , Mr Clewes fell sick and could not find a replacement driver . |
| 14 | But in 1979 the creation of peace was clearly a settling of an account : should a quarrel between a Zuwaya and men from Zliten occur in the future , that particular issue could not become a component element of it , for all the shaikhs concerned had agreed that the peace made was a good one . |
| 15 | However I could not become a sperm donor ( Letters NI 189 ) , especially if this would mean I would never know my child or the woman who bore it . |
| 16 | He had to be able to perform even though already ‘ at this young age he had a realistic approach to his future and with his ‘ banana feet ’ realized that he could not become a danseur noble and that his great interest was in choreography . |
| 17 | In the latter case WWR were rather pushed into running the event because slalom could not run a World Championships alone without a corresponding WWR event . |
| 18 | The majority say it is the fault of a Weak Government which could not run a Whelk Stall . |
| 19 | At the door she could not resist a parting shot . |
| 20 | But that was n't the end of it ; they had made up their minds to sample every diversion that Wickhams had to offer , and went on to explore the entire store , from Haberdashery , where Mabel bought some knicker-elastic , to Hardware , where Florrie could not resist a patent vegetable slicer which was being demonstrated by a lady in a snowy white apron , who showed them how the little gadget peeled apples , chipped potatoes , sliced onions and generally made itself invaluable to the busy housewife . |
| 21 | For those who could not afford a seaside holiday — and they were still many — excursions provided the escape . |
| 22 | Perhaps , when she had recovered from this encounter , he could suggest that they become engaged , albeit in an unacknowledged fashion as he could not afford a ring worthy of her . |
| 23 | For a few weeks all went well , until three New Bradwell ex POWs , Ron Preston , Jack Henshaw and George Wood could not get a hire car due to petrol being rationed . |
| 24 | And we could just hev a lock o ’ goat 's cheese . ’ |
| 25 | When he stood up he could just see a fire engine as if on the high seas diving and heaving towards him . |
| 26 | In theory children over the age of 12 months could just use an adult seat belt . |
| 27 | I know people mean well , but they should realise that they could easily offer a child fruit like an apple or a banana instead . |
| 28 | His glance swept all three of us challengingly : as if one could possibly forget a Surkov improvisation ! |
| 29 | The whiskers were too small to see with the naked eye and nobody could possibly make a testing machine on that scale . |
| 30 | I could , I could quickly get a Sunderland scarf , believe me , Ann . |