Example sentences of "they could [vb infin] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As one who admires much of what WTA has done and enjoys watching the best women players compete against each other , because the entertainment value they produce can often be tremendous , I was sad to see that apparently they still do not appreciate how relatively well off they are under the present set-up and how much they could stand to lose from open warfare in the game . |
| 2 | A special spinners ' mat was laid down at pre-tour net sessions at Lilleshall in an effort to prepare England 's batsmen for what they could expect to face on dusty Indian pitches . |
| 3 | Im sure if they could manage to go to some obscure town on the borders of scotland last round , they could manage to ‘ waste ’ 10 seconds on Leeds . |
| 4 | He observed that the protesters did not enjoy the rights of common that had been affected , and on this basis he decided to modify the by-laws so that they could continue to apply to all the world except the commoners themselves . |
| 5 | This would build up a fund from which they could afford to bid for new discoveries at fair market prices . |
| 6 | When their businesses were booming , they could afford to pose as tough-talking entrepreneurs keen to take on the telephone companies . |
| 7 | They had the right religion , they were hard-working , and had small families which they could afford to keep in decent circumstances . |