Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The whole thing seemed faithfully in the past , where we could regard it with intense interest , and surround it with historical debate , but where it could do us , and our generation , no harm . |
2 | I could predict them with reasonable assurance in each case , except Addy . |
3 | David Speedie lost his rag with an invading fan at The Dell yesterday — but his one-man pitch clear-ing job could land him in hot water . |
4 | ‘ No-one could accuse you of unnecessary panic , Wallace . |
5 | Usually we are melting snow or ice so we do n't bother , but this trip could see us near stagnant water . |
6 | He would pump away until he was exhausted , as though by sheer force he could inject her with fertile seed . |
7 | The test was whether a child ‘ accompanied as necessary ’ could use it with reasonable safety . |
8 | She had a strong sense of the dramatic , and could use it to good effect when occasion demanded . |
9 | This is because the system is so complicated that no historian could use it without explicit support from the AI project group . |
10 | I enclose a copy of the original pack , and would be grateful if you could provide us with updated information for the rail leaflet , and any suggestions for additional material . |
11 | According to evidence at a murder trial , the police found the weapon when they freed the alleged murderer so they could keep him under secret surveillance . |
12 | He was out canvassing when he encountered an old lady who was ready to vote for him as long as he could convince her about Labour Party policy on cats . |
13 | Peasants with a minimal surplus of food could barter it for vital equipment . |
14 | And so , resentfully , he learned concepts that could stand him in good stead . |
15 | ‘ We 've had to chop and change on a regular basis this season , but it could hold us in good stead because when everyone is fit again , we 'll know we have people who can operate well in different positions . ’ |
16 | The 28-year-old Briton knows a second defeat could leave him in desperate trouble against the man rated by many as the best player in the chess history . |
17 | If you could put it in plain English I might be able to understand . |
18 | If I could just get a role doing some of the falls in the action replays , say , I could save him from horrible injury , or at least the odd booking . |
19 | In her opinion , her love for her husband was not diminished at all just because another man could raise her to sexual satisfaction in a devastating fulfilment which was lacking in Stephen 's love-making . |
20 | Consequential loss can be where delay or loss of a letter or package could involve you in additional expense over and above its actual value . |
21 | Now there is no definition of what 's small erm erm is erm in er P P G er thirteen and perhaps Mr Curtis could help us in due course erm on an assumption that the new settlement was somewhat larger that th what the County Council is proposing , whether that would erm change the view of York City Council , I I think there is another factor again I could be corrected on this by Mr Curtis and this tended to come out in the greenbelt local plan enquiry , er and that York City Council seem progressively to place more importance on peripheral development than on the new settlement strategy |
22 | Gabriel had to wait until Sergeant Troy had finished his dance with Bathsheba before he could warn him about possible damage to the ricks . |
23 | If that had happened after the sale of the National Bus Company , one could accept it as good business . |