Example sentences of "who could [verb] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | In brief , the good leader , the man who could inspire his army , not merely he who could avoid the obvious pitfalls of generalship which Frontinus had pointed out , might be born with certain inherent qualities , but these had to be developed in the only way that could lead to success , through practice and experience . |
2 | Pretty , dramatic Suzie , who could twist the younger members of the male sex round her beautifully manicured fingers , would have made it a point of honour to test her feminine power over Svend . |
3 | From the moment they all tumbled out of the minibus on the edge of the woods , the prime objective was to see who could collect the most conkers . |
4 | It is clear that among the more prosperous merchants in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries there was the first beginning of a tendency towards specialization , in types of goods carried and markets exploited ; but growing trade , freer movements of peoples , no doubt enhanced the number of folk who could earn a few pennies peddling or carting . |
5 | He predicted there would be no shortage of volunteers , who could acquire the necessary skills on short courses . |
6 | There can be few of us who can not make a daisy chain with our eyes closed — and who could forget the daisy-spangled downs and pastures where we loved to picnic ? |
7 | For example , there might be one or two parents , or some older , responsible young people , who could accompany the younger ones . |
8 | Paisley , one of the few who could grasp the larger issues brought into focus by the assassination attempt at Tully-West , unfortunately was absent at Westminster . |
9 | The dictates of continuous recording precluded the luxury afforded actors in the Film Industry — who could learn a few lines , act out one scene , rest , learn a few more lines , and so on . |
10 | There was a man at last who could discern the larger purposes of God , and who played his part in them to the full . |
11 | The three used to compete with each other to see who could steal the best clothes or who would take the biggest risk . |
12 | In addition to installing basic systems for accounting , cost-control and distribution , Mr Shirley helped to create a layer of reliable executives who could translate the technical visions of the company 's chairman and founder , Mr Bill Gates , into products that got out the door , on time and to budget . |