Example sentences of "could [vb infin] the [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you wrote and invited me , I could show the letter to Mummy , and I 'm sure she 'd let me come , because she says I 'm Pale and will lose my looks |
| 2 | The latest development prompted widespread speculation that the army intended to supervise fresh elections which could favour the return to power of Benazir Bhutto , leader of the Pakistan People 's Party ( PPP ) . |
| 3 | It was as expensive as it looks , but then , Alaa bolero tops do not come at bargain basement prices and in any case who could resist the temptation to pirouette up stairs like this ? |
| 4 | Species not yet discovered could hold the answer to world hunger . |
| 5 | This could form the climax to work done in class . |